Roush Fenway Advance
Budweiser Shootout
Sat. 2.12.11, 8:10 p.m. EST
FOX TV, MRN, Sirius 128
Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Scotts Ford
Roush Fenway Gears Up for Fast Shootout at Daytona
Roush Fenway Racing will open up its 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season on the newly-paved high banks of Daytona International Speedway in the all-star event the Budweiser Shootout. Roush Fenway will have three entries in this year’s Shootout; Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards.
Roush Fenway in the Shootout
Starts: 45
Wins: 1 (‘99)
Top 5s: 11
Top-10: 26
ROUSH FENWAY AND THE SHOOTOUT
This will be Roush Fenway’s 23rd consecutive year with at least one car in the Shootout. The team made its debut in the Shootout (then the Busch Clash) in 1989 with the No. 6 Ford of Mark Martin. During that span Roush Fenway has fielded 45 entries in the Shootout, posting 11 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes, including one victory and two runner-up finishes. All in all Roush Fenway has fielded multiple cars in the Shootout 12 times, with nine different drivers behind the wheel.
VICTORY LANE
Roush Fenway Racing boasts one victory in the Shootout, with Mark Martin taking the checkered flag in the 1999 all-star event.
HOW THEY QUALIFIED
Each of the 12 qualifying Chase drivers from last season are included, as well as past champions and Daytona winners. Edwards, Kenseth and Biffle each qualify for the Shootout via their Chase status in ‘10, when they finsihed fourth, fifth and sixth in the final point standings.
LAST SEASON
Roush Fenway ran strong in last seaon’s shootout; Carl Edwards dominated the first third of the race (leading 42 laps), Greg Biffle led the event with two laps to go and Kenseth was third late, but all three Roush Fenway Fords were caught up in a last-lap accident and finished 15th-17th (Biffle, Kenseth, Edwards).
DID YOU KNOW?
Greg Biffle’s 44 laps led in the 2005 Shootout are the most by a driver who did not win the event and the second most ever. Edwards 42 laps led last year, is the second most by a driver not winning the event.
QUICK FACT
Roush Fenway cars led a total of 44 laps in last year’s Shootout, but were all caught up in an accident on the final lap.
ROUSH FENWAY AT DAYTONA
In addition to the 1999 Shootout win, Roush Fenway has posted three other wins at DIS in Sprint Cup competition. Most recently in 2009 in the famed Daytona 500 with Matt Kenseth, and 2007 and 2003 summer races with Jamie McMurray and Greg Biffle. In addition, Roush Fenway won at Daytona in 2004 and 2006 in the NASCAR Truck Series.
RFR DAYTONA Wins
2000-2 Burton Cup
2003-2 Biffle Cup
2007-2 McMurray Cup
2009-1 Kenseth Cup
2004 Edwards Truck
2006 Martin Truck
