Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 1 Kroger 250 at Martinsville. Timothy Peters was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2005 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway, posting a 16th-place finish. The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in eight races at Gateway is fourth by Carl Edwards in 2003. Greg Biffle (1998) is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole in eight races at Gateway. Where they stand: #99-Erik Darnell 52, #15-Kyle Krisiloff 30, #12-Joey Miller 24, #98-Erin Crocker 23, #13-Kerry Earnhardt 23, #1-Robert Richardson 19, #06-Chad McCumbee 19, #21-Bobby East 18, #25-Boston Reid 13, #47-Kraig Kinser 12, #07-Sean Murphy, #4-Scott Lagasse Jr. 6, #20-Marcos Ambrose 2, #62-J.R. Patton 1.(Raybestos PR)(4-24-2006)
