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News from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 8 Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Darnell claimed a ninth-place finish, his fourth top-10 of the 2006 season, and took top rookie honors for the sixth time in 13 races. Marcos Ambrose won the ...

Raybestos Rookies News & Notes:

Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 1 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Ambrose finished third, his best effort in nine career starts. He took top rookie honors for the first time this season and scored the best finish by a Raybestos...

Raybestos Rookies News & Notes:

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 23 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at The Milwaukee Mile. Almirola finished 13th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. He qualified fifth, his best effort in 15 career Craftsman Truck ...

Raybestos Rookie Contenders News & Notes:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 17 Con-way Freight 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Darnell finished 12th and took top rookie honors for the fifth time this season. Marcos Ambrose grabbed the second-place starting position at Michigan...

Final practice results for the Con-Way Freight 200:

(Top five) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 177.651 2) #98-Erin Crocker, 176.322 3) #17-David Reutimann, 175.837 4) #46-Kraig Kinser, 175.580 5) #6-Mark Martin, 175.503 For complete final practice results: truckseries.com nascar.com(6-16-2006)...

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

Chad McCumbee was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 9 Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. McCumbee finished ninth, his best finish in eight career Truck Series starts and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. He led the race once for...

Truck Series News & Notes–Michigan:

Father's Day is doubly special for many NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors. Without racing fathers, nearly half the starting field in Saturday's Con-way Freight 200 might be doing something other than competing in a race. At least 15 competitors taking the green...

Final Practice Results for the Sam’s Town 400:

(Top five) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 180.747 2) #17-David Reutimann, 179.509 3) #99-Erik Darnell, 179.075 4) #14-Rick Crawford, 178.938 5) #30-Todd Bodine, 178.849 1st Chevy(6th) #46-Kraig Kinser, 178.778 1st Dodge(12th) #98-Erin Crocker, 177.194 For complete final practice...

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 2 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover International Speedway. Almirola finished 12th and took top rookie honors for the third time this season. Almirola's truck owner, Wayne Spears, made history at Dover. The Spears...

Final Practice Results for the AAA Insurance 200 at Dover Int’l Speedway:

(Top five) 1) #17-David Reutimann, 150.823 2) #51-Kyle Busch, 150.811 3) #10-Terry Cook, 150.647 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 150.194 5) #14-Rick Crawford, 149.800 1st Dodge (7th) #4-Timothy Peters, 148.982 1st Rookie (6th) #46-Kraig Kinser, 149.982 For complete final practice...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Joey Miller took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, the first time he has captured the honor in 2006. Miller finished fifth, his first top-five in 12 career Truck Series starts. He scored his first top-five and first top-10 finish...

News from the Raybestos Rookies:

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 19 Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Almirola finished ninth, his second top-10 of the season, and took top Raybestos Rookie honors for the second time in 2006. Erik Darnell finished 10th...

Bodine wins the Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway

(Top five) 1) #30 Todd Bodine 2) #9 Ted Musgrave 3) #17 David Reutimann 4) #60 Jack Sprague 5) #23 Johnny Benson First Ford; 6th #10 Terry Cook First Dodge; 7th #18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. First Chevy, 9th #16 Mike Bliss Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Aric Almirola #75 Featherlite...

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie contenders:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 1 Kroger 250 at Martinsville. Timothy Peters was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2005 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway, posting a 16th-place finish. The best finish by a ...

Raybestos Rookie contenders news & notes:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 17 John Deere 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Darnell finished eighth, his second top-10 finish in three career Truck Series starts. He has claimed top rookie honors in all three races this season and is...

Kinser gets sponsorship for Martinsville UPDATE:

MB2 Motorsports announced that Ginn Clubs & Resorts has agreed to be a primary sponsor on Sterling Marlin's #14 Chevy for three Nextel Cup races and Kraig Kinser's Silverado for one Truck Series race. The sponsorship package kicks off this weekend at Martinsville Speedway...

More sponsorship for Marlin coming UPDATE:

Expect a sponsorship announcement soon from MB2 Motorsports about additional funding for Sterling Marlins #14 Chevrolet. Currently, the team has sponsorship for about half the Nextel Cup schedule, but is close to finalizing more deals. An announcement could come next...

Raybestos Rookies; where they stand:

Following Atlanta the Rookie of the Year point standings are; Erik Darnell 41, Kyle Krisiloff 25, Aric Almirola 21, Erin Crocker 19, Kerry Earnhardt 16, Robert Richardson 16, Joey Miller 15, Chad McCumbee 13, Boston Reid 11, Kraig Kinser 10, Sean Murphy 10, Bobby East...

Kinser to carry U.S. Army colors in Atlanta:

The U.S. Army will be the primary sponsor on Kraig Kinser's #47 Silverado for Friday's John Deere 200 Truck Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It will be the third truck event for the rookie Kinser, who starred as a sprint car racer the past two seasons in the...

Truck Series News and Notes:

With no speedway experience and limited sponsorship, Timothy Peters (#4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge) was unable to run a complete NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule in 2005. However, Peters doesnt believe the past season in which he finished second to Raybestos Rookie...