The following is from an article published by Jimmy White, Camp & Associates,
Inc.
• Chase Miller
is the first Raybestos Rookie to score a top-10 finish at Darlington since Denny Hamlin placed seventh in 2005.
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Other top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Darlington
(since the program was created in 1989):
1990: Dave Mader III, eighth (fall race)
1991: Jeff Gordon, ninth (spring race)
1991: Todd Bodine, fifth (spring race)
1991: Todd Bodine, third (fall race)
1994: Johnny Benson, fourth (fall race)
1994: Dennis Setzer, 10th (fall race)
2000: Ron Hornaday, eighth (spring race)
2000: Kevin Harvick, 10th (fall race)
2002: Scott Riggs, 10th (fall race)
2005: Denny Hamlin, seventh
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Only 5 of the
rookies have scored a top 10 in their 1st attempt at Darlington. They are Jeff
Gordon, Todd Bodine, Ron Hornaday, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Miller.
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