– NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
- Austin Dillon was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the November 12 Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) International Raceway. Dillon claimed a seventh-place finish, his 16th top-10 in 24 starts this season. He grabbed top rookie honors for the 16th time this season.
- Dillon won the pole position at Phoenix, his SIXTH of the 2010 season and the most ever by a Raybestos® Rookie in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history. He is the first Raybestos® Rookie to win THREE CONSECUTIVE poles, capturing the top starting position for the WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (race No. 8), VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway (race No. 9) and Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway (race No. 10). He also sped to the top starting position for the Build Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway (race No. 18) and at Smith Food and Drug Stores 350 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (race No. 20).
- Dillon leads Justin Lofton by 55 points (245-190) points in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the November 19 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.
- Dillon is fifth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie. He is 93 points behind fourth-place Matt Crafton and 73 ahead of sixth-place Timothy Peters.
- DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 18 of the 24 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races this season.
- Dillon has racked up TWO victories in 2010: the Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa and the Smith’s Food and Drug Stores 350 at Las Vegas. He is the first Raybestos® Rookie to win multiple races since Carl Edwards won three times in 2003.
- Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2009 Ford 200, posting a ninth-place finish.
DID YOU KNOW? The only Raybestos® Rookie to win in 14 previous races at Homestead is Kenny Irwin. Irwin captured the 1997 Ford 200 by .289 seconds over Mike Bliss.
Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Homestead:
1996: Ron Barfield Jr., fourth
1996: Bryan Reffner, fifth
1997: Kenny Irwin, FIRST
1998: Greg Biffle, fourth
1999: Mike Stefanik, second
2001: Travis Kvapil, second
2001: Ricky Hendrick, fifth
2004: David Reutimann, fourth
2006: Erik Darnell, third
2008: Brian Scott, second
Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Homestead:
1996: Ron Barfield Jr., fourth
1996: Bryan Reffner, fifth
1996: Jay Sauter, eighth
1996: Doug George, 10th
1997: Kenny Irwin, FIRST
1998: Greg Biffle, fourth
1998: Scot Walters, 10th
1999: Mike Stefanik, second
1999: Scott Hansen, seventh
2000: Kurt Busch, ninth
2001: Travis Kvapil, second
2001: Ricky Hendrick, fifth
2004: David Reutimann, fourth
2005: Todd Kluever, seventh
2006: Erik Darnell, third
2008: Brian Scott, second
2008: Scott Speed, 10th
2009: Johnny Sauter, ninth
DID YOU KNOW? FOUR Raybestos® Rookies have led a lap in 14 previous races at Homestead:
1997: Kenny Irwin (three times for 13 laps)
2003: Carl Edwards (once for three laps)
2006: Chad McCumbee (once for one lap)
2008: Brian Scott (once for four laps)
DID YOU KNOW? David Reutimann (2004) is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole in 14 previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Homestead.
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS
DRIVER POINTS
Austin Dillon 245
Justin Lofton 190
Jennifer Jo Cobb 142
Brett Butler 125
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
CampingWorld.com 200 Austin Dillon, seventh
Kroger 200 Austin Dillon, sixth
Pocono Mountains 125 Justin Lofton, fifth
Nashville 200 Austin Dillon, second
Too Tough To Tame 200 Austin Dillon, fifth
O’Reilly 200 Justin Lofton, fifth
EnjoyIllinois.com 225 Justin Lofton, fifth
Built Ford Tough 225 Austin Dillon, ninth
TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 Austin Dillon, ninth
Smith’s Food and Drug Stores 350 Austin Dillon, FIRST
Kroger 200 Justin Lofton, 13th
Mountain Dew 250 Austin Dillon, eighth
WinStar World Casino 350K Justin Lofton, 22nd
Lucas Oil 150 Austin Dillon, seventh
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 Smith’s 350 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (five races).
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 150 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) International Raceway (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).
Austin Dillon is the only Raybestos® Rookie in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history to win THREE CONSECUTIVE pole positions. Dillon claimed the top starting position for the 2010 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).
The most poles by a Raybestos® Rookie are FIVE by Austin Dillon (2010).
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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