· Robert Huffman finished 10th at Kentucky, his best finish in 10 career Craftsman Truck Series starts.

· The Built Ford Tough 225 is the only race this season where two or more Raybestos® Rookies have finished in the top 10.

· Shane Sieg led the race at Kentucky once for one lap, the second time he has led a lap in his 11-race Craftsman Truck Series career.  He joins Reutimann as the only Raybestos® Rookies to lead a lap (twice) this season.  Reutimann has led three times in two races for a total of 15 laps (30.22 miles).  
 
· Entering Saturday's race at Gateway, only two Raybestos® Rookies have scored top-five finishes this season: Reutimann has a pair of third-place finishes (Atlanta and Texas) while Tracy Hines placed fifth at Mansfield.

· Reutimann is 14th in Craftsman Truck Series points, 125 behind 10th-place Jack Sprague. 

· Reutimann won his first career Bud Pole at the Easy Care 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  The pole came in just his second career start and marks the second consecutive season a Raybestos® Rookie has won a pole.  Reutimann becomes the second driver for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports to win a pole, joining Rich Bickle who took the top starting spot at Martinsville Speedway in 1997.

· Joining Reutimann on the front row at Atlanta was fellow Raybestos® Rookie Robert Huffman.  The Atlanta race was the first time in the history of the Craftsman Truck Series that two Raybestos® Rookies have started from the front row.

· This is the second consecutive season a female driver has competed for Raybestos® Rookie of the Year in the Craftsman Truck Series.  A full schedule is planned for Kelly Sutton who will drive the Team Copaxone Chevrolet.  Tina Gordon competed for top rookie honors one year ago.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIES AT GATEWAY

· Carl Edwards was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2003 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway, claiming a fourth place finish.  Edwards was the only first-year driver to finish in the top 10.

· The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie at Gateway is fifth by Travis Kvapil in 2001.  Kvapil is also the most recent Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap at the 1.25-mile speedway, leading the 2001 event once for two laps.  

· DID YOU KNOW?  Four Raybestos® Rookies finished in the top-10 in the 2001 race at Gateway: Travis Kvapil (fifth), Ricky Hendrick (sixth), Matt Crafton (seventh), and Billy Bigley (tenth).  Kvapil led the race once for two laps.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY

· DID YOU KNOW?  A Raybestos® Rookie has won at least one race in each of the past four seasons, dating back to Kurt Busch in 2000.  In fact, four Raybestos® Rookies have posted multiple win seasons: Kenny Irwin (two, 1997), Busch (four, 2000), Brendan Gaughan (two, 2002), and Carl Edwards (three, 2003).

· The greatest margin of victory in the final Raybestos® Rookie standings is 138 points set by Carl Edwards in 2003.

· The record for most Bud Poles set by a rookie is four, shared by Greg Biffle (1998) and Kurt Busch (2000).

· The record for most top-five finishes is 13, which is shared by Busch and Edwards.  Ricky Hendrick (2001) holds the mark for most top-10 finishes: 19.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER STANDINGS
DRIVER              POINTS
David Reutimann 119
Shane Sieg 104
Tracy Hines 102
Brandon Whitt   88
Chase Montgomery   74
Robert Huffman   64
Ken Weaver     46
Shelby Howard   44
Mark McFarland   35
Kevin Love     33
Brad Keselowski   30
Kelly Sutton   28
Chris Wimmer     24
Steadman Marlin   18
Charlie Bradberry   13
Joe Aramendia               11
Joey Clanton       8
Paul White     2
 
HIGHEST FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIES BY RACE
EVENT               HIGHEST FINISHING ROOKIE
Florida Dodge Dealers 250       David Reutimann, ninth
Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 David Reutimann, third
Kroger 250 David Reutimann, eighth
UAW/GM Ohio 250 Tracy Hines, fifth
Infineon 200 Robert Huffman, 12th
MBNA America 200 Robert Huffman, 11th
O'Reilly 400K David Reutimann, third
O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 Tracy Hines, 14th
Black Cat Fireworks 200 Shane Sieg, eighth
O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 Kevin Love, 11th
Built Ford Tough 225 David Reutimann, ninth   

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