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2010 Raybestos Rookie of the Year

· Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the July 2 Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Stenhouse Jr. scored a career-best third-place finish, his second top-five in 22 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. He claimed the fourth top-10 of his young career and grabbed top rookie honors for the third time this season.

· Raybestos® Rookie Parker Kligerman scored a 13th-place finish at Daytona, his best in six NASCAR Nationwide Series starts. Kligerman started second at Daytona, the best qualifying effort by a Raybestos® Rookie in 2010.

· Brian Scott leads Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 17 points (169-152) in the overall Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the July 9 Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland (Joliet, Ill.) Speedway.

Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2009 Dollar General 300, scoring a 10th-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? Johnny Sauter is the only Raybestos® Rookie race winner at Chicagoland Speedway (nine races). Sauter captured the 2002 race, taking the checkered flag .420 seconds ahead of Todd Bodine.

DID YOU KNOW? TWO Raybestos® Rookies finished inside the top-10 at Chicagoland only once:

2005: Carl Edwards, fourth

2005: Reed Sorenson, 10th

Kyle Busch is the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead the most laps at Chicagoland. Busch led three times for 49 laps on his way to a 12th-place finish in 2004.

The best starting position by a Raybestos® Rookie at Chicagoland is second, shared by Scott Riggs (2002) and Kyle Busch (2004).

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Chicagoland:

2002: Johnny Sauter, FIRST

2005: Carl Edwards, fourth

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Chicagoland:

2002: Johnny Sauter, FIRST

2004: J.J. Yeley, ninth

2005: Carl Edwards, fourth

2005: Reed Sorenson, 10th

2008: Landon Cassill, 10th

2009: Justin Allgaier, 10th

Raybestos® Rookies who have led a lap at Chicagoland:

2001: Greg Biffle (once for 18 laps)

2002: Johnny Sauter (once for 21 laps)

2002: Scott Riggs (once for four laps)

2004: Kyle Busch (three times for 49 laps)

2004: J.J. Yeley (twice for 25 laps)

2005: Reed Sorenson (twice for 30 laps)

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Brian Scott 169

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 152

Colin Braun 119

James Buescher 97

Parker Kligerman 36

HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE

EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE

DRIVE4COPD 300 James Buescher, eighth

Stater Bros. 300 Brian Scott, 10th

Sam’s Town 300 Colin Braun, 28th

Scotts Turf Builder 300 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 25th

Nashville 300 Brian Scott, 15th

Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., ninth

O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Colin Braun, 13th

Aaron’s 312 Brian Scott, 10th

BUBBA Burger 250 James Buescher, 12th

Royal Purple 200 Brian Scott, 25th

Heluva Good! 200 Brian Scott, ninth

TECH-NET Auto Service 300 Brian Scott, 33rd

Federated Auto Parts 300 Brian Scott, 28th

Meijer 300 Colin Braun, 10th

The Bucyrus 200 Colin Braun, 11th

New England 200 Colin Braun, 12th

Subway Jalapeno 250 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., third

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY

Justin Allgaier captured 2009 Raybestos® Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Allgaier claimed Raybestos® Rookie of the Race honors 11 times during the 2009 season and his final margin of victory over Brendan Gaughan was 18 points (269-251). He finished the year with three top-five and 12 top-10 finishes and placed sixth in the series championship standings. His best finish was a fifth-place effort at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (race No. 4). Allgaier won his first career pole this past season at Memphis (Millington, Tenn.) Motorsports Park (race No. 32) and in his 36th career start.

· DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a Nationwide Series race is Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya captured the 2007 Corona Mexico 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City, Mexico), crossing the finish line .750 seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin (119 races).

· DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in the Nationwide Series is Allgaier (21 races).

· The most recent streak for at least two Raybestos® Rookies to rank inside the top-10 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings is 21 consecutive races (2007 race at Kentucky Speedway, race No. 16, through 2008 Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, race No. 1).

· DID YOU KNOW? Since 2001, Roush Fenway Racing has won FOUR Raybestos® Rookie of the Year titles in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

2007: David Ragan

2006: Danny O’Quinn Jr.

2005: Carl Edwards

2001: Greg Biffle

Kyle Busch posted a record-setting year on his way to the 2004 Raybestos® Rookie of the Year title. In 34 starts, Busch won five times, captured five poles and scored 16 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes. His second-place finish in the Nationwide Series championship standings is a record for a Raybestos® Rookie. Other Raybestos® Rookie records Busch owns or shares: most starts (34), most wins (tied with Greg Biffle), most top fives (tied with Greg Biffle), most top 10s, most money won ($2,027,050), most championship points (4,943), most laps led (1,108) and most races led (21).

David Stremme holds the record for fewest starts by a driver to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. In 2003, he started just 18 of the 34 races and was the top rookie finisher in 16 of those starts. Stremme scored three top-three finishes and had more top-10 finishes (seven) than any other first-year driver. He led six races for a total of 86 laps.

David Green was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win a Nationwide Series race, at Lanier, Ga., in 1991. Green captured the Nestle 200 by 1.58-seconds over Jeff Gordon, a fellow Raybestos® Rookie. A third Raybestos® Rookie, Todd Bodine, placed eighth in the race.

Dennis Setzer was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win TWO or more races in a season. In 1994, he won the Ford Credit 300 at South Boston (Va.) Speedway and The Pantry 300 at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway.

Steve Park was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win THREE or more races in a season. In 1997, he won the BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 300 at Nashville (Tenn.) Speedway, the Detroit Gasket 200 at Michigan International Speedway and the Autolite Platinum 250 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.

Kenny Wallace was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole in the Nationwide Series. Wallace grabbed the top starting spot for the 1989 Goody’s 300 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, the first race in the history of the Raybestos® Rookie of the Year program.

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