Little Trees 300 - Raybestos® Rookie Notes

· Coy Gibbs was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race at the Mr. Goodcents 300 at Kansas Speedway. He finished 21st and took top Raybestos® Rookie honors for the eighth time this season.

· Gibbs continues to lead the chase for Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. He holds a 26-point advantage over Joey Clanton (201-175) entering the Little Trees 300 at Charlotte.

· 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 in 2003: 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 STREAK IN DANGER: 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).

· ALSO IN JEPORADY: A Raybestos® Rookie has won at least one pole position in each of the past three seasons, dating back to 2000. In fact, a Raybestos® Rookie has won at least one pole position in four of the past five seasons: Steve Park (1997), Andy Santerre (1998), Kevin Harvick (2000), Greg Biffle (2001), Scott Riggs and Shane Hmiel (2002). Kenny Wallace (1989) has the record for most poles by a Raybestos® Rookie, winning three in his first season.

· The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap was Joey Clanton in July at Pikes Peak International Raceway (race number 21). Clanton led the race twice for two laps.

· Clanton is also the most recent Raybestos® Rookie to score a top-five finish in the Busch Series. He finished fifth in July at Pikes Peak.

· David Stremme (2), Joey Clanton (1), and Chad Blount (1) are the only Raybestos® Rookies to score top-five finishes this season. Stremme also has more top-10 finishes this season than any other Raybestos® Rookie. He has five entering the Kansas race. Other rookies to score top-10 finishes: Coy Gibbs (2), Blount (2), and Clanton (1).

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS
Coy Gibbs 201
Joey Clanton 175
Chad Blount 156
David Stremme 155
Regan Smith 139
Jason White 125
Chase Montgomery 100
Damon Lusk 100
Chris Bingham 86

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
Stacker 200 Coy Gibbs, 18th
Mr. Goodcents 300 Coy Gibbs, 21st

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