2008 Finished third in each of the final three races of the season … Earned four top-five and 11 top-10 finishes to finish 16th in the series standings.

2007 Snapped a winless stretch that covered 166 races with his win in the July race at Daytona International Speedway … Finished 17th in the series standings with the win, three top-five and nine top-10 finishes.

2006 Finished 25th in series points … Announced plans to partner with crew chief Larry Carter after completing the season with first Bob Osborne and then Wally Brown in that role … Earned three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in his first season with Roush.

2005 Finished 12th in series points. ... Best finish was second place at Texas (April) and Daytona (July). ... Earned four top-fives and 10 top-10 finishes. ... Earned the pole at Pocono in July. ... Was in the coveted 11th place position until dropping to 12th with two races to go in the season.

2004 Finished 11th in series points. ... Almost doubled his top fives from his rookie season, finishing with nine. ... His 23 top-10 finishes was tied for second in the series. ... Won three NASCAR Busch Series races in 14 starts, including Rusty Wallace's first win as an owner at Darlington. ... Won a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville for Ultra Motorsports.

2003 Finished 13th in points. ... Beat 2002 Busch Series champion Greg Biffle for the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award. ... Won his first career pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the last race of the season. ... Best finish was third, twice, at Indianapolis and Bristol in August. ... Had 13 top-10 finishes. ... Also started 19 races in the NASCAR Busch Series.

2002 Finished 46th in series points. ... Won first race in only his second start at Charlotte in October by holding off Bobby Labonte on the last lap; he led 96 laps of the event as well. ... His were the fewest starts to a first win in the modern era, the fewest races to a series victory since Johnny Rutherford's win at Daytona on Feb. 22, 1963, in a 100-mile points race, and was just the 11th time a driver won within two NASCAR Cup series starts. ... Qualified on the outside pole at Rockingham's fall race and finished 15th. ... One of the biggest stories of the season, the NASCAR Busch Series regular was announced in early September as the surprising selection for the Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates' Havoline Dodge ride in 2003, but got the nod to finish the season's six remaining races following neck injury to Sterling Marlin that ended the veteran's chase for the championship after Kansas race in September.