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Auto Club 300 - Raybestos Rookie Notes NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS ROOKIE CONTENDERS - BUSCH SERIES · Greg Biffle was the highest finishing rookie in the Subway 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. He placed ninth and took the lead in the Busch Series championship standings by three points over Kevin Harvick. Biffle stretched his lead in the Raybestos Rookie points to 45 (132-87) over second place Scott Wimmer. · Larry Foyt finished 12th at Talladega, his best career Busch Series finish. His previous best effort came at Daytona where he finished 19th, on the lead lap. Foyt's strong run moves him up to fifth in the Raybestos Rookie standings. · Tim Sauter was the highest qualifying Raybestos Rookie at Talladega, taking the seventh position during time trials. The run equaled his best qualifying effort of 2001 (he also started seventh in the NAPA 300 at Daytona) and marked the first time he has been the highest qualifying rookie this season. · All six Raybestos Rookies entered at Talladega qualified for the race on speed. The Subway 300 was the fifth race in 2001 where no rookie was forced to use a provisional starting position to make the starting field. The other races were Daytona, Rockingham, Las Vegas, and Nashville. · Only one Raybestos Rookie Contender finished on the lead lap in last year's Auto Club 300 at California Speedway. Jay Sauter finished 10th after starting 42nd, completing all 150 laps. He was also the only freshman to lead the race (he led once for two laps). P.J. Jones was the highest qualifying rookie, taking the 13th position in time trials. · Biffle has more top-five finishes (four) and top-10s (six) than any other Raybestos Rookie Contender. He has been the highest finishing rookie in seven of the nine Busch Series races entering the California event. · Biffle has led at least one lap in five of the nine Busch Series races this season entering Saturday's event at California Speedway. Biffle has led 12 times in five races for a total of 322.54 miles (213 laps), most of any Raybestos Rookie Contender. Other rookies to have led this season are Wimmer (63.00 miles), Foyt (2.50 miles), and McMurray (1.50 miles). · Biffle is the only Raybestos Rookie Contender to be running at the finish in all nine Busch Series races this season. · Biffle scored his first career Busch Series victory in the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, holding off Jason Keller by .602 seconds to claim the victory. He is the only Raybestos Rookie in any major NASCAR touring series to win a race this season. Even more impressive is the fact that Biffle is the only driver to score a win this season for Roush Racing. · Biffle remains the only Raybestos Rookie Contender in the Busch Series to win a pole position in 2001. He nabbed the top starting spot for the ALLTEL 200 at Rockingham in February. Biffle is one of only five drivers to win a pole this season in the Busch Series: Ryan Newman (2), Matt Kenseth (2), and Kevin Harvick (1), and Joe Nemechek (1) are the others. · Wimmer finished third at Nashville, his best finish of the 2001 season.. He and Biffle are the only Raybestos Rookie Contenders to score top-five finishes in the Busch Series this season. Wimmer also led once for two laps at Nashville, the first time he had led a Busch Series race since the season opening event at Daytona in February. · Jamie McMurray led once for one lap at Texas, the first lap he has led in the Busch Series in 2001. McMurray is the fourth Raybestos Rookie Contender to lead at least one lap this season. · McMurray was the highest qualifying rookie at Darlington, the first time this season he has taken home the honors. He nailed down the ninth starting position during time trials and was the only Raybestos Rookie Contender to qualify in the top-10. · Marty Houston was the highest qualifying rookie at Texas. He nabbed the 12th starting position in time trials and backed up his run with a respectable performance in the race. Houston was credited with 25th in the final finishing order. · Houston scored his best finish of the season in the Cheez-It 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He stayed out of trouble and finished 14th at the checkered flag. Even more impressive was the fact Houston started 39th in the race. · Wimmer was the highest qualifying Raybestos Rookie at Atlanta, the second time this season he has nabbed the honor. Wimmer started fourth in the Aaron's 312, edging Biffle who clocked in with the fifth quickest time. He was also the highest qualifying rookie in the NAPA 300 at Daytona. · Raybestos Rookie Contenders Wimmer and Foyt each led the season opening NAPA 300 at Daytona. Wimmer led once for 24 laps while Foyt held the top spot once for one lap. Wimmer was also the highest qualifying rookie at Daytona, earning the fifth position during time trials. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS DRIVER POINTS Greg Biffle 132 Scott Wimmer 86 Tim Sauter 81 Jamie McMurray 77 Larry Foyt 68 Marty Houston 66 David Donohue 7 HIGHEST FINISHING RAYBESTOS ROOKIE BY RACE EVENT HIGHEST FINISHING ROOKIE NAPA 300 Tim Sauter, 10th ALLTEL 200 Greg Biffle, third Sam's Town 300 Greg Biffle, second Aaron's 312 Greg Biffle, second SunCom 200 Greg Biffle, 11th Cheez-It 250 Tim Sauter, ninth Jani-King 300 Greg Biffle, seventh Pepsi 300 Greg Biffle, first Subway 300 Greg Biffle, ninth
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