Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 23 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at The Milwaukee Mile. Almirola finished 13th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. He qualified fifth, his best effort in 15 career Craftsman Truck Series starts. Marcos Ambrose posted a respectable 18th-place finish at The Milwaukee Mile, his best in eight career starts. Erik Darnell leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by 15 points (98-83) over Almirola entering the July 1 O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Darnell is 13th in the Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. Raybestos Rookie contender point standings: Erik Darnell-98; Aric Almirola-83; Chad McCumbee-81; Joey Miller-66; Boston Reid-63; Kyle Krisiloff-62; Erin Crocker-59, Bobby East-57; Kerry Earnhardt-47; Kraig Kinser-40; Marcos Ambrose-38; Robert Richardson-35; Scott Lagasse Jr-28; Sean Murphy-12; Michel Jourdain Jr-11; Ryan Moore-11; J.R. Patton-4; Tam Topham-1.(Raybestos PR)(6-27-2006)
