Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger - Raybestos® Rookie Notes

· David Stremme was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race at the Funai 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Stremme finished 13th and took top Raybestos® Rookie honors for the ninth time this season, more than any other first-year driver. Stremme has more top-fives (two) and more top-10 finishes (five) than any other Raybestos® Rookie entering the Stacker 200 at Dover International Speedway.

· GETTING CLOSER: Over the past four races, Joey Clanton has trimmed Coy Gibbs' lead in the Raybestos® Rookie of the Year standings from 40 points to 24 (199-175) entering the Stacker 200.

· Gibbs is 15th in Busch Series points, best of any Raybestos® Rookie.

· Four different drivers have claimed Raybestos® Rookie of the Race honors in the past four Busch Series events: Damon Lusk (Michigan), Coy Gibbs (Bristol), Joey Clanton (Darlington), and David Stremme (Richmond).

· Stremme and Chad Blount share the best qualifying run by a Raybestos® Rookie this season. Stremme started seventh at the Funai 250 at Richmond while Blount took the seventh starting position at the 1-800-PITSTOP.COM 300 at California Speedway.

· Three Raybestos® Rookies have led at least one lap in the Busch Series this season: Blount, Stremme, and Clanton. Blount has led once in one race for 56 laps (74.48 miles) while Stremme has led twice in two races for 34 laps (34.00 miles). Clanton has held the top spot once in one race for two laps (2.00 miles).

· A Raybestos® Rookie has won a race in each of the past three seasons, dating back to 2000: Kevin Harvick (2000, three wins), Ron Hornaday (2000, two wins), Greg Biffle (2001, five wins), and Scott Riggs (2002, two wins). Other first year drivers to score a win in their first season: Steve Park 1997, three wins), Johnny Benson (1994, one win) and Hermie Sadler (1993, one win).

· A Raybestos® Rookie has won at least one pole position in each of the past three seasons, dating back to 2000.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER           POINTS
Coy Gibbs           199
Joey Clanton        175
David Stremme       155
Chad Blount         148
Regan Smith         139
Jason White         116
Damon Lusk           93
Chris Bingham        86
Chase Montgomery     70         
  
HIGHEST FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE

EVENT                        HIGHEST FINISHING ROOKIE
Koolerz 300                  Chad Blount, 11th  
Rockingham 200               Coy Gibbs, 14th 
Sam's Town 300               Coy Gibbs, 14th 
darlingtonraceway.com 200    Coy Gibbs, 14th 
Channellock 250              Chase Montgomery, 22nd 
O'Reilly 300                 Chad Blount, fifth
Aaron's 312                  Coy Gibbs, ninth
Pepsi 300                    David Stremme, seventh
californiaspeedway.com 300   Coy Gibbs, 13th 
Hardee's 250                 David Stremme, 14th 
Charter Pipeline 250         David Stremme, 14th 
Goulds Pumps 200             David Stremme, sixth
CARQUEST 300                 Coy Gibbs, 24th 
MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 Regan Smith, 16th 
Trace Adkins Chrome 300      David Stremme, third
Meijer 300                   David Stremme, 10th 
GNC Live Well 250            David Stremme, third
Winn-Dixie 250               Joey Clanton, 11th
Tropicana Twister 300        Joey Clanton, 14th 
New England 200              Damon Lusk, 18th 
TrimSpa Dream Body 200       Joey Clanton, fifth
Kroger 200                   David Stremme, 17th 
Cabela's 250                 Damon Lusk, 12th 
Food City 250                Coy Gibbs, 22nd 
Winn-Dixie 200               Joey Clanton, 22nd  
Funai 250                    David Stremme, 13th 

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