#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 25 Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored a 13th-place finish, his best in 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time in 12 races this season. #01-Regan Smith leads Hornish Jr. by one point (117-116) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 1 Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway. At least one Raybestos Rookie has finished in the top-five in four of the past six spring races at Dover. Only two Raybestos Rookies have won the spring race at Dover: Jimmie Johnson (2002) and Davey Allison (1987). The best start by a Raybestos Rookie in the spring race at Dover is second by Morgan Shepherd in 1981.(Camp & Assoc), see the full report, rookie history, standings and more on my 2008 Rookies page.(5-29-2008)
