My bad, I misread the post. JJ had 3 wins as a candidate and not the ROTY winner. I should of caught that as Jr had 2 wins and he lost that year to Kenseth.
BTW I was there for Newmans 1st Cup win at NHIS. I think I still have the ticket stub some where, my wife saves all of that stuff.
I also know that you would like to add his mane to the list of ROTY who have won a Cup.
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· David Ragan was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 21 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Ragan scored an 18th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the ninth time this season.
Juan Pablo Montoya leads Ragan by 23 points (213-190) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the August 25 Sharpie 500 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
· The Sharpie 500 will be race No. 7 in the Raybestos® Rookie Magnificent Seven program. The Raybestos® Rookie of the Race normally pays $1,500 but that increased to $5,000 at seven designated races throughout the 2007 season. Montoya has captured the bonus money FOUR times this season (Las Vegas, Darlington, Infineon and Chicagoland) while Ragan has grabbed the extra cash twice (Daytona and Martinsville).
Montoya is 18th in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie.
· A Raybestos® Rookie has won at least one race in each of the past three consecutive seasons.
Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Sharpie 500, grabbing a sixth-place finish.
DID YOU KNOW? The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie in the night race at Bristol is second by Kevin Harvick in 2001.
DID YOU KNOW? Since 1975, only ONE Raybestos® Rookie has won the pole position for the August race at Bristol: Tony Stewart. Stewart grabbed the top starting spot for the 1999 Sharpie 500.
Stewart is also the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead the most laps in the August race at Bristol. Stewart led once for 225 laps in the 1999 race on his way to a fifth place finish. Since 1975, no Raybestos® Rookie has led more laps than Stewart in the night race at Bristol.
DID YOU KNOW? Stewart is the most recent Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in the Sharpie 500. No first-year driver has led a lap in any of the past seven night races at Bristol.
Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol (since 1975):
1981: Ron Bouchard, fifth
2001: Kevin Harvick, second
2003: Jamie McMurray, third
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol (since 1975):
1975: Bruce Hill, 10th
1977: Janet Guthrie, sixth
1978: Roger Hamby, 10th
1979: Joe Millikan, sixth
1979: Terry Labonte, eighth
1981: Ron Bouchard, fifth
1981: Tim Richmond, eighth
1982: Geoffrey Bodine, 10th
1984: Greg Sacks, ninth
1986: Alan Kulwicki, 10th
1989: Jimmy Spencer, eighth
1992: Jimmy Hensley, seventh
1993: Kenny Wallace, ninth
1998: Kevin Lepage, 10th
1999: Tony Stewart, fifth
2001: Kevin Harvick, second
2003: Jamie McMurray, third
2006: Denny Hamlin, sixth
Raybestos® Rookies that have led a lap in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol (since 1975):
1979: Harry Gant (once for 16 laps)
1981: Morgan Shepherd (once for 104 laps)
1986: Alan Kulwicki (twice for two laps)
1994: Joe Nemechek (once for 14 laps)
1995: Ricky Craven (once for one lap)
1999: Tony Stewart (once for 225 laps)
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 years (1996-2006).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 213
David Ragan 190
Paul Menard 170
David Reutimann 144
AJ Allmendinger 79
HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE
EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Ragan, fifth
Auto Club 500 Ragan, 16th
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Montoya, 22nd
Kobalt Tools 500 Montoya, fifth
Food City 500 Ragan, 26th
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Ragan, 15th
Samsung 500 Montoya, eighth
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Menard, 25th
Aaron’s 499 Ragan, 17th
Crown Royal 400 Menard, 16th
Dodge Avenger 500 Montoya, 23rd
Coca-Cola 600 Montoya, 28th
Autism Speaks 400 Ragan, 14th
Pocono 500 Montoya, 20th
Citizens Bank 400 Menard, 12th
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Montoya, FIRST!
LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Ragan, 15th
Pepsi 400 Ragan, 12th
USG SHEETROCK 400 Montoya, 15th
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Montoya, second
Pennsylvania 500 Montoya, 16th
Centurion Boats at The Glen Menard, 19th
3M Performance 400 Ragan, 18th
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 25 Sharpie 500 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Montoya scored a 17th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 11th time this season.
· MONTOYA EARNS $25,000 IN BONUS MONEY FROM RAYBESTOS: The Sharpie 500 was race No. 7 in the Raybestos® Rookie Magnificent Seven program. The Raybestos® Rookie of the Race normally pays $1,500 but that increased to $5,000 at seven designated races throughout the 2007 season. Montoya claimed the bonus money FIVE TIMES (Las Vegas, Darlington, Infineon, Chicagoland and Bristol) and earned $25,000 for his efforts.
Montoya leads David Ragan by 25 points (216-191) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the September 2 Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway.
Montoya is 18th in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie.
· A Raybestos® Rookie has won at least one race in each of the past three consecutive seasons.
Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Sony AQUOS 500, grabbing a third-place finish.
DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has finished in the top-five in all three September races at California Speedway.
DID YOU KNOW? One Raybestos® Rookie has won the pole position for the September race at California Speedway: Brian Vickers (2004).
A REMARKABLE STREAK: A Raybestos® Rookie won THREE consecutive pole positions at California Speedway:
2004 Auto Club 500: Kasey Kahne
2004 Sony HD 500: Brian Vickers
2005 Auto Club 500: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch became the first Raybestos® Rookie to win at California Speedway when he captured the 2005 Sony HD 500. Busch scored his first NEXTEL Cup victory by .554 seconds over Greg Biffle and is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win in 14 NEXTEL Cup Series races at the 2.0-mile speedway.
· DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has led the most laps in a NEXTEL Cup Series race at California Speedway just twice. Kyle Busch (95 laps in 2005 fall race) and Matt Kenseth (120 laps in 2000 spring race).
Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Sony HD 500:
2004: Kasey Kahne, second
2005: Kyle Busch, FIRST
2006: Clint Bowyer, third
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Sony HD 500:
2004: Kasey Kahne, second
2004: Scott Riggs, seventh
2005: Kyle Busch, FIRST
2006: Clint Bowyer, third
2006: Denny Hamlin, sixth
Raybestos® Rookies that have led a lap in the Sony HD 500:
2004: Brian Vickers (four times for 44 laps)
2004: Kasey Kahne (four times for 39 laps)
2005: Kyle Busch (five times for 95 laps)
2006: Denny Hamlin (twice for 29 laps)
2006: Reed Sorenson (once for eight laps)
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 years (1996-2006).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 216
David Ragan 191
Paul Menard 173
David Reutimann 145
AJ Allmendinger 89
HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE
EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Ragan, fifth
Auto Club 500 Ragan, 16th
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Montoya, 22nd
Kobalt Tools 500 Montoya, fifth
Food City 500 Ragan, 26th
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Ragan, 15th
Samsung 500 Montoya, eighth
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Menard, 25th
Aaron’s 499 Ragan, 17th
Crown Royal 400 Menard, 16th
Dodge Avenger 500 Montoya, 23rd
Coca-Cola 600 Montoya, 28th
Autism Speaks 400 Ragan, 14th
Pocono 500 Montoya, 20th
Citizens Bank 400 Menard, 12th
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Montoya, FIRST!
LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Ragan, 15th
Pepsi 400 Ragan, 12th
USG SHEETROCK 400 Montoya, 15th
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Montoya, second
Pennsylvania 500 Montoya, 16th
Centurion Boats at The Glen Menard, 19th
3M Performance 400 Ragan, 18th
Sharpie 500 Montoya, 17th
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 25 Sharpie 500 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Montoya scored a 17th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 11th time this season.
· MONTOYA EARNS $25,000 IN BONUS MONEY FROM RAYBESTOS: The Sharpie 500 was race No. 7 in the Raybestos® Rookie Magnificent Seven program. The Raybestos® Rookie of the Race normally pays $1,500 but that increased to $5,000 at seven designated races throughout the 2007 season. Montoya claimed the bonus money FIVE TIMES (Las Vegas, Darlington, Infineon, Chicagoland and Bristol) and earned $25,000 for his efforts.
Montoya leads David Ragan by 25 points (216-191) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the September 2 Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway.
Montoya is 18th in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie.
· A Raybestos® Rookie has won at least one race in each of the past three consecutive seasons.
Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Sony AQUOS 500, grabbing a third-place finish.
DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has finished in the top-five in all three September races at California Speedway.
DID YOU KNOW? One Raybestos® Rookie has won the pole position for the September race at California Speedway: Brian Vickers (2004).
A REMARKABLE STREAK: A Raybestos® Rookie won THREE consecutive pole positions at California Speedway:
2004 Auto Club 500: Kasey Kahne
2004 Sony HD 500: Brian Vickers
2005 Auto Club 500: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch became the first Raybestos® Rookie to win at California Speedway when he captured the 2005 Sony HD 500. Busch scored his first NEXTEL Cup victory by .554 seconds over Greg Biffle and is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win in 14 NEXTEL Cup Series races at the 2.0-mile speedway.
· DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has led the most laps in a NEXTEL Cup Series race at California Speedway just twice. Kyle Busch (95 laps in 2005 fall race) and Matt Kenseth (120 laps in 2000 spring race).
Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Sony HD 500:
2004: Kasey Kahne, second
2005: Kyle Busch, FIRST
2006: Clint Bowyer, third
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Sony HD 500:
2004: Kasey Kahne, second
2004: Scott Riggs, seventh
2005: Kyle Busch, FIRST
2006: Clint Bowyer, third
2006: Denny Hamlin, sixth
Raybestos® Rookies that have led a lap in the Sony HD 500:
2004: Brian Vickers (four times for 44 laps)
2004: Kasey Kahne (four times for 39 laps)
2005: Kyle Busch (five times for 95 laps)
2006: Denny Hamlin (twice for 29 laps)
2006: Reed Sorenson (once for eight laps)
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 years (1996-2006).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 216
David Ragan 191
Paul Menard 173
David Reutimann 145
AJ Allmendinger 89
HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE
EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Ragan, fifth
Auto Club 500 Ragan, 16th
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Montoya, 22nd
Kobalt Tools 500 Montoya, fifth
Food City 500 Ragan, 26th
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Ragan, 15th
Samsung 500 Montoya, eighth
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Menard, 25th
Aaron’s 499 Ragan, 17th
Crown Royal 400 Menard, 16th
Dodge Avenger 500 Montoya, 23rd
Coca-Cola 600 Montoya, 28th
Autism Speaks 400 Ragan, 14th
Pocono 500 Montoya, 20th
Citizens Bank 400 Menard, 12th
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Montoya, FIRST!
LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Ragan, 15th
Pepsi 400 Ragan, 12th
USG SHEETROCK 400 Montoya, 15th
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Montoya, second
Pennsylvania 500 Montoya, 16th
Centurion Boats at The Glen Menard, 19th
3M Performance 400 Ragan, 18th
Sharpie 500 Montoya, 17th
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· David Ragan was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the September 2 Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway. Ragan scored a 12th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 10th time this season.
Juan Pablo Montoya leads Ragan by 23 points (217-194) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the September 8 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.
· AJ Allmendinger scored an 18th-place finish at California Speedway, his best in 10 career NEXTEL Cup Series races. Allmendinger’s best previous finish was 31st in the May 27 Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (Concord, N.C.).
· A FIRST FOR REUTIMANN: David Reutimann led the Sharp AQUOS 500 once for one lap, the first time he has led a lap in 18 career NEXTEL Cup Series races. Reutimann was the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in the race.
Montoya is 19th in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie.
· Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Chevy Rock & Roll 400, claiming a 12th-place finish.
· Raybestos® Rookie Denny Hamlin won the pole for the 2006 September race, one of three poles he won during his initial NEXTEL Cup season. Hamlin became the fourth Raybestos® Rookie since 1975 to win the pole for the fall race at Richmond. Dale Earnhardt (1979), Bobby Labonte (1993) and Jimmie Johnson (2002) are the others.
HISTORY LESSON: The first time in NEXTEL Cup’s modern-era that two Raybestos® Rookies claimed front row starting positions occurred at the 2002 Chevy Rock & Roll 400. Jimmie Johnson won the pole while Ryan Newman claimed the second-place starting position. An all-rookie front row has occurred just one other time: the 2004 Pocono 500 (Kasey Kahne first and Brian Vickers second).
DID YOU KNOW? Since 1975, two or more Raybestos® Rookies have not finished in the top five in the September race at Richmond.
DID YOU KNOW? The most Raybestos® Rookies to finish in the top-10 in a fall race at Richmond is THREE in 1979: Earnhardt (fourth), Harry Gant (ninth) and Joe Millikan (10th).
DID YOU KNOW? Since 1975, only TWO Raybestos® Rookies have led the most laps in a fall race at Richmond: Tony Stewart (1999) and Ryan Newman (2002). Stewart led five times for 333 of the 400 laps, the most led by a first-year driver. Newman led twice for 145 laps.
The only Raybestos® Rookie to win the September race at Richmond is Tony Stewart, who captured the 1999 Chevy Rock & Roll 400. Stewart scored his first NEXTEL Cup Series win by 1.115 seconds over Bobby Labonte.
Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (since 1975):
1977: Sam Sommers, fifth
1979: Dale Earnhardt, fourth
1980: Jody Ridley, fifth
1999: Tony Stewart, FIRST
2001: Kevin Harvick, second
2002: Ryan Newman, second
2005: Kyle Busch, fourth
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (since 1975):
1975: Bruce Hill, eighth
1976: Terry Bivins, ninth
1977: Sam Sommers, fifth
1979: Dale Earnhardt, fourth
1979: Harry Gant, ninth
1979: Joe Millikan, 10th
1980: Jody Ridley, fifth
1983: Trevor Boys, ninth
1989: Dick Trickle, eighth
1989: Hut Stricklin, ninth
1993: Jeff Gordon, 10th
1994: Steve Grissom, seventh
1996: Johnny Benson, 10th
1998: Kenny Irwin, 10th
1999: Tony Stewart, FIRST
2001: Kevin Harvick, second
2002: Ryan Newman, second
2005: Kyle Busch, fourth
Raybestos® Rookies that have led a lap in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (since 1975):
1979: Dale Earnhardt (twice for 19 laps)
1993: Bobby Labonte (twice for 12 laps)
1996: Johnny Benson (once for 13 laps)
1998: Kenny Irwin (once for one lap)
1999: Tony Stewart (five times for 333 laps)
2001: Kevin Harvick (once for 12 laps)
2002: Ryan Newman (twice for 145 laps)
2003: Greg Biffle (once for two laps)
2005: Kyle Busch (three times for 10 laps)
2005: Travis Kvapil (once for one lap)
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 years (1996-2006).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 217
David Ragan 194
Paul Menard 175
David Reutimann 153
AJ Allmendinger 99
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· AJ Allmendinger was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the October 13 Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (Concord, N.C.). Allmendinger grabbed a 15th-place finish and took Raybestos® Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. He scored his best finish in 14
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races.
Juan Pablo Montoya leads David Ragan by 15 points (226-211) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the October 21 Subway 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
· Montoya is 21st in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, 112 points ahead of 22nd-place Ragan.
Ragan was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the April 1 Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville, posting a 15th-place finish.
Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Subway 500. Hamlin finished second, .544 seconds behind race winner Jimmie Johnson. He became just the fourth Raybestos® Rookie to score a top-five in the fall race at Martinsville since 1977 and the first since 1989. Hamlin led the race twice for 28 laps.
DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has finished in the top-10 in each of the last two Subway 500 (fall) races at Martinsville. Kyle Busch scored a ninth-place finish in 2005.
DID YOU KNOW? Since 1975, only FOUR Raybestos® Rookies have scored a top-five finish in Subway 500 at Martinsville:
1977: Sam Sommers, fifth
1979: Joe Millikan, third
1989: Dick Trickle, third
2006: Denny Hamlin, second
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in Subway 500 at Martinsville (since 1975):
1977: Sam Sommers, fifth
1979: Joe Millikan, third
1979: Terry Labonte, ninth
1980: Jody Ridley, ninth
1981: Ron Bouchard, sixth
1987: Dale Jarrett, 10th
1989: Dick Trickle, third
2002: Jimmie Johnson, sixth
2003: Jamie McMurray, eighth
2005: Kyle Busch, ninth
2006: Denny Hamlin, second
DID YOU KNOW? Only once since 1975 have TWO Raybestos® Rookies finished in the top-10 in the Subway 500. In 1979, Joe Millikan finished third while Terry Labonte placed ninth.
DID YOU KNOW? Only one Raybestos® Rookie has won a pole for the Subway 500 since 1975: Ryan Newman in 2002.
DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has finished on the lead lap in each of the past SIX consecutive Subway 500 races at Martinsville:
DID YOU KNOW? The most laps led by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Subway 500 (since 1975) is 53 by Geoffrey Bodine in 1982.
DID YOU KNOW? The most Raybestos® Rookies to lead a lap in the fall race at Martinsville is TWO in 1981. Tim Richmond led twice for 14 laps while Morgan Shepherd led once for 18 laps.
Raybestos® Rookies that have led a lap in the fall race at Martinsville (since 1975):
1979: Joe Millikan (once for 74 laps)
1981: Tim Richmond (twice for 14 laps)
1981: Morgan Shepherd (once for 18 laps)
1982: Geoffrey Bodine (three times for 53 laps
1984: Rusty Wallace (twice for two laps)
1986: Alan Kulwicki (once for one lap)
1989: Dick Trickle (once for one lap)
1992: Jimmy Hensley (once for six laps)
1995: Ricky Craven (once for two laps)
2001: Kurt Busch (once for 38 laps)
2001: Kevin Harvick (once for 20 laps)
2001: Casey Atwood (once for one lap)
2002: Ryan Newman (once for 33 laps)
2004: Kasey Kahne (once for 17 laps)
2006: Denny Hamlin (twice for 28 laps)
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 years (1996-2006).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 226
David Ragan 211
Paul Menard 184
David Reutimann 166
AJ Allmendinger 135
HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE
EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Ragan, fifth
Auto Club 500 Ragan, 16th
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Montoya, 22nd
Kobalt Tools 500 Montoya, fifth
Food City 500 Ragan, 26th
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Ragan, 15th
Samsung 500 Montoya, eighth
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Menard, 25th
Aaron’s 499 Ragan, 17th
Crown Royal 400 Menard, 16th
Dodge Avenger 500 Montoya, 23rd
Coca-Cola 600 Montoya, 28th
Autism Speaks 400 Ragan, 14th
Pocono 500 Montoya, 20th
Citizens Bank 400 Menard, 12th
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Montoya, FIRST!
LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Ragan, 15th
Pepsi 400 Ragan, 12th
USG SHEETROCK 400 Montoya, 15th
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Montoya, second
Pennsylvania 500 Montoya, 16th
Centurion Boats at The Glen Menard, 19th
3M Performance 400 Ragan, 18th
Sharpie 500 Montoya, 17th
Sharp AQUOS 500 Ragan, 12th
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Ragan, third
Sylvania 300 Ragan, 19th
Dodge Dealers 400 Montoya, 10th
LifeLock 400 Ragan, 16th
UAW-Ford 500 Montoya, 15th
Bank of America 500 Allmendinger, 15th
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NNCS Raybestos Rookie Contenders Pep Boys Auto 500 Race Previews
Camp & Associates, Inc., For Raybestos, Press Release
NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the October 21 Subway 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Montoya finished eighth, his sixth top-10 finish in 33 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 14th time this season. Montoya became the third consecutive Raybestos® Rookie to score a top-10 finish in the fall race at Martinsville. He also led the race (once for nine laps), the first time he had led since Infineon Raceway (race No. 16).
Montoya leads David Ragan by 19 points (231-212) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the October 28 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway.
· Montoya is 21st in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, 112 points ahead of 22nd-place Ragan.
Montoya was the top Raybestos® Rookie in the March 18 Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta, claiming a fifth-place finish.
Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Bass Pro Shops 500, scoring an eighth-place finish.
DID YOU KNOW? The best finish in the fall race at Atlanta (since 1975) is second by Dale Earnhardt in 1979. Earnhardt finished one-half car length behind winner Neil Bonnett.
DID YOU KNOW? Since 1975, Kenny Irwin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole at the fall race in Atlanta. Irwin grabbed the top spot for the 1998 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500.
DID YOU KNOW? Since 1975, FIVE Raybestos® Rookies have posted a top-five finish in the fall race at Atlanta:
1979: Dale Earnhardt, second
1987: Davey Allison, fifth
1994: Mike Wallace, fifth
1997: Jeff Green, fourth
2001: Kevin Harvick, third
2004: Kasey Kahne, fifth
Dale Earnhardt also holds the record for most laps led by a Raybestos® Rookie in the fall race at Atlanta, holding the top spot six times for 69 laps in 1979.
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (since 1975):
1976: Sam Sommers, ninth
1977: Ricky Rudd, eighth
1979: Dale Earnhardt, second
1979: Terry Labonte, seventh
1979: Joe Millikan, ninth
1980: Jody Ridley, sixth
1982: Mark Martin, 10th
1987: Davey Allison, fifth
1992: Jimmy Hensely, eighth
1994: Mike Wallace, fifth
1997: Jeff Green, fourth
2000: Matt Kenseth, ninth
2001: Kevin Harvick, third
2002: Ryan Newman, 10th
2004: Kasey Kahne, fifth
2004: Brian Vickers, seventh
2006: Denny Hamlin, eighth
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 years (1996-2006).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 231
David Ragan 212
Paul Menard 185
David Reutimann 169
AJ Allmendinger 142
HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE
EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Ragan, fifth
Auto Club 500 Ragan, 16th
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Montoya, 22nd
Kobalt Tools 500 Montoya, fifth
Food City 500 Ragan, 26th
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Ragan, 15th
Samsung 500 Montoya, eighth
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Menard, 25th
Aaron’s 499 Ragan, 17th
Crown Royal 400 Menard, 16th
Dodge Avenger 500 Montoya, 23rd
Coca-Cola 600 Montoya, 28th
Autism Speaks 400 Ragan, 14th
Pocono 500 Montoya, 20th
Citizens Bank 400 Menard, 12th
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Montoya, FIRST!
LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Ragan, 15th
Pepsi 400 Ragan, 12th
USG SHEETROCK 400 Montoya, 15th
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Montoya, second
Pennsylvania 500 Montoya, 16th
Centurion Boats at The Glen Menard, 19th
3M Performance 400 Ragan, 18th
Sharpie 500 Montoya, 17th
Sharp AQUOS 500 Ragan, 12th
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Ragan, third
Sylvania 300 Ragan, 19th
Dodge Dealers 400 Montoya, 10th
LifeLock 400 Ragan, 16th
UAW-Ford 500 Montoya, 15th
Bank of America 500 Allmendinger, 15th
Subway 500 Montoya, eighth
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· AJ Allmendinger was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the October 28 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. Allmendinger finished 16th and took top rookie honors for the second time in the last three races. He also led the race once for one lap, the first time he has led in 16 NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series starts.
Juan Pablo Montoya leads David Ragan by 19 points (232-213) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the November 4 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Montoya is 20th in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings, 34 points behind 19th-place Jamie McMurray.
Montoya was the top Raybestos® Rookie in the April 15 Samsung 500 at Texas, scoring an eighth-place finish.
Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Dickies 500. Bowyer scored a fifth-place finish and is the only Raybestos® Rookie to score a top-five in two fall races at Texas.
DID YOU KNOW? Only once in 13 previous races at Texas has a Raybestos® Rookie won the race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored his first career NEXTEL Cup Series win by 5.920 seconds over Jeff Burton in the 2000 spring race. Earnhardt Jr. also led the most laps in the race (six times for 106 laps).
DID YOU KNOW? Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne are the only Raybestos® Rookies to lead the most laps in 13 NEXTEL Cup race at Texas.
The best start by a Raybestos® Rookie in 13 previous races at Texas is third by Kasey Kahne in the 2004 spring race.
The best start by a Raybestos® Rookie in two previous fall races at Texas is sixth by Denny Hamlin in 2006.
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 years (1996-2006).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 232
David Ragan 213
Paul Menard 187
David Reutimann 170
AJ Allmendinger 153
HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE
EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Ragan, fifth
Auto Club 500 Ragan, 16th
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Montoya, 22nd
Kobalt Tools 500 Montoya, fifth
Food City 500 Ragan, 26th
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Ragan, 15th
Samsung 500 Montoya, eighth
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Menard, 25th
Aaron’s 499 Ragan, 17th
Crown Royal 400 Menard, 16th
Dodge Avenger 500 Montoya, 23rd
Coca-Cola 600 Montoya, 28th
Autism Speaks 400 Ragan, 14th
Pocono 500 Montoya, 20th
Citizens Bank 400 Menard, 12th
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Montoya, FIRST!
LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Ragan, 15th
Pepsi 400 Ragan, 12th
USG SHEETROCK 400 Montoya, 15th
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Montoya, second
Pennsylvania 500 Montoya, 16th
Centurion Boats at The Glen Menard, 19th
3M Performance 400 Ragan, 18th
Sharpie 500 Montoya, 17th
Sharp AQUOS 500 Ragan, 12th
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Ragan, third
Sylvania 300 Ragan, 19th
Dodge Dealers 400 Montoya, 10th
LifeLock 400 Ragan, 16th
UAW-Ford 500 Montoya, 15th
Bank of America 500 Allmendinger, 15th
Subway 500 Montoya, eighth
Pep Boys 500 Auto 500 Allmendinger, 16th
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NNCS Raybestos Rookie Contenders Ford 400 Race Preview
Camp & Associates, Inc., For Raybestos, Press Release
NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
· Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the November 11 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway. Montoya scored a 17th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 16th time this season. He has been the top rookie in three of the last four races.
Montoya leads David Ragan by 21 points (236-215) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the November 18 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.
IMPRESSIVE STREAK IN JEPORADY: At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 11 YEARS (1996-2006). Entering the Ford 400, no Raybestos® Rookie has won a pole in 2007.
Martin Truex Jr. was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Ford 400, scoring a second-place finish. Truex Jr. crossed the finish line .389 seconds behind race winner Greg Biffle.
DID YOU KNOW? Tony Stewart is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a NEXTEL Cup Series race at Homestead. He won the inaugural Ford 400 in 1999 by 5.289 seconds over Bobby Labonte. Stewart led the race four times for 44 laps.
DID YOU KNOW? The most laps led by a Raybestos® Rookie in eight previous races at Homestead is 52 by Casey Atwood in 2001.
DID YOU KNOW? The only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole in eighth NEXTEL Cup races at Homestead is Jamie McMurray. McMurray won his first-career pole at the 2003 Ford 400 on his way to claiming Raybestos® Rookie of the Year honors. McMurray finished ninth in the race, his 13th top-10 finish of the 2003 season.
The most Raybestos® Rookies to finish inside the top-10 at Homestead is THREE (2001 and 2006):
2001: Casey Atwood, third
2001: Kevin Harvick, seventh
2001: Jason Leffler, 10th
2006: Martin Truex Jr., second
2006: Denny Hamlin, third
2006: Clint Bowyer, 10th
Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
1999: Tony Stewart, first
2001: Casey Atwood, third
2006: Martin Truex, Jr., second
2006: Denny Hamlin, third
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
1999: Tony Stewart, first
2000: Dave Blaney, ninth
2001: Casey Atwood, third
2001: Kevin Harvick, seventh
2001: Jason Leffler, 10th
2002: Ryan Newman, sixth
2002: Jimmie Johnson, eighth
2003: Jamie McMurray, ninth
2004: Brendan Gaughan, sixth
2006: Martin Truex, Jr., second
2006: Denny Hamlin, third
2006: Clint Bowyer, 10th
· Raybestos® Rookies that have led at least one lap in the Ford 400:
1999: Tony Stewart (four times for 44 laps)
2001: Casey Atwood (twice for 52 laps)
2001: Kevin Harvick (three times for 47 laps)
2002: Ryan Newman (once for 28 laps)
2002: Jimmie Johnnson (once for 27 laps)
2006: Martin Truex Jr. (once for 27 laps)
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY
Ryan Newman holds the all-time Raybestos® Rookie record for most poles (6), most top-fives (14) and most top-10s (22).
Denny Hamlin is the only Raybestos® Rookie to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup since the program was created in 2004.
Hamlin holds the record for most earnings by a Raybestos® Rookie ($6.6 million in 2006).
The record for most wins by a Raybestos® Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).
A Raybestos® Rookie has posted multiple victories SEVEN times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
1987: Davey Allison, two
1999: Tony Stewart, three
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr., two
2001: Kevin Harvick, two
2002: Jimmie Johnson, three
2005: Kyle Busch, two
2006: Denny Hamlin, two
More than one Raybestos® Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002).
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999, 2005) and Matt Kenseth (2000).
The longest streak for a Raybestos® Rookie to be in the top-10 in the NEXTEL Cup Series championship standings during the sport’s modern-era is 60 races (2001 MBNA Platinum 400 through 2002 Ford 400).
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Juan Pablo Montoya 236
David Ragan 215
Paul Menard 191
David Reutimann 172
AJ Allmendinger 162
HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE
EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Ragan, fifth
Auto Club 500 Ragan, 16th
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Montoya, 22nd
Kobalt Tools 500 Montoya, fifth
Food City 500 Ragan, 26th
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Ragan, 15th
Samsung 500 Montoya, eighth
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Menard, 25th
Aaron’s 499 Ragan, 17th
Crown Royal 400 Menard, 16th
Dodge Avenger 500 Montoya, 23rd
Coca-Cola 600 Montoya, 28th
Autism Speaks 400 Ragan, 14th
Pocono 500 Montoya, 20th
Citizens Bank 400 Menard, 12th
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Montoya, FIRST!
LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Ragan, 15th
Pepsi 400 Ragan, 12th
USG SHEETROCK 400 Montoya, 15th
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Montoya, second
Pennsylvania 500 Montoya, 16th
Centurion Boats at The Glen Menard, 19th
3M Performance 400 Ragan, 18th
Sharpie 500 Montoya, 17th
Sharp AQUOS 500 Ragan, 12th
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Ragan, third
Sylvania 300 Ragan, 19th
Dodge Dealers 400 Montoya, 10th
LifeLock 400 Ragan, 16th
UAW-Ford 500 Montoya, 15th
Bank of America 500 Allmendinger, 15th
Subway 500 Montoya, eighth
Pep Boys 500 Auto 500 Allmendinger, 16th
Dickies 500 Montoya, 25t
NNCS Raybestos Rookie Contenders Sharpie 500 Race Previews
NNCS Raybestos Rookie Contenders Sharp AQUOS 500 Race Previews
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