*Cole Whitt was the Sunoco Rookie of the Race in the “Too Tough To Tame 200” at Darlington Raceway.
*Whitt ranks second in the championship standings following Darlington — the highest ever by a freshman after the season’s first three races.
*Whitt scored an eighth place finish after winning his first series pole at Darlington Raceway.
*Whitt was the only rookie to record a top-10 finish at Darlington, backing up a run of sixth at Phoenix International Raceway.
*Whitt claimed top Sunoco Rookie honors for the second consecutive race in just three series starts.
*Whitt leads Jeffrey Earnhardt by 10 points (39-29) in the overall Sunoco Rookie standings entering the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway.
[Complete rookie standings following Race #3 at Darlington Speedway are posted on the Darlington Results page.](Nancy/Jayski)(3-30-2011)
