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Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, doing business as RFK Racing, is an American professional stock car organization that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. One of NASCAR's largest racing teams in the 2000s and early 2010s, Roush formerly ran teams in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, Trans-Am Series and IMSA Camel GT. The team currently fields the No. 6 Ford Mustang Dark Horse full-time for driver/co-owner Brad Keselowski, the No. 17 Mustang full-time for Chris Buescher, the No. 60 full-time for Ryan Preece, and the No. 99 part-time for Corey LaJoie.

The team was originally Roush Racing and was renamed Roush Fenway Racing in 2007 when John W. Henry and the Fenway Sports Group became co-owners and RFK Racing in 2022 when Brad Keselowski became a co-owner.

Since its inception, Roush has competed exclusively in Ford brand automobiles. The team also operates Roush-Yates Engines, which provides engines for most Ford teams in NASCAR and ARCA.

The NASCAR operation, founded in 1988 and based in Concord, North Carolina, has since become the cornerstone and centerpiece of the company.

In 2007, sports investor John W. Henry, owner of the Fenway Sports Group which operates the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool F.C., and the New England Sports Network bought a 50% stake in the team, renamed Roush Fenway Racing. Jack Roush continues to head day-to-day operations of the team.

Roush restarted its road racing program in 2006, called Roush Road Racing (previously Roush Performance Racing or Roush Performance). The team fielded the No. 61 Ford Mustang in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and Rolex Sports Car Series for Billy Johnson and Jack Roush's son, Jack Roush Jr., and since 2014 fields the No. 60 Mustang in the Pirelli World Challenge sponsored by Roush Performance and driven by Roush Jr. Since 2015, the team has been fielded in a partnership with Capaldi Racing, moving from the Roush Fenway shops in North Carolina to Michigan near Roush Performance headquarters.

After several months of speculation, Roush-Fenway announced on July 20, 2021, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame that the 2010 Nationwide Series and 2012 Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski would depart from Team Penske after the 2021 season to join the organization as a driver (replacing Ryan Newman in the No. 6) and co-owner.

Cup Series

thumb|right|Logo of Roush Racing used from 1999 to 2006

Founded in 1988, the NASCAR program is built around having multiple cars and providing engine, engineering, and race car build services to other NASCAR teams fielding Ford-branded vehicles. The multi-team aspect of the company allows for information and resources to be shared across the enterprise, improving the performance of all of the teams. Since the 2004 season, engines for the cars have been provided by Roush-Yates Engines, a partnership between Roush Fenway Racing and now-closed rival Yates Racing, with Doug Yates as a head engine builder. Roush-Yates also provides engines, cars and parts to other Cup teams, including Wood Brothers Racing, Team Penske, Rick Ware Racing, Haas Factory Team, and Front Row Motorsports.

Between 1998 and 2000 and 2003–2009, Roush Racing operated five full-time Cup teams (6, 16, 17, 26/97, 99), more than any other organization including Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing, which have both operated as many as four full-time teams. Beginning in 2001, after years of operating in separate facilities, the teams were moved into a single shop in Concord, North Carolina to improve performance and communication. The team would later shrink to three teams after the 2011 season, and would shrink again to two teams after the 2016 season. For 2025, RFK went back to a 3-car operation for the first time since 2016.

On November 29, 2023, it was announced that the number 60 would be brought up from the Xfinity Series, to enter the 2024 Daytona 500 with David Ragan. The team raced under the banner of Stage 60. It also competed on a part-time schedule with different drivers. In 2025, RFK expanded the 60 team into a full time operation with driver Ryan Preece, and Kroger was the main sponsor.

Xfinity Series

The Xfinity Series operation began in 1992 with the No. 60 driven by Mark Martin. The No. 60 team has been dominant throughout its history, amassing many wins with Martin; three driver's championships with Greg Biffle in 2002, Carl Edwards in 2007, and Chris Buescher in 2015; and an owner's championship with Edwards in 2011. The No. 6 team won back-to-back driver's championships in 2011 and 2012 with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Following the departures of Ryan Reed, Chase Briscoe, and Austin Cindric, Roush's Xfinity program was closed following the 2018 season.

Camping World Truck Series

From 1995 until 2009 Roush fielded teams in the NASCAR Truck Series, fielding trucks for drivers such as Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Ricky Craven, David Ragan, Mark Martin, Travis Kvapil, and various others. Many of these drivers went on to drive for the team at the Cup level. Although he failed to win a race, Biffle won four poles and finished eighth in points.

Biffle would go on a tear in 1999 when he won nine times and was in contention for the championship for much of the season before finally losing to Jack Sprague. His 2000 season was less dominant with only five wins, but he was able to win the championship by 230 points over teammate Kurt Busch. Hossfeld struggled in his rookie year, and soon he was released, with Jon Wood driving the truck for the remainder of the season.

Multiple drivers (2006–2007)

right|thumb|The 50 truck in 2007 driven by [[Danny O’Quinn Jr.]]

After Martin's strong start to the 2006 season, his original limited schedule in the No. 6 was expanded. Roush decided to run another part-time team for rookie David Ragan to fill out his original schedule. Ragan took the No. 50 to a 22nd-place finish at Atlanta, but struggled in his next few starts in both the No. 50 and the No. 6. Carl Edwards ran the No. 50 at the Dover race, achieving the team's only top five of the season, and Ragan returned at the Michigan race. Ragan's best finish in the No. 50 came at Atlanta where he finished sixth. Peter Shepherd and Michel Jourdain Jr. also drove the No. 50 on a part-time basis during the season. Edwards drove the truck for the first two races of the 2007 season unsponsored, scoring the team's only top five of the season at California Speedway. It was then announced that T. J. Bell would drive the truck for sixteen races. Development drivers Peter Shepherd, Danny O'Quinn Jr., and Colin Braun also drove the No. 50 truck.

Truck No. 50 results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! Year

! Driver

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! Pts

! rowspan=2| 1998

! Joe Ruttman

! rowspan=19| 50

! rowspan=19| Ford

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WDW 2

| colspan=26|

! rowspan=2| 8th

! rowspan=2| 3872

! rowspan=3| Greg Biffle

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EVG

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| I70

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MLW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PPR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRP

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FLM

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HPT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LVL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MMR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LVS

! 1999

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| EVG

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MMR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MEM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PPR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| I70

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TEX

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PIR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MLW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSV

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NZH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IRP

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GTY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HPT

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LVS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TEX

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL

| colspan=2|

! 2nd

! 3739

! 2000

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOM

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MMR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GTY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MEM

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PPR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| EVG

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TEX

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GLN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MLW

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NZH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CIC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL

| colspan=3|

! 1st

! 3826

! rowspan=2| 2001

! Chuck Hossfeld

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MMR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTY

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PPR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=2| —

! rowspan=4| Jon Wood

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KEN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CIC

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NZH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL

! 2002

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GTY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PPR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MLW

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRP

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM

| colspan=5|

! 12th

! 2782

! 2003

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MMR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TEX

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MEM

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MLW

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KAN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KEN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 5th

! 3659

! 2004

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MFD

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MEM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 15th

! 2835

! 2005

! Todd Kluever

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 32

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL 4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 36

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR 16

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GTY 32

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MFD 4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT 20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV 20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX 25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH 15

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MLW 9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN 2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN 12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MEM 10

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSH 5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI 13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH 32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA 28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LVS 8

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 2

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL 6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX 10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO 12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOM 7

| colspan=2|

! 11th

! 3074

! rowspan=4| 2006

! David Ragan

| DAY

| CAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL 22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 34

| GTY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT 25

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH 19

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI 15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA 11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL 7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR 20

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL 6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO 17

| colspan=3|

! rowspan=4| —

! nowrap| Michel Jourdain Jr.

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MFD

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MLW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM

! Carl Edwards

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 2

| colspan=19|

! Peter Shepherd

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEM 23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH 31

| colspan=11|

! rowspan=5| 2007

! Carl Edwards

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY 24

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL 4

| colspan=25|

! rowspan=5| —

! T. J. Bell

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL 26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR 23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN 22

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFD 13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV 30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX 23

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH 20

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW 24

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA 16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS 31

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL 30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX 17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO 15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM 17

! Peter Shepherd

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW 32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM 15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN 32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP 21

| colspan=13|

! Danny O'Quinn Jr.

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI

| colspan=11|

! Colin Braun

| colspan=20|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR

| colspan=6|

Truck No. 61 history

Todd Bodine and Ted Musgrave (1995)

The original truck in Roush's stable debuted in 1995 at the Heartland Park Topeka road course. It was No. 61 and driven to a fourth-place finish by Todd Bodine. Bodine had four more top ten runs before Ted Musgrave drove to a fourth-place finish at Phoenix.

Truck No. 61 results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! Year

! Driver

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! Pts

! rowspan=2| 1995

! Todd Bodine

! rowspan=2| 61

! rowspan=2| Ford

| PHO

| TUS

| SGS

| MMR

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| LVL

| BRI

| MLW

| CNS

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HPT 4

| IRP

| FLM

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH 6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS 7

| SON

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MMR 8

| colspan=8|

! rowspan=2| 32nd

! rowspan=2| 748

! nowrap| Ted Musgrave

| colspan=19|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO 4

| colspan=7|

Truck No. 80 history

Joe Ruttman (1996–1997)

In 1996, the car switched to No. 80, and Joe Ruttman was at the wheel, nailing down sixteen top-tens and finishing fourth in points. In 1997, Ruttman won five times and finished third in points.

Truck No. 80 results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! Year

! Driver

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! Pts

! 1996

! rowspan=2| Joe Ruttman

! rowspan=3| 80

! rowspan=3| Ford

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM 19

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO 7

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POR 9

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| EVG 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUS 15

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CNS 6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HPT 23

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI 6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NZH 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW 17

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LVL 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| I70 20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP 22

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FLM 27

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV 13

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA 8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR 6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS 5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON 4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MMR 3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO 3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LVS 3

| colspan=3|

! 4th

! 3275

! 1997

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WDW 1

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUS 28

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM 26

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR 13

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| EVG 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| I70 6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA 9

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX 9

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI 5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NZH 2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MLW 9

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LVL 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CNS 12

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HPT 1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP 4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FLM 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV 19

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH 12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR 12

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SON 1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MMR 19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL 29

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PHO 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LVS 1

! 3rd

! 3736

! 1998

! Greg Biffle

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WDW

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| GLN

| TEX

| BRI

| MLW

| NZH

| CAL

| PPR

| IRP

| NHA

| FLM

| NSV

| HPT

| LVL

| RCH

| MEM

| GTY

| MAR

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

| LVS

Truck No. 99 history

Early years (1996–2002)

The No. 99 truck debuted at Heartland Park Topeka in 1996. It was driven to an eighth-place finish by Jeff Burton. Posting three top tens in four races that year, he shared the ride with Mark Martin, who won at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The next year, Chuck Bown was hired to drive full-time, posting thirteen top tens and finishing ninth in points. Bown drove the first race of the 1998 season at Walt Disney World Speedway, before Joe Ruttman moved over to the truck for the remainder of the year, winning once and finishing third in points. Mike Bliss was next to tackle the ride, scoring a win at Heartland Park Topeka but only finishing ninth in points. When Bliss left for an ill-fated rookie year in Winston Cup, Kurt Busch was named the new driver for 2000. Busch won four times and finished second to teammate Biffle in the championship, easily winning Rookie of the Year.

Both Busch and Exide exited after that season (Busch moving to the Cup Series), and rookie Nathan Haseleu took over. Kurt's younger brother Kyle would also run six races in the second half of the season, earning two top tens at the age of sixteen. Kyle Busch was scheduled to race the truck full-time in 2002, but during the 2001 season finale at Fontana he was ejected from the race due to conflicts with track sponsor Marlboro. Afterwards, NASCAR announced all drivers in its top three series must be at least eighteen years of age. Tim Woods III would replace Busch in the race.

After Tim Fedewa ran the 2002 season-opener in the truck, and with the now seventeen-year-old Busch not able to compete, the team did not run for the rest of the year due to lack of sponsorship.

thumb|left|[[Carl Edwards in 2004]]

Carl Edwards (2003–2004)

The truck returned in 2003 with Carl Edwards driving;

thumb|right|[[Erik Darnell in 2008]]

Ricky Craven (2005)

When Edwards moved up to Nextel Cup for 2005, Roush hired a former Cup driver, Ricky Craven, to take his place. Travis Kvapil drove one race at Pocono, failing to finish, and Colin Braun drove three races later in the year, collecting three top tens. For 2008, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove the No. 99 to compete in the championship, winning two races at Kentucky and Pocono and collecting ten top-fives. During the last race at Toledo Speedway, he and Scott Speed battled for the championship, and Stenhouse ran Speed up the track causing a caution. Speed later wrecked in retaliation, knocking Stenhouse and himself out of the race. Justin Allgaier won the championship, while Stenhouse and Speed slipped to fourth and fifth in the final standings.

Car No. 99 results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! Year

! Driver

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! Pts

! rowspan=3| 2007

! Erik Darnell

! rowspan=5| 99

! rowspan=5| Ford

| DAY

| USA

| NSH

| SLM

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN

| WIN

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN

| TOL

| IOW

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH

| BLN

| KEN

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| MIL

| colspan=6|

! rowspan=3|

! Travis Kvapil

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC 33

| colspan=13|

! Colin Braun

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GTW

| DSF

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHI

| SLM

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL

| TOL

! rowspan=2| 2008

! nowrap| Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 25

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SLM 6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW 19

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR 3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN 1

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL 7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POC 1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAY 3*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN 13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BLN 7

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC 30

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSH 7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ISF 2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DSF 5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHI 2*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM 17

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NJM 2

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL 28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL 25

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 4th

! rowspan=2| 5155

! Colin Braun

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NJM

| colspan=4|

| colspan=29|† – Relieved Ricky Stenhouse Jr. during race.

Partnerships

Roush–Yates Engines

right|thumb|225px|Outside Roush headquarters

Perhaps Roush Racing's most famous partnership is with the now defunct Yates Racing, a longtime rival Ford team. In 2004, the two teams announced a program to combine their engine divisions, now known as Roush–Yates Engines (RYE), a move which greatly improved the power of both organizations' engines. By 2006, most Ford teams were using the Roush–Yates engines, including long-time Ford team and Roush affiliate Wood Brothers Racing (then Wood Brothers/JTG Racing). Current Roush–Yates clients include Team Penske (TP), Wood Brothers Racing (WBR), Front Row Motorsports (FRM), and Rick Ware Racing (RWR).

Roush Fenway also has technical alliances with Front Row Motorsports, providing engines, chassis, and bodies as well as technical support. Roush also provided heavy technical support to Yates Racing from 2008 to the team's closure at the end of 2009, when it merged with Richard Petty Motorsports. As of 2017, Roush supplies engines and chassis to 13 Cup teams.

Wood Brothers Racing

The first technical alliance between Roush Racing and another organization was with Wood Brothers Racing, another longtime Ford team and the oldest active team in the sport. The Wood Brothers alliance began in mid-2000, after Roush had provided the team with engines the previous two seasons. The relationship later expanded when the team fielded Roush development driver Trevor Bayne from late-2010 to 2014. It would end after that season, with the Wood Brothers currently receiving equipment and support (other than engines) from Team Penske.

Tim Brown partnership

In 2005, nine-time Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver Tim Brown announced that he intended to start his own NASCAR team, most likely No. 81, and receive equipment from Roush Racing. Brown also stated that he will let Roush select his driver. The series the team will run will depend on how much sponsorship money the team gets.

Brown had said that his team will most likely not enter NASCAR until 2007, but as of October 2006, no further announcements have been made about the status of this partnership.

No Fear Racing

In 2006, SoBe No Fear energy drink announced that it was forming a new team to run full-time in 2007, with a car driven by road racing specialist Boris Said. It was also announced that this new team would be affiliated with Roush Racing. This allows Roush to sell No Fear Racing cars and equipment, as well as help them with engineering. In return, Said is tutoring Roush's younger drivers on road course racing. The team began running a limited schedule with the Sonoma road course in 2006.

Robby Gordon

Starting with the 2007 season, Robby Gordon switched from Chevrolet to Ford vehicles after signing a contract with Ford Racing. He leased engines from the Roush/Yates engine program through the 2007 season, until he switched to Gillett Evernham engines and a Dodge Charger.

Creation of Roush Fenway Racing

On February 14, 2007, the Fenway Sports Group, owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, purchased 50% of Roush Racing to create a new corporate entity, Roush Fenway Racing.

Mike Dee, president of the Fenway Sports Group was quoted as saying, "Although there have been many instances of cross-ownership in the world of professional sports, this partnership marks the first time that owners of a professional franchise in one of the four major leagues have crossed over into the world of NASCAR."

Aerospace industry

Roush became involved in the aerospace industry in the 2010s. In April 2015, United Launch Alliance announced that they were contracting with Roush Racing to produce the lightweight internal combustion engine to be used to power the long-life on orbit system of the Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stage to be flown in the 2020s as the second stage of the Vulcan launch vehicle.

The Gong Show

For many years, Roush Racing recruited its developmental drivers through an elimination-style of testing entitled The Gong Show. The first competition was held in 1985 for Roush's road racing program. The first combine for the stock car program was held in 1999. The process would begin when Roush solicited applications from thousands of drivers from all levels of racing. They would then be put through a series of tests, gauging not only driving skills but also public relations talent and personality traits. Eventually, the field would be narrowed down to an elite group who are allowed to race Roush vehicles, often Truck Series vehicles, in an attempt to assess racecraft. Those with the fastest times progress, and ultimately the best drivers are awarded a contract to drive for Roush in the Truck Series or Busch Series (now Xfinity Series). In 2005, the process was documented in the Discovery Channel television series Roush Racing: Driver X, which followed the stories of those involved in the 2005 Gong Show. Winners of the program include Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards and David Ragan.