RFR led 805 laps of Sprint Cup action in four-year span at Loudon
CONCORD, N.C. (July 11, 2012) – Roush Fenway Racing has tallied a NASCAR-record 304 victories over its exalted “25 Winning Year” history, with none more dominating than its Sept. 17, 2000 win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In the first (and only) restrictor-plate race at Loudon, Jeff Burton, driving the No. 99 RFR Ford, qualified on the front row, took the lead from Terry Labonte before the field came around for the first lap and went on to lead all 300 laps of the event.
It was one of the most dominating performances in NASCAR history and a feat that had not occurred since 22 years prior to that day and has never occurred in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race again. It was the third of four wins for the No. 99 RFR team in 2000 and one of six total Sprint Cup victories for the organization that season.
Furthermore, the win marked the fourth-consecutive season that Burton and RFR had driven into victory lane at New Hampshire. During the string, Roush Fenway led 805 laps of NASCAR Sprint Cup action at Loudon.
Burton’s four victories make up exactly half of the eight NASCAR races RFR has won at New Hampshire. The wins are split between four drivers (Burton, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards) and span over all three of NASCAR’s major series. In addition to Burton’s dominance, Kurt Busch won three times (twice in Cup and one in the truck series) in Roush Fenway Fords at Loudon. Of Roush Fenway’s current roster both Edwards (NNS) and Biffle (Cup) boast wins at NHIS. Biffle is the last RFR driver to win there, via his Sprint Cup win in the fall of 2008.
Roush Fenway Racing is the winningest team in NASCAR history, fielding multiple teams in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series with championship drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Trevor Bayne. Celebrating 25 winning years in 2012, Roush Fenway is the leader in NASCAR marketing solutions, pioneering its exclusive Roush Fenway OnTrack sponsorship measurement services, motorsport’s first team-focused TV show and its award-winning social marketing channel RickyvsTrevor.com. Visit www.RoushFenway.com, become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/roushfenway and follow on Twitter at @roushfenway. For sponsorship inquiries call John Bauersfeld at 704.720.4621.
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