Driver X Winner, Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the GM FlexFuel 250 at Daytona. Darnell finished 6th in his series debut, and the only Rookie to finish inside the top 10. Darnell holds a six-point lead (16-10) over Robert Richardson in the standings. Todd Kluever was the Raybestos Rookie in the 2005 race in California grabbing a fourth-place finish. David Reutimann is the most recent Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap at California 2004 race once for seven laps. Kurt Busch is the only Raybestos Rookie to win from the pole at California (2000), and is one of only two drivers to win from the pole in a Truck Series race at California. The most Raybestos Rookies to finish in the top-10 in a race at California is in the 2001 Auto Club 200: Jon Wood (3rd), Travis Kvapil (7th), Matt Crafton (9th), and Ricky Hendrick (10th). Where the Raybestos Rookies finished at Daytona: #99-Darnell finished 6th, #35 Richardson 17th, #13 Earnhardt 18th, #07 Murphy 20th, #98 Crocker 27th, #23 Krisiloff 28th, #47 Kinser 30th, #75 Almirola 32nd, #12 Miller 33rd, #25 Reid 36th, #06 McCumbee DNQ, #62 Patton DNQ. Raybestos Rookie Standings: Darnell 16; Richardson 10; Earnhardt 9; Murphy 8; Crocker 7; Krisiloff 6; Kinser 5; Almirola 4; Miller 3; Reid 2; McCumbee 1; Patton 1.(Raybestos PR)(2-22-2006)
