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Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Kevin Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 26 Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park. Hamlin scored a 10th-place finish, his first top-10 of the 2007 season. He grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. Aaron Fike...

Coca-Cola 600 Rookie Notes:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 13 Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington Raceway. Montoya placed 23rd and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Montoya leads #6-David Ragan by four points (120-116) in the Raybestos...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington. Ragan finished 13th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Ragan holds a two-point edge over Juan Pablo Montoya (122-120) in the Raybestos Rookie standings...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 18 Quaker Steak & Lube 200. Fike was credited with a 14th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time this season. Fike leads Tyler Walker by 19 points (70-51) in the Raybestos...

Fike top Raybestos Rookie at Lowes:

Aaron Fike in the #1-RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Unofficially, Fike scored a 14th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third consecutive race. Fike has been the top rookie ...

All-Star Race Rookie Notes:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 13 Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington Raceway. Montoya placed 23rd and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Montoya leads David Ragan by four points (120-116) in the Raybestos Rookie...

Reutimann’s car to have both sponsors at Nextel Open:

This weekend the #00 Domino's Pizza Toyota will be carrying a different look, as Michael Waltrip Racing makes the transition from primary sponsor Domino's Pizza to Burger King Corporation, with a special paint scheme honoring both companies. The #00 Toyota, driven ...

Darlington Rookie News and Notes:

Paul Menard was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 6 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Menard placed 16th and took top rookie honors for the second time this season. Five Raybestos Rookies competed in the Crown Royal 400, the most first-year...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Darlington:

Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Circuit City 250 at Richmond. Montoya finished 11th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. David Ragan holds a one-point edge over Juan Pablo Montoya (111-110) in the Raybestos Rookie...

Richmond Rookie of the Year notes:

#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 29 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Ragan posted a 17th-place finish and was the only Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in the race, holding the top spot once for one lap. He took top rookie honors...

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...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Richmond:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Aarons 312 at Talladega. Ragan finished fourth, his second top-five and second top-10 finish of the season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. Ragan holds a two-point edge...

Talladega Rookie Notes & News:

#15-Paul Menard was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 21 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Menard scored a 25th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time in 2007. Juan Pablo Montoya leads David Ragan by five points (...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Talladega:

Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Bashas Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix. Montoya scored a 21st-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. He led the race once for three laps. Marcos Ambrose holds...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Aaron Fike [#00] was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 31 Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Fike grabbed a seventh-place finish, his first top-10 and best effort in four Craftsman Truck Series races. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the...

Phoenix Rookie News and Notes:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Montoya finished eighth, his second top-10 finish in eight Nextel Cup Series starts. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time in 2007. Montoya ...

Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the OReilly 300 at Texas. Ragan finished fifth, his first top-five finish in 15 Busch Series starts. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in three races. Ragan became the first Raybestos...

News & Notes Part I – April 16, 2007

Joe Ruttman (#18 Fastenal Dodge) feels the shoe is on the other foot when it comes to proving his ability to compete. "That's for the other guys to do," said Ruttman, 62, who'll rejoin the series April 28 at Kansas Speedway after an absence of nearly five years. "I...

Texas Rookie News and Notes:

#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 1 Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Motor Speedway. Ragan finished 15th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time in six races. Ragan claimed a $5,000 award at Martinsville as part of the Raybestos...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

Brad Coleman was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 7 Pepsi 300 at Nashville. Coleman scored a 15th-place finish on the lead lap (his best finish in five career Busch Series starts) and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Marcos Ambrose...