Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 8 Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Fike finished 11th and claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time in nine races this season.

Fike leads Tim Sauter by 30 points (101-71) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 16 Craftsman Truck Series 200 at Michigan International Speedway.

Sauter was the only Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap at Texas, leading the race once for one lap.

Fike is 10th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is three points behind ninth-place Matt Crafton and holds a 45-point advantage over 11th-place Dennis Setzer.

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Michigan 200, scoring a 12th-place finish.

Kurt Busch owns the best finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Michigan, a second place effort in 2000.

Only TWO Raybestos Rookies have scored top-five finishes in the seven previous races at Michigan: Busch and Carl Edwards, who placed fifth in 2003.

Jamie McMurray (2000) is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole at Michigan.

Only TWO Raybestos Rookies have led a lap in seven races at Michigan: Busch (two laps in 2000) and Edwards (22 laps in 2003).

The most Raybestos Rookies to score top-10 finishes in a truck series race at Michigan is TWO in 2000. Busch finished second while McMurray placed sixth.

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 - 101
Tim Sauter - 71
Willie Allen - 70
Blake Bjorklund - 65
Joey Clanton - 59
Tyler Walker - 51
Kelly Bires - 44
Jason White - 33
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
AAA Insurance 200 - Fike, 10th
Sam's Town 400 - Fike, 11th