Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Daytona:


*J.R. Fitzpatrick was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 NextEra Energy Resources 250, posting a fourth-place finish. Fitzpatrick also led the race once for 17 laps.
*A Raybestos Rookie has scored top-10 finishes in the last four consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Daytona and in three of the last four.
*Kerry Earnhardt is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole at Daytona in 10 previous Camping World Truck Series races, capturing the pole for the 2004 race.
*The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Daytona is second by Kurt Busch (2000) and Ricky Hendrick (2001).
*Johnny Sauter won 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Sauter was the top rookie 14 times in 25 races and his official margin of victory over Tayler Malsam was 57 points (270-213).(Raybestos PR)(2-10-2010)