Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 16 Michigan 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Fike finished 17th and claimed top rookie honors for the third consecutive race and for the seventh time in 10 races this season.

Fike leads Tim Sauter by 33 points (112-79) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 22 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at The Milwaukee Mile (West Allis, Wis.).

Fike is eighth in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 32 points behind seventh-place Johnny Benson and holds a 27-point advantage over ninth-place Jack Sprague.

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, scoring a 13th-place finish.

Did You Know? Kurt Busch turned in the most dominating performance by a Raybestos Rookie in 12 Craftsman Truck Series races at Milwaukee. Busch won the 2000 race from the pole and led the most laps (four times for a whopping 155 of the 200 laps). He is the only Raybestos Rookie to achieve any of those accomplishments.

Did You Know? Shane Sieg is the most recent Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap at Milwaukee, holding the top spot once for one lap in the 2004 race.

Did You Know? The record number for Raybestos Rookies to finish inside the top-10 at Milwaukee is FOUR in 2001: Travis Kvapil (third), Billy Bigley (seventh), Matt Crafton (ninth) and Ricky Hendrick (10th).

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Milwaukee:
1996: Bobby Gill, sixth
1998: Greg Biffle, fifth
2000: Kurt Busch, FIRST
2000: Scott Riggs, ninth
2001: Travis Kvapil, third
2001: Billy Bigley, seventh
2001: Matt Crafton, ninth
2001: Ricky Hendrick, 10th
2002: Brendan Gaughan, fourth
2004: Shane Sieg, eighth
2005: Todd Kluever, ninth

Only FOUR drivers have scored top-five finishes at Milwaukee in 12 Craftsman Truck Series races:
1998: Greg Biffle, fifth
2000: Kurt Busch, first
2001: Travis Kvapil, third
2002: Brendan Gaughan, fourth

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 - 112
Tim Sauter - 79
Willie Allen - 79
Blake Bjorklund - 75
Joey Clanton - 59
Tyler Walker - 51
Kelly Bires - 44
Jason White - 40
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
Michigan 200 - Fike, 17th