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Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen - Raybestos® Rookie Notes

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES

Kyle Busch was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 7 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard at Indianapolis (Ind.) Motor Speedway. Busch finished 10th, his eighth top-10 in 27 career NEXTEL Cup Series starts. He has logged two top-10 finishes in his last three starts and claimed top rookie honors for the 14th time this season.

A Raybestos® Rookie has now posted a top-10 finish in each of the last seven consecutive Allstate 400 races. The others:
1999: Tony Stewart, seventh
2000: Scott Pruett, 10th
2001: Kurt Busch, fifth
2002: Ryan Newman, fourth
2002: Jimmie Johnson, ninth
2003: Jamie McMurray, third
2004: Kasey Kahne, fourth

Busch stretched his lead in the Raybestos® Rookie standings to 51 points over Travis Kvapil (262-211) entering the August 14 Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

Busch is the only Raybestos® Rookie to score a top-five finish this season – placing second at Las Vegas and Dover (Del.) and fourth at Richmond (Va.) and Pocono.

Busch is the only Raybestos® Rookie to post three consecutive top-10 finishes this season: Michigan, Pocono and Dover.

Busch is the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead in back-to-back races this season. He led twice for 55 laps at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 29 and twice for 90 laps at Dover on June 5.

Busch is also the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position this year. He took the top starting spot for the Feb. 27 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. He is the youngest pole winner in NEXTEL Cup history.

Busch has led more miles (184.50) than any other Raybestos® Rookie in 2005 (seven times in four races for 155 laps). Kvapil has led four times in two races for 32 laps (48 miles).

Busch is the most recent Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap. He led twice for 90 circuits June 5 at Dover (race number 13).

The Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway is the only race this season where TWO or more Raybestos® Rookies led a lap in the same event. Busch held the top spot twice for 55 laps while Kvapil led twice for 23.

Raybestos® Rookies at Watkins Glen:

Kasey Kahne was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2004 Sirius at The Glen, claiming a 14th-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie at Watkins Glen is second by Ryan Newman in 2002. Only one other Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-five finish at Watkins Glen: Robby Gordon, who placed fourth in 1997.

DID YOU KNOW? The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos® Rookie at Watkins Glen is second by Greg Biffle in 2003.

DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has led a lap in each of the past THREE consecutive races at Watkins Glen:
2002: Newman (twice for 11 laps)
2003: Biffle (once for 23 laps)
2003: McMurray (once for one lap)
2004: Brendan Gaughan (once for seven laps)

Biffle holds the record for most laps led by a Raybestos® Rookie at Watkins Glen.

DID YOU KNOW? The most Raybestos® Rookies to finish inside the top-10 at Watkins Glen THREE. In 1993, Bobby Labonte placed seventh, followed by P.J. Jones (eighth) and Kenny Wallace (ninth).

TWO or more Raybestos® Rookies have led the same race at The Glen only twice: In 1991, Ted Musgrave led once for one lap while Dorsey Schroeder led once for three laps. In 2003, Biffle (once for 23 laps) and McMurray each led a lap.

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Watkins Glen:
1993: Bobby Labonte, seventh
1993: P.J. Jones, eighth
1993: Kenny Wallace, seventh
1994: Joe Nemechek, eighth
1995: Ricky Craven, 10th
1997: Robby Gordon, fourth
1999: Tony Stewart, sixth
2000: Matt Kenseth, 10th
2001: Kevin Harvick, seventh
2002: Ryan Newman, second

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY

The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL championship is to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, SIX Raybestos® Rookie of the Year drivers have gone on to win a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title: Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Gordon (1993), Stewart (1999) and Matt Kenseth (2000).

At least one Raybestos® Rookie has won a Bud Pole in each of the last 10 years (1996-2005). There has been a first-time Bud Pole winner in each of the last 19 years (1987-2005).

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS 
DRIVER POINTS
Kyle Busch 262
Travis Kvapil 211
Stanton Barrett 59
Mike Garvey 32
Eric McClure 25 

HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIES BY RACE 
EVENT HIGHEST FINISHING ROOKIE
Daytona 500 Kvapil, 19th 
Auto Club 500 Busch, 23rd 
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Busch, second
Golden Corral 500 Busch, 12th 
Food City 500 Kvapil, seventh
Advance Auto Parts 500 Kvapil, 27th 
Samsung/RadioShack 500 Busch, 21st 
Subway Fresh 500 Busch, eighth
Aaron’s 499 Kvapil, 18th 
Dodge Charger 500 Busch, 23rd 
Chevy American Revolution 400 Busch, fourth
Coca-Cola 600 Busch, 25th 
MBNA RacePoints 400 Busch, second
Pocono 500 Busch, fourth 
Batman Begins 400 Busch, ninth
Dodge/Save Mart 350 Kvapil, 21st 
Pepsi 400 Kvapil, 23rd 
USG Sheetrock 400 Busch, 14th 
New England 300 Busch, fourth
Pennsylvania 500 Garvey, 34th 
Allstate 400 Busch, 10th

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