Notebook:Little Egoes from bad to good to worse Apr 19, 2009
ROUSH DECISION: Roush-Fenway Racing must drop a team at the end of this season to meet NASCAR's four-car mandate, but team owner Jack Roush is adamant he has not decided how he'll meet the cap. Jamie McMurray is the only one of the five Roush drivers in a contract year, leading many to speculate Roush will dump the No. 26 team at the end of the season. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Biffle wins Nationwide race at Phoenix Apr 18, 2009
The victory gave team owner Jack Roush 100 wins in the Nationwide Series. It also was Biffle's second victory in four races this season. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Briefs | Jurisprudence: Driver is acquitted of 6 charges Apr 18, 2009
won the Bashas' Supermarkets 200, a NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Phoenix International Raceway, giving team owner Jack Roush 100 victories in the series. Biffle didn't pit on the last stop, staying on the track as others got fresh tires; late cautions helped him. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
NATIONWIDE SERIES: Biffle gets a milestone win for owner Jack Roush Apr 18, 2009
Biffle gets owner Jack Roush his 100th Nationwide win - USATODAY.com ... Biffle gets owner Jack Roush his 100th Nationwide win ... The victory gave team owner Jack Roush 100 wins in the Nationwide Series. (USA Today -- Sports)
Blickensderfer keying Kenseth's rebirth Mar 19, 2009
It's been kind of a whirlwind month since Kenseth, Blickensderfer and team owner Jack Roush celebrated under the rain-soaked confetti at Daytona. Kenseth backed it up with a win a week later in California. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mike's Garage: Top Thirty-five Mar 17, 2009
This would be the first time since he left Jack Roush in 2006 to drive full time in the Cup series. Martin fans were rejoicing as Mark was behind the wheel of maybe the best car he has ever driven. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Elder a 'sorcerer' with race cars Mar 16, 2009
Jack Roush once said that when he had a "demon" in one of his cars he would call Elder to come get it out. Waddell Wilson said Elder could walk up to a car, put his knee on each corner and tell you what the rating was for each spring. (News & Observer -- Sports)
MIKE BRUDENELL: Ankle injury doesn't put brakes on LoPiccolo Mar 10, 2009
LoPiccolo, who signed off from his radio show in 2005, remembers meeting Kurt Busch at Michigan International Speedway when Busch was driving for Northville's Jack Roush. "He was pretty shy," LoPiccolo said. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Kurt Busch not bothered by little brother's fame Mar 3, 2009
Maybe he saved that emotion for later, for a personal moment away from all the cameras when Busch might have griped, "That should have been me.''No one would think anything less of Busch if he's had those thoughts in the year since his little brother suddenly emerged as NASCAR's newest superstar and knocked him from his reign as the family's top race car driver.Since moving to Joe Gibbs Racing last season, Kyle Busch has wracked up win after win. He's cemented himself as a serious championship... (MSNBC -- Sports)
A brotherly connection Mar 3, 2009
Only he did make it, clawing his way into a job for car owner Jack Roush. Driving one of Roush's trucks was the break of a lifetime, and Kurt Busch parlayed it into a full-time Cup ride one year later. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Kyle Busch drives from the back to win on home track Mar 3, 2009
Roush Fenway co-owner Jack Roush said his teams might have misjudged how fast this tire was going to be for the race and as a result his drivers over-revved the engine. Edwards tried to be conservative with his car, but, as he tried to gain positions at the end, his engine blew as well, and he finished 17th. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Kenseth loses bid to win 3 straight Mar 2, 2009
"It wasn't something new or experimental, I had great confidence in it," owner Jack Roush said. Mark Martin's engine also failed for the second straight week, another uncharacteristic malfunction from the typically sound Hendrick Motorsports. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kenseth goes for record-setting victory at Vegas Feb 27, 2009
And team co-owner Jack Roush knows how to get his drivers around the 1. 5-mile oval, with Roush cars having won six of the 11 races held here since the track began hosting the Cup stock-car racing series in 1998. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Duel in the desertfavors Carl Edwards Feb 27, 2009
Kenseths extremely strong start to the season has come about with a new crew chief, Drew Blickensderfer, who is credited by both driver, and the owner of the No. 17 Ford (Jack Roush), for bringing magic to the team. Kenseth and Blickensderfer have clicked, and its happened overnight. (MSNBC -- Sports)
CAN'T WIN: Don't expect magic from racing's hard-luck man Feb 26, 2009
This is a man former team owner Jack Roush said is "not surprised at the worst, and he's more surprised when things work out than most people would be.". Martin all but chiseled the inscription on his mausoleum in 2004, saying "I've had my heart broke plenty of times in this business. Things seem to find a way of not working out for me" and it is hard to begrudge his sense of fatalism professionally and personally. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Kenseth makes it two in a row Feb 24, 2009
Team owner Jack Roush, whose cars have won all five Cup races held at this 2-mile track in the month of February, said Blickensderfer is a cog in the success Kenseth has enjoyed. "Dew has brought magic to the team." Roush said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Perfect start: Top to bottom, Matt Kenseth's team is hot Feb 24, 2009
The co-owner, Jack Roush, won for the fifth consecutive time in a February race in Fontana. He won last year with , the previous two years with Kenseth and the year before that with. (USA Today -- Sports)
Kurt Busch moves up in NASCAR Sprint Cup standings Feb 24, 2009
Kurt, then driving for team owner Jack Roush, won the title in 2004 -- the first year that NASCAR used the Chase for the Cup playoff system -- by a mere eight points over Jimmie Johnson. Busch has been on and off since. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Older Busch brother may be returning to peak form Feb 24, 2009
Kurt, then driving for team owner Jack Roush, won the title in 2004 -- the first year that NASCAR used the Chase for the Cup playoff system -- by a mere eight points over Jimmie Johnson. Kurt moved to Roger Penske's team in 2006, taking over the No. 2 car that had been driven by former champion Rusty Wallace, and started by winning the spring race in Bristol, Tenn. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
NASCAR: Kenseth starts season with 2 wins in row (Today) Feb 23, 2009
It was also the fifth consecutive February victory at the track for team co-owner Jack Roush. Kyle Busch, who made NASCAR history by winning both the truck and Nationwide races Saturday, came up short of weekend sweep. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Kenseth wins again at Fontana Feb 23, 2009
Kenseth, said team co-owner Jack Roush, "doesn't practice as well as a lot of people," a trait that often hides his car's potential and enables Kenseth "to save the car so he doesn't put extra wear and tear on it.". Gordon found that out the hard way. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Kenseth Again! Feb 23, 2009
" Kenseth's win was also the fifth straight February victory here for team co-owner Jack Roush. "I don't expect that to continue," Roush said. "We're hard-pressed to figure out what to do to be more ready. But my experience is that these things tend to even themselves out and I just hope that when we have to give back all this success, I'm not here, I'm someplace else. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Mike's Garage: Pick of the Week Feb 21, 2009
Don t be surprises to see all five of Jack Roush s drivers in the top ten ... Four of the last eight races won at Auto Club Speedway has been a Jack Roush Ford. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
AFTER PARTY: NASCAR's real season begins after Daytona Feb 21, 2009
Considering that he swears he's in the best equipment of his career -- which, by the way, is a not-so-subtle jab at his former longtime owner Jack Roush -- Martin should be a factor ... But his owner Jack Roush has patiently stood by him for the past four years while McMurray has only recorded 10 top-five finishes. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Propane-fueled NASCAR races? It's possible Feb 19, 2009
Kenseth's team owner, Jack Roush, is pushing his company's line of propane-fueled trucks and vans ... If Jack Roush has anything to say about it, propane soon will be used for more than grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the infield cookout. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Roush advocating to use propane power in cars Feb 19, 2009
Jack Roush promoted his company's propane-fueled Ford trucks ... If Jack Roush has anything to say about it, propane soon will be used for more than grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the infield cookout. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
STAYING HUMBLE: Kenseth calm in post-Daytona hoopla Feb 19, 2009
Kenseth seems almost ideally suited to work for Jack Roush. Some couldn't thrive in an atmosphere were five drivers are seemingly pitted against each other to vie for the affirmation of a stoic, demanding boss, but drivers like Kenseth and Greg Biffle seem to do well despite occasional bouts of melancholy. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
NASCAR owner Roush promotes propane power for cars Feb 19, 2009
If Jack Roush has anything to say about it, propane soon will be used for more than grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the infield cookout. In the wake of Sundays Daytona 500 victory by Roush-Fenway NASCAR team driver Matt Kenseth, Roush was back at his headquarters outside Detroit this week to promote his companys new line of propane-fueled Ford trucks and vans. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Kenseth called surprise winner Feb 18, 2009
He also gave team owner Jack Roush his first victory in this race as Ford returned to victory lane for the first time since Dale Jarrett in 2000. The win snapped a 36-race winless streak for Kenseth. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
* Kenseth adds to his racing legacy with Daytona win Feb 18, 2009
Team owner Jack Roush, whose Roush Fenway Racing team fields five Cup cars, said he was particularly happy for Kenseth, who gave the owner his first 500 victory. Hes an incredible driver, as good in this business as Ive ever seen, as I believe theres ever been, Roush said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Kenseth beats rain, pack at Daytona Feb 17, 2009
It was also the first Daytona 500 victory for his car owner, Jack Roush. "It's just an unbelievable feeling," a tearful Kenseth said after the race was called. (Albany Times Union)
Kenseth drives No. 17 back to Victory Lane Feb 17, 2009
The 500 victory was the first for Kenseth -- the 2003 Cup champion -- and long-suffering car owner Jack Roush, who has been open in claiming that NASCAR rules went against him in the past. It also was the first for Ford since Dale Jarrett's triumph in 2000 and the second for Ford in 14 years since Jarrett's win in 1996. (Florida Today)
Rain, tears for Kenseth Feb 17, 2009
But he s back top again, and gave team owner Jack Roush his first Daytona 500 victory in the process. Harvick, who used a push from Kenseth to win the 500 in 2007, finished secon. (Pekin Times, IL)
Henry, Dee provide Red Sox spark at Daytona Feb 17, 2009
While winning a pair of World Series titles with the Red Sox was a life-altering experience, Henry, the Sox owner, and Dee, the team's chief operating officer and president of Fenway Sports Group, weren't sure what to expect when FSG partnered with NASCAR car owner Jack Roush in 2007 to form the five-car Roush Fenway Racing team. Standing side by side Sunday night in Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway, Henry and Dee joined Roush in celebrating Matt Kenseth's triumph in the... (Boston Globe)
National Digest Feb 17, 2009
It was also the first Daytona 500 win for team owner Jack Roush. Kenseth snaps a 36-race winless streak with the victory. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
Kenseth wins Daytona, as rain cuts into race Feb 17, 2009
But hes back on top again, and gave team owner Jack Roush his first Daytona 500 victory in the process. AJ Allmendinger, who had to race his way into the field in one of Thursdays qualifiers, finished third. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
NASCAR honors Parks Feb 16, 2009
Parks, who owned his own business, Parks' Novelty Co., was able to fund his cars, giving him an advantage in a Jack Roush sort of way. His legacy began in 1938 by winning races at Lakewood (Ga. (Florida Today)
Kenseth soaks in unlikely win Feb 16, 2009
Car owner Jack Roush made several changes on his team to give them a fighting chance. All the while, Kenseth wondered if he'd ever win again. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Kenseth: Rain man Feb 16, 2009
Kenseth, 36, who drives for car co-owner Jack Roush but whose owner of record is Red Sox owner John Henry, had to thank his lucky stars, not to mention his first-year crew chief Drew Blickensderfer, for overcoming a crash in Thursday's Gatorade Duel that forced him to start from the rear of the 43-car field in his backup ride. Although Kenseth initially complained about the car, his crew constantly pounded at the problem, making adjustments along the way and enabling Kenseth to go from 39th at... (Boston Globe)
Kenseth Celebrates First Daytona 500 Win Feb 16, 2009
It was also the first Daytona 500 win for team owner Jack Roush. Related Stories. (Fox News)
Opinion: Kenseth the toast of Wisconsin Feb 16, 2009
Team owner Jack Roush also chuckled at Blickensderfer's good fortune. "I don't know if Drew deserves this," Roush said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Profox Auto Race Suits Feb 12, 2009
Does Jack Roush, NASCAR's "Cat in the Hat," have the team that can break the Hendrick title stranglehold. Rea White takes a look. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Daytona victory not the spark Penske hoped for Feb 11, 2009
"Our race shop is a fantastic atmosphere to work in. It demands excellence and we do have excellent mechanics and engineers working on our cars. It's just a matter of finding that chemistry and getting it from the race shop to the racetrack and then making the right adjustments at the racetrack. I believe we can be a contender.''Busch won the Cup championship in 2004 while driving for Jack Roush and moved to the Penske team in 2006, replacing longtime star Rusty Wallace in the No. 2 Dodge. When... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Economy takes its toll on NASCAR sponsors (2) Feb 10, 2009
Rick Hendrick and others have lucrative outside businesses supporting their teams, but some have had to take on partners: Jack Roush teamed two years ago with Fenway Sports Group to raise the capital needed to operate at NASCAR s top level. The expense it takes to field a team, and all the infrastructure it takes, it s so expensive there s no other way to do it. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
In The Pits: Ageless Martin making run at history Feb 10, 2009
Then owner Jack Roush couldn't find a replacement, and Martin was persuaded to stay another year. He wanted to race more in 2007, but was worn down and interested only in a limited schedule. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Auto Notebook: For Martin first things first ... like a first (Today) Feb 8, 2009
" The last of Martin's 35 Cup wins came in 2005 while driving for longtime boss Jack Roush. Hey, that's Jimmie Johnson A chance meeting with football great Mike Ditka -- and a few other sports superstars -- helped Jimmie Johnson put his three consecutive NASCAR championships into perspective. "The day after the championship, Mike Ditka came up to me and said, 'I saw you yesterday on TV, and you are a dynasty. I didn't know the man," Johnson said Thursday. "Then I met Ken Griffey Jr. and Jerry... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Cautionary Tale Feb 8, 2009
"It seemed like a great race to me," said McMurray, who drives the No. 26 Ford for Jack Roush. McMurray was followed across the finish line by Tony Stewart, making his first run in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Chevrolet, Jeff Gordon and AJ Allmendinger, driving an 11th-hour entry from the new Richard Petty Motorsports team. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Record field of 28 set for Daytona Feb 8, 2009
The last of Martin's 35 Cup wins came in 2005 while driving for longtime boss Jack Roush. Martin said he can hardly wait to begin this new phase of his career, particularly driving a Hendrick Chevrolet in the Daytona 500, which he nearly won in 2007 in a last-lap duel with Kevin Harvick. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Opinion: Shift in power among NASCAR's elite teams Apr 1, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Three things were evident when the dust settled at Martinsville Speedway: Jamie McMurray is capable of rising to the occasion; theres been a shift in power among NASCARs elite teams; and owner Jack Roush really, really dislikes Toyota. First up was McMurray, who went into Martinsville under more scrutiny than any other driver. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Join Racers Reunionfree Mar 31, 2008
Toyota talks about the Jack Roush Atlanta part allegation, while Robbie Gordon dukes it out with a sponsor ... Jack Roush is at it again, as the Cat in the Hat takes another big swing at Toyota. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Hamlin foils Burton's strategy to win at Martinsville Mar 31, 2008
A day after team owner Jack Roush accused a Toyota team of "intellectual espionage" following the return of a front sway bar by a Toyota team, driver/owner stepped forward Saturday to take responsibility in what he termed a simple mistake. "I promise you that no one went to their tool box and swiped it," Waltrip said, saying the part might have been picked up during the teardown process in the garage. (USA Today -- Sports)
Debut for reunited IRL Mar 29, 2008
" . . . David Donohue, of Malvern, Pa., set a qualifying record at Homestead-Miami's 2.3-mile infield road course after he won the pole position for today's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Cart Series race, the Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami, with a fast lap of 113.390 m.p.h. Donohue will co-drive today with Darren Law. In the GT3 class, Kelly Collins led a front-row sweep by Pontiac with his lap of 103.867 m.p.h., with fellow Pontiac driver Andrew Davis taking the outside pole (103.706). R.J. Valentine, of... (Boston Globe)
Roush-White feud could be settled quite easily Mar 29, 2008
Jack Roush this week broke the news that a nondescript Toyota team, reportedly Michael Waltrip Racing, stole a proprietary Roush Fenway sway bar during the race at Dover last fall. Jack is a very eloquent speaker and he seems to be saying all the right things, but he is ticked off. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
Roush claims 'intellectual espionage' Mar 29, 2008
CORRECTS STATE TO VIRGINIA * Racing team owner Jack Roush, left, talks with reporters during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Cool Orange 500 auto race in Martinsville, Va ... Jack Roush's feud with Toyota is escalating over allegations of "intellectual espionage" a case many say is much ado about nothing ... Racing team owner Jack Roush talks with reporters during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Cool Orange 500 auto race in Martinsville, Va. (Florida Times-Union)
HITTING HIS STRIDE: No time like the present for Biffle Mar 28, 2008
He's got something to prove, not only to everybody who thought he would never make the Chase again, but also to team owner Jack Roush. He's said that he feels there's a "90 percent" chance he will re-sign, but there's little doubt that the better he does on the track, the more money he's likely to make off of it. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
SETTING THE FIELD SNAPSHOTS FROM THE LATEST IN AUTO RACING Mar 27, 2008
head%%"We had a proprietary Roush Fenway part go missing from one of my race teams, and we recovered it from a Toyota team. I'm not going to say which team it is, but we are considering legal action, or getting NASCAR involved." Jack Roush, NASCAR team owner who has feuded with Toyota, as quoted by ESPN the Magazine. "Certainly, if I got 10th at Martinsville I would have won the title." Greg Biffle, discussing the importance of running in the top 10 at Martinsville and how a poor finish there in... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
One-time contender McMurray could miss races Mar 25, 2008
Recognized as a promising driver in underperforming equipment, car owner Jack Roush took a chance on him in summer 2005 by signing him to a contract that initially wasn't supposed to being until McMurray's deal with Ganassi ended after the 2006 season. But McMurray used the early signing as leverage, often wondering why Ganassi would hold him to a contract McMurray clearly didn't want to fulfill. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
The top 35: Who's in and who's out in the Sprint Cup Mar 20, 2008
Burton won at Martinsville in 1997 driving for Jack Roush, and finished sixth there last April. Bowyer currently is ninth in the standings with one top five and two Top 10 finishes. (Niles Star, MI)
Yeehaw! NASCAR rediscovers rough-and-tumble roots Mar 15, 2008
Car owner Jack Roush mentioned Pearl Harbor in his latest attack on Toyota. Driver Jeff Gordon and car owner Rick Hendrick lambasted Las Vegas Motor Speedway for unsafe conditions. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Roush will not appeal Edwards' Vegas penalty Mar 15, 2008
"We have conducted a thorough internal investigation and have found no evidence whatsoever that anyone intended for the bolt/nut fastener to fail to secure the lid for the entire race," team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday ... In addition to Edwards' penalty, crew chief Bob Osborne was fined $100,000 and suspended six weeks, and Jack Roush was docked 100 owner points. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Exciting opening month returns fun to NASCAR Mar 15, 2008
Toyota executive Lee White, long silent while Jack Roush has railed against the Japanese automaker's inclusion in NASCAR, pounced on the opportunity to tweak the team owner. In intimating that the Roush Fenway Racing team deliberately cheated in Edwards' Vegas win, White sounded a message the rest of the garage subscribed to. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
ANDERSON: Busch comes of age and four more Atlanta lessons Mar 15, 2008
Jack Roush responded by saying everyone on his team would be willing to take a lie detector test to prove that they didn't do anything nefarious. What struck me about this tte--tte was the fact that Toyota was so willing to flex its muscle and publicly criticize an established figure such as Roush. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Win streak up in smoke Mar 15, 2008
Team owner Jack Roush hadn't decided whether to appeal Osborne's suspension and spent much of the weekend defending his team's claim that the oil tank infraction was unintentional. But many drivers took the side of Toyota Racing Development general manager Lee White, who told USA TODAY last Thursday that the team knowingly removed the lid because it increased the speed of Edwards' No. 99. (USA Today -- Sports)
Edwards has strong run following tough week Mar 15, 2008
Team owner Jack Roush insisted there was nothing intentional about the violation, but NASCAR docked the team 100 points and suspended crew chief Bob Osborne for six weeks. Even with a replacement crew chief, Edwards was out front again until his engine failed. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Bad break ends Edwards' run Mar 10, 2008
Team owner Jack Roush insisted there was nothing intentional about the violation, but NASCAR docked the team 100 points and suspended crew chief Bob Osborne for six weeks. Edwards was one of two cars not running at the end, leaving him next-to-last in the 43-car field. (News & Observer -- Sports)
