Roush fenway racing has shuttered its xfinity series program for the. Former roush fenway racing development driver chris buescher will return to the team to join ryan newman for the 2020 nascar cup. Moving into its 30th season, roush fenway is a leader in driver development, having launched the careers for many of the top drivers in the sport. Ross chastain, chip ganassi racing sticking to their plan. By seth eggert, nascar writer roush fenway racings iconic no. January 22, 2020 roush fenway racing has announced a partnership with castrol for the highperformance lubricant brand to be the teams official oil partner. Robbie reiser isnt sure exactly what his role with the team will be, but the allenton native is still dedicated to success. Roush fenway, penske partner to run threedriver xfinity team. The team ultimately will be a collaboration between roush, ford performance, and team penske. Roush racing now roush fenway racing was one of the primary proponents of the driver development concept. Roushfenway president steve newmark expressed his excitement over the additional team for 2018.
Pete shepherd was signed to a driver development deal with roush racing, running in the arca remax series in 2006. Roush fenway racing bolsters sales and marketing lineup. Mark martin returns to roush fenway as driver development. Roush restarted its road racing program in 2006, called roush road racing previously roush performance racing or roush performance. Roush fenway racing made a surprise driver change wednesday, saying chris buescher will replace veteran ricky stenhouse jr. He has taken his knowledge and talent from behind the wheel and formed a driver development team that will prepare a driver for success in the sport of asphalt oval track racing. Driver development has always been part of our dna at roush fenway and jack roush has always. Last years daytona 500 will return to sprint cup with the wood brothers for about a halfseason schedule in 2012, and the nationwide series with roush fenway racing. Roush fenway racing shutters nascar xfinity series program. There was always more to be done than we actually had time to do, but if you used your head and kept pushing through it would somehow always get done. Moving into its 33rd season, roush fenway is a leader in driver development, having launched the careers for many of the top drivers in the sport. The first stage of that program will be a formal relationship with brad keselowski racing bkr and its nascar camping world truck series ncwts effort, where ford has signed chase briscoe as one of the.
Last november, diaz and roush fenway racing teammate mike russell. Racing is one of the premier nascar driver development programs today, having conducted driver and crew development for roush fenway since 2005. Roush fenway racing to field driver development team in. Roush fenway racing formerly roush racing is a racing team competing in.
Robbie reiser didnt really have a lot he wanted to say about his situation at roush fenway racing. Roush fenway looks to ride a wave of change into 2020. Roush fenway racing announced wednesday that newmans no. Roush fenway racing, originally roush racing, is an american professional stock car organization that currently competes in the nascar cup series. Ty majeski signed to roush fenway development program. Roush fenway racing is the winningest team in nascar history, fielding multiple teams in nascar sprint cup series and nascar xfinity series competition. The work was seldom hard labor but more mental exhaustion. Notable drivers that have run under the roush fenway banner include jeff burton, carl edwards, matt kenseth, kurt busch, greg biffle, jamie mcmurray, and. Moving into its 30 th season, roush fenway is a leader in driver development, having launched the careers for many of the top drivers in the sport. Nov 21, 2017 roush fenway racing is taking a dramatically different approach to its xfinity series campaign in 2018. Racing has a proven track record in performance on the track and representing corporate marketing partnerships through consumer awareness, promotion.
Roush fenway racing xfinity team terminating fulltime. This audition was informally known as the gong show. Winners of the program include kurt busch, carl edwards and david ragan. Cindric and briscoe will ascend from the nowdefunct brad keselowski. During occasional years, jack roush, the owner of roush racing, auditioned drivers from around the world to hire a driver in the nascar craftsman truck series. The first driver to win a race for roush fenway racing also won the most races for. In an effort to develop talent for its nascar program longterm, ford performance announced today it is formally initiating a multitiered nascar driver development program. Imbued with a strong tie to our founding principles, the management team reminds us that the relentless drive to solve complex problems is at the core of roush and encourages us to tenaciously pursue a better way, a faster path and how to tackle challenges no one else can. Roush fenway president steve newmark expressed his excitement over the additional team for 2018. A typical day at roush fenway racing would start at 6 am or earlier and end somewhere around 4.
Now in its 28th season, roush fenway is a leader in driver development, having launched the careers for many of the top drivers in the sport. Ty majeski, parttime driver for roush fenway racing in the. Balance financial prepaid mastercard from walgreens and roush fenway racing are embarking on a race around america to build and test an icon of speed and engineering the roush stage 3 mustang. Returns through turns number number three three and and four four he he received received the the check check mark mark martin martin is jack jack roush roush will will celebrate celebrate a a victory victory here here in in walking walking like like people people are are two thousand two thousand champion champion are giving giving jack jack welch welch 812 812 here here in in two thousand 20. Rfr announced tuesday that it will have three development drivers, ty majeski, austin. Three of the sports young stars will get to develop their talent under the guidance of a championship organization in 2018. We are certainly excited to have chris back in the fold at roush fenway racing, said roush. Feb 18, 2008 2008 nascar sprint cup teams, drivers and schedule. Nascar diversity internship program interns find racing. Brian ivancic simulation engineer roush fenway racing.
Nascars 10 hottest young drivers bleacher report latest. Roush fenway racing to keep ryan reed for 17, beyond. Het team werd opgericht in 1988 door jack roush en startte als roush racing. Our driver development program utilizes uptodate equipment and technology to ensure top performance and safety for our drivers. Read more for over 50 years, jack roush has been committed to performance, having won 31 championships and more than 400 races in drag racing, sports car and stock car racing. I signed up 10 years ago to go into that driver development program with jack and everybody at roush fenway racing and, for me, that was a huge moment for myself. Kulwicki driver development program announces 2018 drivers. This is the official page of roush fenway racing, maintained by roush fenway racing llc. Supposed closure of roush fenway racings nascar xfinity. For almost three years, this was life at roush fenway racing. Roush fenway racing leading the charge in sustainability. Roush fenway racing is one of the most successful teams in nascar history, fielding multiple teams in nascar cup series.
Driver x was a television show on the discovery channel that documented. Jul 27, 2014 roush fenway announces 2015 driver lineup ford racing public relations roush fenway racing announced their driver lineup in the nascar sprint cup series for 2015 earlier today at indianapolis motor speedway, which includes greg biffle, ricky stenhouse jr. Roush fenway racing is the winningest team in nascar history, fielding multiple teams in monster energy nascar cup series and nascar xfinity series competition. One of nascars largest racing teams in the 2000s and early 2010s, roush formerly ran teams in the nascar xfinity series, camping world truck series, arca racing series, transam series and imsa camel gt. Aug 22, 2018 as a result, in january, 2018, the hampton university and columbia university graduate was hired by the roush fenway racing team as manager of social media and digital marketing.
Roush fenway racing is back in the fast lane the boston. Chase briscoes racing career is on the move and as part of the ford performance driver development program, its about to hit the fast lane. Offtrack, roush fenway is a leader in nascar marketing solutions, pioneering motorsports first teamfocused tv show and producing multiple awardwinning digital and experiential marketing campaigns. In 2005, the discovery channel decided to film and. Buescher, a product of roush fenway s development driver program, returns to the team that he led to a nascar xfinity series nxs title in 2015. The other was 27yearold ross chastain, the cgr development driver who competes fulltime in the xfinity. After a 2017 season that saw him win one race, sit. Roush fenway racing boasts eight championships in nascars top three divisions, and has established itself as a dominant force in the sport. With his racing knowledge behind the wheel as well as under the car, bj can tailor a program to fit your personal goals. Jan 03, 2019 roush fielded two xfinity series cars in 2018 one for fulltime driver ryan reed and a ford development driver car shared by ty majeski, chase briscoe and austin cindric. Driver x was a television show on the discovery channel that documented the selection of nascar drivers for roush racing.
Roush fenway racing has signed a multiyear renewal agreement for driver ryan reed to continue to pilot the no. Roush fenway racing reduced to two car team racing news. As a driver at roush fenway racing from 19882006, mark martin won 83 races across nascars national series and was the sprint cup series championship runnerup four times while helping the. Buescher, a product of roush fenways development driver program, returns to the team that he led to a nascar xfinity series nxs title in. Roush fenway racing xfinity team terminating fulltime plans. Appearance date event location address city state show car appearing display start time display end time. Roush fenway racing will field a driver development team in the nascar xfinity series nxs in 2018, with ty majeski, austin cindric and chase briscoe, each a driver in the ford family of nascar race teams, sharing the iconic no. Development drivers peter shepherd and danny oquinn jr. Founded in 1988, the program is built around having five cars. He was relieved of his duties as vice president of competition. Steve newmark joined roush fenway racing in early 2010 as senior vice president of business operations, and was appointed president in december 2010 prior to joining roush fenway, newmark was a shareholder with charlottes leading corporate. Roush fenway racing, originally roush racing, is an american professional stock car.
Roush fenway racing is the only team in nascar to have a chief sustainability officer. Roush fenway racing archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. Roush fenway, penske partner to run threedriver xfinity. Roush fenway racing announced on monday they will field the no.
Bj has personally tackled the racing ladder and is approved in all three nascar series. Driver development has always been part of our dna at. Roush fenway racing names castrol as teams official oil. Venturini motorsports vms remains true to its humble beginnings by continuing to field entries in the feeder series of arca and cultivating tomorrows drivers, mechanics, crew chiefs, and pit crew members. They embraced it early and many current roush fenway drivers benefited from their. Prince, who has been a driving force behind the teams sustainability efforts from the beginning, learned from team owner jack roush that leading the charge was a great way to set the company apart from the competition. Ford performance development driver chase briscoe to run. Buescher first joined roush fenway as a development driver in 2009, winning the 2012 arca. Since carl edwards won at sonoma raceway on june 22, 2014, one of nascars bedrock organizations limped out of every racetrack with. Roush fenway racing confirmed it has sold a charter to penske racing, which needed one for the addition of the no. Roush fenway racing to field driver development team. Roush fenway to field ford driver development team in 2018. Jul 21, 2009 roush racing now roush fenway racing was one of the primary proponents of the driver development concept. Buy the roush fenway racing ladies pullover from roush fenway racing shop.