Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 16 New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Darnell scored a ninth-place finish, his seventh top-10 of the 2006 season. He claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 10th tine in 18 races this season. Darnell leads Chad McCumbee by 39 points (172-133) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the September 23 Smith Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Darnell is 14th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He trails 13th-place Mike Skinner by 22 points and leads 15th-place Brendan Gaughan by 70. Point standings; Erik Darnell, 172; Chad McCumbee, 133; Aric Almirola, 120; Marcos Ambrose 102, Joey Miller, 96, Boston Reid, 94; Bobby East, 92; Kerry Earnhardt, 86; Erin Crocker, 79; Kyle Krisiloff, 70; Kraig Kinser 67; Robert Richardson, 50; Ryan Moore, 38; Scott Lagasse Jr., 33.(Raybestos PR)(9-18-2006)
