Tim Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 22 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at The Milwaukee (West Allis, Wisc.) Mile. Sauter finished 16th and took top rookie honors for the first time this season.

Aaron Fike leads Sauter by 32 points (122-90) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 30 O'Reilly 200 at Memphis (Millington, Tenn.) Motorsports Park.

Fike is ninth in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is three points behind eighth-place Jack Sprague and holds a 10-point advantage over 10th-place Jack Sprague.

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 O'Reilly 200. Darnell finished second, .251 seconds behind race winner Jack Sprague and scored the best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in eight Craftsman Truck Series races at Memphis.

Did You Know? The most Raybestos Rookies to finish inside the top 10 in a race at Memphis is TWO in 2001: Ricky Hendrick placed seventh while Matt Crafton grabbed a 10th-place finish.

Did You Know? At least one Raybestos Rookie has finished on the lead lap in all eight races at Memphis.

Greg Biffle is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole at Memphis, grabbing the top starting spot in 1998.

Raybestos Rookies to lead a lap at Memphis.
1998: Greg Biffle (109 laps)
2000: Kurt Busch (74 laps)
2006: Erik Darnell (11 laps)

Top-five finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Memphis:
2003: Carl Edwards, fifth
2006: Erik Darnell, second

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Memphis:
1998: Wayne Anderson, 10th
2000: Kenny Martin, ninth
2001: Ricky Hendrick, seventh
2001: Matt Crafton, 10th
2003: Carl Edwards, fifth
2005: Todd Kluever, 10th

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 - 122
Tim Sauter - 90
Willie Allen - 86
Blake Bjorklund - 83
Joey Clanton - 59
Tyler Walker - 51
Kelly Bires - 49
Jason White - 49
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
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 - Sauter, 16th