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[/media-credit]Roush Fenway Rolls into Talladega
After leading the majority of the race at the short track of Richmond, Roush Fenway heads to the superspeedway of Talladega (Ala.), for the second of four restrictor-plate races of the season.
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Aaron’s 499
Sun. 5.6.12, 1:00 p.m. EDT
FOX TV, MRN, Sirius 90
Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M/O’Reilly’s Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Best Buy Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Fastenal Ford
Aaron’s 312
Sat. 5.5.12, 3:00 p.m. EDT
ABC TV, MRN, Sirius 90
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Cargill Ford
RFR Out Front
Roush Fenway moves into Talladega holding the point lead in the Sprint Cup Series with Greg Biffle and only two points out of the lead in the Nationwide Series with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Talladega Victory Lane
All-in-all Roush Fenway has won in all three of NASCAR’s major series at Talladega for a total of six victories, including three in the Cup Series, two in the Nationwide Series and one in the trucks. Two of Roush Fenway’s six Talladega wins came in 2009. Roush won its first race at Talladega with a Cup win in the spring of 1995. Former Roush Fenway driver Mark Martin won for Roush at Talladega in all three series.
RFR 25 Winning Years: Record Setting Performance
Roush Fenway and Mark Martin set a record for the fastest NASCAR race on May 10, 1997 at Talladega. The 500-mile race went caution free and as a result Martin took the checkered flag with the fastest average speed of any NASCAR race ever at 188.4 mph.
Roush Fenway Unrestricted
Roush Fenway has run a total of 341 Sprint Cup races with restrictor plates, winning 10 times, while totaling 561 top fives and 121 top 10s, and turning over 140,000 miles with the restrictor plates.
Restrictor Plate Resurgence
The Roush Fenway restrictor-plate program has been strong in recent seasons. Matt Kenseth won his second Daytona 500 in four seasons in Feb. David Ragan won for RFR in Daytona last summer, while Carl Edwards finished second in the 2011 Daytona 500, to fellow RFR teammate Trevor Bayne (driving the Wood Bros. Ford). Jamie McMurray posted Roush Fenway’s last Talladega win, battling Kenseth for the win down to the final restart in 2009.
RFR Celebrates “25 Winning Years”
Roush Fenway celebrates “25 Winning Years” in 2012. During that span, RFR has accumulated the most wins in NASCAR history with 303, and is the all-time race winner in both the Nationwide and Truck Series. During the season the team will highlight the performance, people, innovation and partners that have been the cornerstone of its performance.
RFR Talladega Wins
1995-1 Martin Cup
1997-1 Martin Cup
2009-2 McMurray Cup
1997 Martin NNS
2009 Ragan NNS
2006 Martin Truck
Roush Fenway at Talladega
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles
CUP 168 3 25 57 2 28404 764 19.3 18.9 75554.6
NNS 33 2 3 9 0 3033 173 13.6 22.4 8067.8
TRUCK 10 1 2 3 3 865 124 3 15.9 2300.9
211 6 30 69 5 32302 1061 12.0 19.1 85923.3
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