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Raybestos Rookie Notes – Bristol:

Joey Clanton was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 11 Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Clanton scored a 10th-place finish, his fourth top-10 in nine starts this season. He took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Tim Sauter ...

O’Quinn in the #50:

Danny O'Quinn will make his first Craftsman Truck Series start at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon in the #50 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. O'Quinn has competed at Nashville before, running in three Busch Series races. The #50 will once again carry the colors...

Kvapil & Darnell to practice teammates Busch cars:

Kvapil will practice teammate Carl Edwards' #60 Dish Network Ford and Erik Darnell will practice David Ragan's #6 Discount Tire Ford Busch Series cars on Saturday at ORP while Edwards and Ragan practices their Nextel Cup cars at the Brickyard.(Roush Racing PR)(7-24...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Joey Clanton was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 14 Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Clanton scored a seventh-place finish, his third top-10 in eight starts this season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time in 2007. ...

Shepherd pulling double duty at Kentucky:

Peter Shepherd returns to the seat of the #50 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. Shepherd will make his first Craftsman Truck Series start at Kentucky Speedway in Saturday night's Built Ford Tough 225. The #50 will once again carry the...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Tim Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 22 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at The Milwaukee Mile. Sauter finished 16th and took top rookie honors for the first time this season.. Aaron Fike leads Sauter by 32 points (122-90) in the Raybestos Rookie ...

Double Duty Drivers at Milwaukee: UPDATE:

The distance between The Milwaukee Mile and Infineon Raceway will keep #1-J.J. Yeley from maintaining his full-time status in the NASCAR Busch Series. Instead, Ron Hornaday Jr. will drive the #1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevy at Milwaukee. Additionally, #99-David Reutimann...

Darnell wins ARCA 200 at MIS:

Despite a healthy line-up of top-quality teams in his rear view mirror, Roush Fenway Racing's Erik Darnell [#99 Ford] drove away from Penske Racing's Sam Hornish, Jr. to win the ARCA RE/MAX 200 Friday afternoon at Michigan Int'l Speedway. Darnell spent the most time...

Hornish wins ARCA pole at MIS: UPDATE:

Sam Hornish, Jr. earned the AAA Pole Award Thursday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. Hornish sits on the pole for Friday's ARCA RE/MAX Series Michigan 200, marking his career first stock car pole. Besides an ARCA test at the end of May, this was Hornish...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 8 Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Fike finished 11th and claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time in nine races this season. Fike leads Tim Sauter by 30 points (101-71) in the Raybestos Rookie ...

Darnell doubling up at MIS:

Erik Darnell will attempt to make his second ARCA Series start at Michigan International Speedway this Friday in the #99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. The last time Darnell raced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, he scored his first career victory at Kentucky Speedway. Darnell...

Darnell to attempt Kentucky ARCA race: UPDATE: Darnell wins at Kentucky:

Erik Darnell will attempt to make his first ARCA Series start at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday, May 12. Darnell participated in the Kentucky ARCA test last week, where he unofficially topped the speed charts. Darnell recorded his career best ARCA finish at Kansas, ...

News & Notes Part I: May 1, 2007

Erik Darnell proves 'Can't Miss' pronouncements accurate: Three-time Craftsman Truck Series champion Jack Sprague (#60 Con-way Freight Toyota) predicted we'd hear a lot from 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Erik Darnell (#99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford). Sprague...

Roush Fenway Racing to field part-time ARCA team with Darnell: UPDATE 2:Darnell scores second place finish:

Roush Fenway Racing has announced that it will begin fielding a part-time ARCA RE/MAX Series team in 2007 with multiple drivers at the wheel. The #99 team will debut this weekend at Kansas Speedway with Erik Darnell, driver of the #99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford...

Kvapil to make guest appearance during ARCA broadcast:

Travis Kvapil [#6-K&N Ford] is scheduled to make a guest appearance in the commentator's booth during Friday afternoon's ARCA race at Kansas Speedway. Kvapil's Roush Fenway Racing teammate, Erik Darnell, will drive the #99 Ford in the 100-lap event scheduled to begin...

News & Notes Part I – April 2, 2007:

Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) downplayed his status as favorite in the 2007 championship chase following last month's victory in Atlanta. Now, there's no hiding the fact that Skinner has established himself as the driver to beat as teams head into a four-week...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Joey Clanton was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 16 American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Clanton scored a ninth-place finish, his second top-10 in four career Craftsman Truck Series starts. He has grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race...

News & Notes – Martinsville Part I:

A year ago, Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) was the picture of frustration. The 1995 Craftsman Truck Series champion won the most Budweiser Poles and led the second highest number of laps but won just a single race before squeaking into 10th place in final standings...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race San Bernardino County 200 February 23 at California Speedway. Fike posted an 18th-place finish on his way to collecting Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. He is 15th in the Craftsman Truck...

News & Notes – Part I:

It's dj vu all over again for the Craftsman Truck Series' "original" champions. Jack Sprague (#60 Con-way Freight Toyota), Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 AES HR Solutions Chevy) occupy three of the top four positions in the standings...