Turning Right; Roush Fenway Takes Points Lead to Sonoma
This weekend RFR and NASCAR take their first ‘right-turns’ of the season with road course action split across the country. The Sprint Cup Series travels to the wine country of northern California for a showdown at Sonoma, while the Nationwide Series heads to Road America in Wisconsin.
Save Mart 350 – Sonoma
Sun 6.24.12, 3:00 p.m. EDT
TNT TV, PRN, Sirius 90
Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M /US Stationary Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Ford EcoBoost
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Aflac Ford
Road America
Sargento 200
Sat 6.23.12, 3:00p.m. EDT
ESPN TV, MRN, Sirius 90
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Ford EcoBoost
In the Lead
RFR’s Matt Kenseth continues to lead the Sprint Cup point standings. All-in-all an RFR driver has led the poitns for 14 of 15 weeks in 2012 and in 20 of the last 22 weeks. Greg Biffle is third; 17 points behind Kenseth and Carl Edwards has moved to within two points of the top 10.
Roush Fenway’s Road Racing History
Roush Fenway has made 253 road course starts in combined NASCAR action, having collected 12 wins and 101 top 10s. Roush Fenway boasts four wins in the Sprint Cup series at the road courses and two victories in the NNS. Roush Fenway won three straight Cup races on the road course at Watkins Glen from 1993-95. All-in-all, five different drivers have won NASCAR road races for Roush Fenway.
Roush Fenway at Sonoma
Roush Fenway has one win at Sonoma Raceway in Cup racing, via Mark Martin’s 1997 win at the track. They also have one win at Sonoma in the truck series, with Joe Ruttman doing the honors in the same season.
On the Roster
Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards each have won on road courses in NASCAR action. Biffle has wins at Portland (1999) and Watkins Glen (2000) in the truck series, while Edwards has two wins in Nationwide, including the inaugural race at Road America and at Montreal.
Last week…
Roush Fenway posted a strong run during Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Michigan. Kenseth and Biffle finished third and fourth respectively, combining to lead 55 laps. Edwards finished 11th after starting in the back of the field.
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 Road Course Wins
Sonoma
1997 Martin Cup
1997 Ruttman Truck
Watkins Glen
1993 Martin Cup
1994 Martin Cup
1995 Martin Cup
1998 Ruttman Truck
2000 Biffle Truck
Montreal
2009 Edwards NNS
Road America
2010 Edwards NNS
Topeka
1997 Ruttman Truck
1999 Bliss Truck
Portland
1999 Biffle Truck
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