Roush fenway racing, originally roush racing, is an american professional stock car. Roush fenway racing driver ryan newman has been medically cleared to return to the seat of his no. Roush fenway racing to field driver development team. The team has announced that austin cindric, chase briscoe and ty majeski will share the no. Roush fenway racing has given a trip of young, talented drivers some very good news. Team penske shakes up drivercrew chief pairings for 2020. 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. Buescher won the 2015 xfinity series championship for rfr and the team elected to take the option on his contract to bring him back to the organization. The team is a threeway project between roushfenway, ford performance and team penske to develop the. 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. 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. Buescher to replace stenhouse at roush fenway racing in 2020. This is the official page of roush fenway racing, maintained by roush fenway racing llc. April 26 upi roush fenway racing driver ryan newman said sunday he will be ready to return to the track when nascar resumes its season, which could be as early as may 17.
Former roush fenway racing development driver chris buescher will return to the team to join ryan newman for the 2020 nascar cup series season. Roush fenway racing will not field a team in the xfinity series for the first time in more than a quarter century, rfr president steve newmark confirmed wednesday night on siriusxm nascar radio. Roush fenway racing is the winningest team in nascar history, fielding multiple teams in nascar monster energy cup series and nascar xfinity series competition. Supposed closure of roush fenway racings nascar xfinity series program leaked all of rfrs 2018 xfinity drivers have already announced they wont be. 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 scheduled to share the companys signature. Steve newmark, roush fenway racings president, provides an update from ryan newman on the drivers health status after the daytona 500 wreck. The team ultimately will be a collaboration between roush, ford performance, and team penske. With championships in nascars top three divisions, roush fenway racing. Vojin jaksic returned to roush fenway racing as the research and developmentspecial projects manager after serving in similar positions at michael waltrip racing and joe gibbs racing. Theyve done a really good job of developing their racetracks with the signs and. Were proud to have been a part of rickys development from arca to xfinity and ultimately the cup series.
The 2015 nxs champion first joined roush fenway as a development driver in 2009, winning the 2012 arca series championship in a partnership with roulo brothers racing. 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. Roushfenways xfinity 2018 development team is a work in. Ryan newman ready to resume racing when nascar returns. Bayne and stenhouse are left as the teams two primary drivers with the lease of biffles charter to.
Each drivers first lap at speed on may 17 will come when the green flag. In 1988, roush took his boldest leap yet when he moved his operation south to venture into the world of nascar racing. Nascar sprint cup series veteran mark martin, who was hired last july as a driver development coach for roush fenway racing, is no longer with the organization. Martin, who drove for roush fenway from 19882006 the vast majority of his sprint cup career said at the time of his hiring as a driver development coach that he was happy to be reuniting.
They both drove for what is now roush fenway racing from 200005. Supposed closure of roush fenway racings nascar xfinity. Roush fenway racing makes personnel changes in push to. Steve odonnell shares roush statement on ryan newman. Roush fenway racing wont field xfinity series team in. Roush fenway to field ford driver development team in 2018. 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. Roush fenway racing xfinity team terminating fulltime. Starting with a singlecar team out of liberty, nc with driver mark martin, roush established an unparalleled reputation for driver development, leading drivers to nascar rookie of the year awards and seeing 19 different.
Roush fenway racing welcomes chris buescher, builds off. Driver news on jayski chris buescher official teamdriver links roush fenway racing chris buescher roush yates performance parts primary sponsors links fastenal fastenal racing fifth third bank sunny delight nos acronis social media links roush fenway racing twitter roush fenway racing facebook roush fenway racing. Nascar cup series driver chris buescher is taking on a new leadership role, replacing ricky stenhouse jr. Ty majeski, 21yearold from seymour, has joined roush fenway racing as a development driver. Roush fenway racing made a surprise driver change wednesday, saying chris buescher will replace veteran ricky stenhouse jr. In 2015 he brought home jack roushs eighth nascar championship, dominating the series while leading the nxs standings for 24 consecutive weeks. Roush fenway racing replacing stenhouse with chris. Steve newmark joined roush fenway racing in early 2010 as senior vice president of business operations, and was appointed president in december 2010. Roush fenway racing began racing in nascar back in 1988.
Having won 31 championships and more than 390 races in drag racing, sports car and stock car racing, roush fenway racing is one of nascars premiere racing teams. Roush fenway racing confirmed it has sold a charter to penske racing, which needed one for the addition of the no. The work was seldom hard labor but more mental exhaustion. Roush fenway racing to field xfinity development team for 2018. Hendrick motorsports drivers have won the last three races, with william byron winning. Roush replacing stenhouse with chris buescher in 2020. Development drivers peter shepherd and danny oquinn jr. Roush fenway racing boasts eight championships in nascars top three divisions, and has established itself as a dominant force in the sport. He made his nxs debut for roush fenway in 2011, and transitioned to fulltime action in the nxs in 2014. New driver development team for young ford drivers. Roush fenway racing has announced that chris buescher will drive the no.
We cant say enough about ricky and his contributions to roush fenway racing, said team coowner jack roush. Nascar executive vice president and chief racing development officer steve odonnell shares a statement from roush fenway racing. Mark martin returning to roush fenway racing as driver development coach. Roush fenway racing announced its former driver will compete in sundays enascar pro. Roush fenway racing to field driver development team in. After four years, roush fenway racing and greg biffle are getting the band back together digitally. Ryan newman gets standing ovation in visit to roush fenway racing.
Over the last 37 years roush fenway racing has been committed to winning on and off the track. Now they just have the two fulltime cup series cars. Roush fenway racing announced on monday they will field the no. Before moving up to the cup level in 2016, he won the 2015 xfinity series championship behind the wheel of rfrs no. On monday afternoon majeski announced through a press release that he has signed a driver development contract with roush fenway racing. The project is intended to continue the progression and development of the three drivers and will be run by. They both drove for what is now roush fenway racing from 2000 05. Former roush fenway racing development driver chris buescher will return to the team to join ryan newman for the 2020 nascar cup. Mark martin explains decision to leave roush fenway racing.
Led by racing legend jack roush, roush fenway racing boasts eight championships in nascars top three divisions and has established itself as a dominant force in the sport. Steve odonnell, nascar executive vice president and chief racing development officer, said. The driver lineup includes trevor bayne and ricky stenhouse jr. 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. 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. Buescher to replace stenhouse at roush fenway for 2020 racer. As part of the development process, majeski will be making close to five starts in the arca racing series with roulo brothers racing. Roush fenway racing is the winningest team in nascar history, fielding multiple teams in monster energy nascar cup series and nascar xfinity series competition. For a long time, they fielded cars across all three series. Buescher, a product of roush fenways development driver program, returns.
Three of the sports young stars will get to develop their talent under the guidance of a championship organization in 2018. Mark martin returning to roush fenway racing as driver. 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. A typical day at roush fenway racing would start at 6 am or earlier and end somewhere around 4. Moving into its 31st season, roush fenway is a leader in driver development, having launched the careers for many of the top drivers in the sport. Majeski signs driver development deal with roush fenway. Roush fenway racing announces sponsorship extensions for. The project is intended to continue the progression and development of the three drivers and will be run by roush fenway with collaboration from ford performance and team penske.