Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race San Bernardino County 200 February 23 at California Speedway. Fike posted an 18th-place finish on his way to collecting Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. He is 15th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. Fike used his finish at California Speedway to grab the lead in the Raybestos Rookie standings. He holds a five-point edge (21-16) over Willie Allen entering the March 16 American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Darnell finished eighth, the only first-year driver to crack the top-10. Darnell and David Reutimann share the best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in five races at Atlanta. Darnell placed third in the EasyCare 200 last October while Reutimann finished third in the spring race in 2004. Reutimann and Robert Huffman made history in 2004 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Reutimann won the pole and Huffman grabbed the second starting spot, securing the first all-Raybestos Rookie front row in the history of the Craftsman Truck Series. The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in the spring race at Atlanta is third by Reutimann in 2004. He also led the race twice for eight laps.(Raybestos PR)(3-12-2007)
