No Surprise, It’s Hendrick Vs. Roush In Fontana
Will this be the weekend Rick Hendrick and company get its milestone 200th victory? History is on the side of HMS, which leads all organizations with nine wins at Auto Club Speedway. HMS newcomer Kasey Kahne won in Fontana in the fall of 2006 as the driver of Ray Evernham’s Dodge.

That 200th milestone will be out of reach if Roush Fenway Racing has anything to say on the subject. RFR drivers have won seven times at the Southern California track most recently in the spring of 2009 with Kenseth. All three of the team’s current drivers have victories at Auto Club headed by Kenseth’s three trips to Victory Lane. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings leader Greg Biffle has one win (2005) as does Carl Edwards (2008).

March 10, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominated the last 50 laps of Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, pulling away from Mark Martin during a 39-lap green flag run the finish.

The victory was Stenhouse’s first of the season and third in the series — and his first on a 1.5-mile intermediate speedway, the staple of NASCAR’s top three touring series.

Points leader Elliott Sadler came home third, followed by Trevor Bayne and Las Vegas native Brendan Gaughan. Cole Whitt, Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Sam Hornish Jr. and Kasey Kahne completed the top 10.

 

Continue reading “2012 Las Vegas Nationwide Series Results – Stenhouse Wins”

Blue Oval vs. Bowtie at the Diamond in the Desert
Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards have won eight of the last nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Chevrolet’s Johnson winning half of those and Ford’s Edwards and Kenseth joining former Roush Fenway Racing teammate Jeff Burton as the only other drivers with two wins at the track.

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DAYTONA 500 STARTING LINEUP

1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 46.216 194.738
2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 46.371 194.087
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 46.385 194.028
4 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 46.392 193.999
5 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 46.429 193.844
6 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 46.439 193.803
7 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 46.472 193.665
8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) Ford EcoBoost Ford 46.472 193.665
9 21 ^ Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 46.484 193.615
10 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 46.486 193.607
11 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota 46.511 193.503
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 46.524 193.449
13 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford 46.540 193.382
14 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet 46.542 193.374
15 34 David Ragan Scorpion Truck Bedliners Ford 46.572 193.249

Continue reading “2012 Daytona 500 Qualifying Results – Carl Edwards Pole Sitter”

Roush Fenway Employees Commemorate “25 Winning Years” Kickoff with ‘25’ Team Photo

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2012) – Roush Fenway celebrated the kick-off of its 25th season by ‘seeing the team haulers off’ to Daytona Speedweeks and taking a ‘25’ team photo with Jack Roush and team employees to commemorate the start of the “25 Winning Years” program CLICK FOR LARGER.

The winningest team in NASCAR history, Roush Fenway Racing will look for its historic 300th victory during the 2012 Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway. Roush began his operation in Liberty, N.C. in 1988 and will move into his 25th year of operation during the 2012 season.