02/13/2015
Roush Fenway Advance – Sprint Unlimited
Roush Fenway Advance – Sprint Unlimited
Roush Fenway Launches Into 2015 with Daytona Speedweeks
Roush Fenway Racing moves into its 28th NASCAR season in 2015 looking to expand on its NASCAR- record 315 victories. The team will post seven entries over NASCAR’s two premiere series, competing in the Sprint Unlimited, twin duels, XFINITY Series and the famed Daytona 500 over the 2015 Daytona Speedweeks.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Sprint Unlimited
Sat. 2/14/15
Trevor Bayne, No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion
Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ortho Ford Fusion
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Roush Fenway at Daytona
Roush Fenway has won eight times in NASCAR action at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), including six wins in the Sprint Cup Series. In addition, the team posted a win in the 1999 Unlimited All-Star event and in the 2012 twin duels.
Unlimited
Roush Fenway will field two cars in this season’s Sprint Unlimited all-star event with Greg Biffle and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The organization has placed at least one car in the event every season since 1989, including the win in 1999.
Un-Restricted
Roush Fenway has posted 518 entries in restrictor-plate races, having earned 16 victories, 15 poles, 97 top-five and 195 top-10 finishes. In addition, the team has led 2,773 laps at the plate races, while turning almost 76,000 laps.
Hitting 100,000
Roush Fenway Racing will turn its 100,000th mile of NASCAR racing action at DIS this Speedweeks. The team enters the season having covered 99,362 miles at the ‘World Center of Racing.’ Roush Fenway has turned 39,745 laps at DIS having led 1,153.
Top Duel
Roush Fenway posted its first victory in the Daytona Duels in 2012. In addition, the team placed two Fords on the front row on Pole Day that same year, before capping the strong Speedweeks effort with its second Daytona 500 victory.
Last Season in the Unlimited
Roush Fenway fielded two cars in last season’s Sprint Unlimited, with Carl Edwards and Stenhouse finishing 13th and 15th in the event.
2015 Roush Fenway Lineup
Roush Fenway Racing will field seven NASCAR teams in 2015. Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne will make up the team’s NASCAR Sprint Cup lineup, while Chris Buescher, Ryan Reed, Elliott Sadler and Bubba Wallace make up the team’s NASCAR XFINITY roster.
New Faces in new Places
Roush Fenway welcomes drivers Elliott Sadler and Bubba Wallace to the lineup this season. In addition, crew chief Phil Gould has joined the team as crew chief to Sadler. Veteran engineer Nick Sandler will make his crew chief debut atop the No. 17 pit box with Stenhouse and the No. 17 team at Speedweeks.
