#42-Juan Pablo Montoya finished his Raybestos Rookie season with one win, three top-five and six top-10 finishes. He was Raybestos Rookie of the Race 16 times in 36 races.
· Montoya scored a 15th-place finish in tonight’s race [at Homestead].
· This is the second Raybestos Rookie of the Year title for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Jamie McMurray claimed top rookie honors in 2003.
· This is the Fourth Raybestos Rookie of the Year title for Montoya’s primary sponsor, Texaco/Havoline. He joins Davey Allison (1987), Kenny Irwin, Jr. (1998) and Jamie McMurray (2003).
· David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in tonight’s Ford 400. Ragan scored a 10th-place finish, his third top-10 effort this season.
· Ragan led once for one lap and was the only freshman driver to lead tonight’s race. (Raybestos PR)(11-18-2007)
MORE Juan Pablo Montoya is the 2007 Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the Nextel Cup Series. Montoya finished his Raybestos Rookie season with one win, three top-five and six top-10 finishes. Montoya was Raybestos Rookie of the Race 16 times in 36 races. His final margin of victory over David Ragan in the Raybestos Rookie standings was 24 points (276-252). Montoya will earn a record $106,500 from Raybestos brand Brakes for his efforts in the 2007 Nextel Cup Series this season. In addition to the payout for winning Raybestos Rookie of the Year ($65,000) and for being the top rookie finisher in 16 races ($24,000), he also captured bonus money as part of the Magnificent Seven program. The Raybestos Rookie of the Race normally pays $1,500 but that increased to $5,000 at seven designated races throughout the 2007 season.(Raybestos PR)(11-21-2007)