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2010 Raybestos Rookie of the Year

– NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES

Raybestos® Rookie Austin Dillon won the July 11 Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway, crossing the finish line .635 seconds ahead of second-place Johnny Sauter. The victory was the first for Dillon in 12 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He racked up his third top-five and fifth top-10 finish in 10 races this season. Dillon claimed Raybestos® Rookie of the Race honors for the third consecutive race and for the sixth time this season.

Dillon won the pole at Iowa, his third in 12 career starts. He set a series record by becoming the first Raybestos® Rookie in Camping World Truck Series history to win THREE CONSECUTIVE pole positions: WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (race No. 8), VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway (race No. 9) and Lucas Oil 200 (race No. 10). Dillon is tied with Kyle Busch for most poles in the series this season.

Dillon became the first Raybestos® Rookie win a race in the truck series since Johnny Sauter won the 2009 Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (15 races).

Dillon leads Justin Lofton by 28 points (133-105) in the overall Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the CampingWorld.com 200 at Gateway (Madison, Ill.) International Raceway.

Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2009 CampingWorld.com 200 at Gateway. Sauter scored a second-place finish, .285 seconds behind race winner Mike Skinner and claimed the best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie at Gateway (12 races).

DID YOU KNOW? The 2009 event marked the first time in 12 previous races at Gateway where TWO Raybestos® Rookies finished in the top-five: Sauter and Tayler Malsam (fifth).

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos Rookie has finished inside the top-10 in eight of the 12 races at Gateway.

The most Raybestos® Rookies to finish inside the top-10 at Gateway are FOUR in 2001: Travis Kvapil (fifth), Ricky Hendrick (sixth), Matt Crafton (seventh), and Billy Bigley (tenth).

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Gateway (12 races):

1998: Tom Huburt, fifth

2001: Travis Kvapil, fifth

2003: Carl Edwards, fourth

2009: Johnny Sauter, second

2009: Tayler Malsam, fifth

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Gateway (12 races):

1998: Tom Hubert, fifth

1998: Scot Walters, ninth

1999: Mike Stefanik, sixth

2001: Travis Kvapil, fifth

2001: Ricky Hendrick, sixth

2001: Matt Crafton, seventh

2001: Billy Bigley, 10th

2003: Carl Edwards, fourth

2004: David Reutimann, ninth

2006: Aric Almirola, 10th

2008: Colin Braun, ninth

2009: Johnny Sauter, second

2009: Tayler Malsam, fifth

DID YOU KNOW? Greg Biffle (1998) is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole in 12 previous races at Gateway.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Austin Dillon 133

Justin Lofton 105

Jennifer Jo Cobb 87

Brett Butler 87

Chris Eggleston 34

Landon Cassill 7

HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE

EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE

NextEra Energy Resources 250 Brett Butler, 11th

E-Z-GO 200 Austin Dillon, 10th

Kroger 250 Austin Dillon, 16th

Nashville 200 Austin Dillon, 14th

O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 Austin Dillon, sixth

Dover 200 Justin Lofton, third

N.C. Education Lottery 200 Justin Lofton, 15th

WinStar World Casino 400K Austin Dillon, third

VFW 200 Austin Dillon, fifth

Lucas Oil 200 Austin Dillon, FIRST

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY

Johnny Sauter won 2009 Raybestos® Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Sauter was the top rookie 14 times in 25 races and his official margin of victory over Tayler Malsam was 57 points (270-213). He scored his first win at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (race No. 20) in his 31st career start, 2.474 seconds ahead of teammate Matt Crafton. He finished the season with one win, two poles, seven top-five, 13 top-10 finishes and placed sixth in the series championship standings.

DID YOU KNOW? Austin Dillon is the most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when he captured the 2010 Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway (one race).

DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is also Austin Dillon, who grabbed the top starting spot for the 2010 Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway (one race).

DID YOU KNOW? SIX drivers from Roush Fenway Racing have captured Raybestos® Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

2008: Colin Braun

2006: Erik Darnell

2005: Todd Kluever

2003: Carl Edwards

2000: Kurt Busch

1998: Greg Biffle

The most Raybestos® Rookies to win a race in a single season: THREE in 1997 (Kenny Irwin, Tony Raines, and Randy Tolsma).

The most poles by a Raybestos® Rookie: FOUR (Greg Biffle in 1998 and Kurt Busch in 2000).

Kurt Busch holds the record for best championship finish (second-place), most wins (four), and most money earned ($745,632).

The record for most top-fives by a Raybestos® Rookie is 13 (Kurt Busch in 2000 and Carl Edwards in 2003).

The record for most top-10 finishes by a Raybestos® Rookie is 19 by Ricky Hendrick in 2001.

Kenny Irwin was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win a race in the Camping World Truck Series. Irwin captured the Florida Dodge Dealers 400K at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 16, 1997. He took the checkered flag by .289 seconds over Mike Bliss.

Irwin also holds the record for quickest win by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Camping World Truck Series, scoring his first career win at Homestead in just his third career start.

TWO Raybestos® Rookies have won consecutive pole positions: Austin Dillon (2010) and Kurt Busch (2000).

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