Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, scoring a 14th-place finish.
Four Raybestos Rookies have scored top-five finishes in the DRIVE4COPD 300: 2000: Jay Sauter, fourth; 2000: Kevin Harvick, fifth; 2002: Shane Hmiel, fifth; 2006: Burney Lamar, second
Only two Raybestos Rookies have won the pole for the DRIVE4COPD 300 since the program was created in 1989: Kenny Wallace (1989) and David Green (1991). Wallace’s pole run came in the first race in the history of the program.
Ron Hornaday Jr. holds the record for most laps led by a Raybestos Rookie in the February race at Daytona (twice for 43 laps in 2000).
The record for most Raybestos Rookies to finish on the lead lap in the DRIVE4COPD 300 is six in 2001. All six Raybestos Rookie drivers entered in the race completed the full distance (120 laps, 300 miles).(Raybestos/Camp & Assoc. PR)(2-10-2010)
