Kevin Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 26 Ohio 250 at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park.  Hamlin scored a 10th-place finish, his first top-10 of the 2007 season.  He grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season.

• Aaron Fike leads Willie Allen by 24 points (78-54) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 1 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
• Fike is 10th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie.  He is 34 points behind ninth-place Johnny Benson and holds a two-point advantage over 11th-place Dennis Setzer.

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 AAA Auto Insurance 200, posting a 12th-place finish.

Kurt Busch is the only Raybestos Rookie to win in seven Craftsman Truck Series races at Dover.  Busch captured the 2000 race by .210 seconds over Greg Biffle.  He is also the only freshman driver to win a pole position at Dover.  Busch was the only Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in the race, holding the top spot twice for nine laps including the final six.

Top-five finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Dover:
2000: Kurt Busch, first
2001: Ricky Hendrick, third

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Dover:
2000: Kurt Busch, first
2000: Jamie McMurray, sixth
2000: Carlos Contreras, 10th
2001: Ricky Hendrick, third
2001: Matt Crafton, ninth
2001: Travis Kvapil, 10th
2002: Brendan Gaughan, seventh
2005: Timothy Peters, sixth

Raybestos Rookies that have led a lap at Dover:
2000: Kurt Busch, twice for nine laps
2001: Ricky Hendrick, once for one lap
2001: Matt Crafton, once for three laps

Raybestos Rookie History

The most Raybestos Rookies to win a race in a single season is THREE in 1997: Kenny Irwin, Tony Raines, and Randy Tolsma.

The most poles by a Raybestos Rookie is four (Greg Biffle in 1998 and Kurt Busch in 2000).

Busch holds the record for best championship finish (2nd), most wins (four), and most money won ($745,632).

The record for most top-fives by a Raybestos Rookie is 13 (shared by Busch and Carl Edwards).

The record for most top-10 finishes by a Raybestos Rookie is 19, by Ricky Hendrick in 2001.

Four drivers from Roush Racing have won Raybestos Rookie of the Year while competing in the Craftsman Truck Series: Carl Edwards (2003), Greg Biffle (1998), Kurt Busch (2000) and Erik Darnell (2006).

Kenny Irwin was the first Raybestos Rookie to win a race in the Craftsman Truck Series.  Irwin captured the Florida Dodge Dealers 400K at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 16, 1997.  He took the checkered flag by .289 seconds over Mike Bliss.

Irwin also holds the record for quickest win by a Raybestos Rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series, scoring his first career win at Homestead in just his third career start.

Raybestos Rookie Contender Point Standings
Driver - Points
Aaron Fike - 78
Willie Allen - 54
Tim Sauter - 53
Tyler Walker - 51
Joey Clanton - 50
Blake Bjorklund - 48
Kelly Bires - 44
Jason White - 19
Kevin Hamlin - 18
Casey Kingsland - 5
Brian Sockwell - 1

Highest Finishing Raybestos Rookie by Race
Event - Highest Finishing Rookie
Chevy Silverado 250 - Clanton, sixth
San Bernardino 200 - Fike, 18th
American Commercial Lines 200 - Clanton, ninth
Kroger 250 - Fike, seventh
O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 - Fike, eighth
Quaker Steak & Lube 200 - Fike, 14th
Ohio 250 - Hamlin, 10th