Tim Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 15 New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Sauter scored a 23rd-place finish and took top rookie honors for the third time this season.

Willie Allen was the only Raybestos Rookie to lead the New Hampshire race, holding the top spot once for six laps. Allen has led twice in two races for a total of 29 laps this season.

Sauter leads Allen by two points (129-127) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the September 22 Smith's Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway.

Sauter is 16th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 12 points ahead of 17th-place Allen.

Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Smith's Las Vegas 350, grabbing a seventh-place finish. Ambrose was the only Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in the event, holding the top spot once for 12 laps.

Bryan Reffner is the only Raybestos Rookie to win the pole position for a Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas. Reffner took the top starting spot for the 1996 CARQUEST Auto Parts 420K.

The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in nine previous Craftsman Truck Series races at Las Vegas is third by Travis Kvapil in 2001.

The most Raybestos Rookies to finish inside the top-10 in a race at Las Vegas is THREE in 2006.

Greg Biffle holds the record for most laps led by a Raybestos Rookie at Las Vegas. Biffle led 61 laps on his way to a fifth-place finish in 1998.

Raybestos Rookie that have led a lap at Las Vegas:
1998: Biffle (61 laps)
2001: Kvapil (once for one lap)
2003: Carl Edwards (three times for 19 laps)
2006: Marcos Ambrose (once for 12 laps)

Top-five finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Las Vegas:
1998: Greg Biffle, fifth
1998: Greg Biffle, third
2001: Travis Kvapil, third

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Las Vegas:
1996: Bryan Reffner, ninth
1997: Kevin Harvick, eighth
1997: Rick Crawford, 10th
1998: Greg Biffle, fifth
1998: Ron Barfield, ninth
1998: Greg Biffle, third
2001: Travis Kvapil, third
2001: Ricky Hendrick, sixth
2002: Brendan Gaughan, eighth
2002: Jason Small, 10th
2005: Todd Kluever, eighth
2006: Marcos Ambrose, seventh
2006: Kraig Kinser, eighth
2006: Aric Almirola, 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
Tim Sauter - 134
Willie Allen - 130
Blake Bjorklund - 110
Joey Clanton - 109
Jason White - 105

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
O'Reilly 200 - Fike, fifth
Built Ford Tough 225 - Clanton, seventh
Power Stroke Diesel 200 - Sauter, 18th
Toyota Tundra 200 - Clanton, 10th
O'Reilly 200 - Allen, 19th
Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers 200 - Allen, 12th
New Hampshire 200 - Sauter, 23rd