Roush fenway president shares update from newman after daytona 500 wreck. Mark martin returning to roush fenway racing as driver development coach. Buescher, a product of roush fenways development driver program, returns. New driver development team for young ford drivers. Buescher to replace stenhouse at roush fenway racing in 2020. 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.
Roush fenway racing welcomes chris buescher, builds off. Bayne and stenhouse are left as the teams two primary drivers with the lease of biffles charter to. We cant say enough about ricky and his contributions to roush fenway racing, said team coowner jack roush. For a long time, they fielded cars across all three 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. The work was seldom hard labor but more mental exhaustion. Over the last 37 years roush fenway racing has been committed to winning on and off the track. Roush fenway racing replacing stenhouse with chris.
Each drivers first lap at speed on may 17 will come when the green flag. Nascar cup series driver chris buescher is taking on a new leadership role, replacing ricky stenhouse jr. As part of the development process, majeski will be making close to five starts in the arca racing series with roulo brothers racing. 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. 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. Roush fenway racing to field driver development team. On monday afternoon majeski announced through a press release that he has signed a driver development contract with roush fenway racing. 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. This is the official page of roush fenway racing, maintained by roush fenway racing llc. 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.
They both drove for what is now roush fenway racing from 200005. In 2015 he brought home jack roushs eighth nascar championship, dominating the series while leading the nxs standings for 24 consecutive weeks. 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. Theyve done a really good job of developing their racetracks with the signs and. Mark martin returning to roush fenway racing as driver. Steve newmark, roush fenway racings president, provides an update from ryan newman on the drivers health status after the daytona 500 wreck. Roush fenway racing to field driver development team in. Ryan newman ready to resume racing when nascar returns. Former roush fenway racing development driver chris buescher will return to the team to join ryan newman for the 2020 nascar cup series season. The team is a threeway project between roushfenway, ford performance and team penske to develop the. 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. Roush fenway racing wont field xfinity series team in.
They both drove for what is now roush fenway racing from 2000 05. 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. Three of the sports young stars will get to develop their talent under the guidance of a championship organization in 2018. 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. Nascar executive vice president and chief racing development officer steve odonnell shares a statement from roush fenway racing. Roush fenway to field ford driver development team in 2018. The driver lineup includes trevor bayne and ricky stenhouse jr. Ty majeski, 21yearold from seymour, has joined roush fenway racing as a development driver. Roush fenway racing, originally roush racing, is an american professional stock car. Roush fenway racing announced on monday they will field the no. Roush fenway racing xfinity team terminating fulltime.
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 is the winningest team in nascar history, fielding multiple teams in nascar monster energy cup series and nascar xfinity series competition. Both chase briscoe left and austin cindric had some success last year in the trucks. The team ultimately will be a collaboration between roush, ford performance, and team penske. Roush fenway racing confirmed it has sold a charter to penske racing, which needed one for the addition of the no. After four years, roush fenway racing and greg biffle are getting the band back together digitally. Hendrick motorsports drivers have won the last three races, with william byron winning. Roush fenway racing to field xfinity development team for 2018. Ryan newman gets standing ovation in visit to roush fenway racing. Roush fenway racing has announced that chris buescher will drive the no.
Development drivers peter shepherd and danny oquinn jr. Roush fenway racing makes personnel changes in push to. Justin tucker august 1, 2014 news comments off on mark martin returning to roush fenway racing as driver development coach. 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. In 1988, roush took his boldest leap yet when he moved his operation south to venture into the world of nascar racing. The project is intended to continue the progression and development of the three drivers and will be run by. Roush fenway racing made a surprise driver change wednesday, saying chris buescher will replace veteran ricky stenhouse jr. Roush fenway racing announced its former driver will compete in sundays enascar pro. Majeski signs driver development deal with roush fenway. Roush fenway racing has given a trip of young, talented drivers some very good news. Buescher to replace stenhouse at roush fenway for 2020 racer. Roushfenways xfinity 2018 development team is a work in.
Roush fenway racing announces sponsorship extensions for. With championships in nascars top three divisions, roush fenway racing. Before moving up to the cup level in 2016, he won the 2015 xfinity series championship behind the wheel of rfrs no. 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.
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. Steve newmark joined roush fenway racing in early 2010 as senior vice president of business operations, and was appointed president in december 2010. Steve odonnell shares roush statement on ryan newman. Roush fenway racing began racing in nascar back in 1988. Roush fenway racing driver ryan newman has been medically cleared to return to the seat of his no. Roush fenway racing is the winningest team in nascar history, fielding multiple teams in monster energy nascar cup series and nascar xfinity series competition. Were proud to have been a part of rickys development from arca to xfinity and ultimately the cup series. 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. 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.
He made his nxs debut for roush fenway in 2011, and transitioned to fulltime action in the nxs in 2014. 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. 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 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. Steve odonnell, nascar executive vice president and chief racing development officer, said. Team penske shakes up drivercrew chief pairings for 2020. A typical day at roush fenway racing would start at 6 am or earlier and end somewhere around 4.