#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 7 Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. Logano scored a 23rd-place finish on the lead lap and grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fifth consecutive race and for the 11th time this season. Logano leads #82-Scott Speed by 17 points (157-140) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 14 LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Only once since 1975 have two or more Raybestos Rookies have led the spring race at Michigan. In 2004, Brendan Gaughan (once for 13 laps) and Scott Riggs (once for one lap) led the race. The only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole in 40 previous spring races at Michigan is Loy Allen, who grabbed the top starting position for 1994 race. The most recent Raybestos Rookie to win a Sprint Cup Series race is Juan Pablo Montoya capturing the 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway (69 races). The most recent Raybestos Rookie to win a pole position in the Sprint Cup Series is Patrick Carpentier at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (34 races).(Camp & Assoc./Raybestos), see rookies standings, history and more on my 2009 Rookies Page.(6-11-2009)
