The Chase Rolls into New Hampshire; NNS Takes to Kentucky
This weekend, Roush Fenway takes its Chase hopes to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where it will look for a strong follow-up to last week’s outing at Chicagoland.
Sylvania 300
Sun. 9.23.12, 2:00 p.m. EDT
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Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M/GE Appliances Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Zest Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Aflac Ford
Kentucky Speedway, 1.5
Kentucky 300
Sat. 9.22.12, 4:00 p.m. EDT
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Ford EcoBoost
Roush Fenway at NHMS
Roush Fenway has made 209 starts across all three of NASCAR’s three major divisions at New Hampshire. All-in-all the organization boasts nine wins, 49 top-five and 86 top-10 finishes, while leading just over 2000 laps in NASCAR action at New Hampshire.
The Win Column
Roush Fenway has won in all three of NASCAR’s major series at New Hampshire (7 Sprint Cup, 1 Nationwide, 1 Truck). Roush Fenway’s first win at New Hampshire came in 1997. Its last win at NHMS came in the fall of 2008 with Greg Biffle taking the checkered flag in the Cup event. A total of four drivers have won for Roush Fenway in NASCAR action at Loudon (Jeff Burton-4, Kurt Busch-3, Greg Biffle-1 and Carl Edwards-1).
Four In A Row
Roush Fenway won in the Sprint Cup Series at NHMS four years in a row from 1997-2000, with Jeff Burton doing the honors on each occasion. In addition, Roush Fenway swept both races at NHMS in 2004.
Dominating Victory
Roush Fenway and Jeff Burton posted one of the most dominating wins in NASCAR history at New Hampshire on Sept. 17, 2000, with Burton qualifying on the front row (second) and leading all 300 laps of the event en route to his fourth-straight victory at the track. Roush Fenway has led over 100 laps in Cup action at NHMS on six different occasions, including leading over 150 laps four times and over 190 laps three times. All-in-all, Roush Fenway has led 1,533 laps in Cup action at NHMS.
New Hampshire and the Chase
Roush Fenway won the first ever race in the Chase at New Hampshire on Sept. 19, 2004, with Kurt Busch leading 155 of 300 laps for the day. RFR and Busch would go on to capture the inaugural Chase that season.
Nationwide Series at Kentucky
Roush Fenway has started 24 Nationwide races at Kentucky, posting one win, five top fives and 12 top 10s. Roush Fenway finished second in the first three races at Kentucky, before breaking into the win column in 2005.
Kentucky Wins Keep Falling Down
Roush Fenway’s Greg Biffle won the first ever NASCAR race at Kentucky in 2000, taking the checkered flag in the truck race. He finished second in the inaugural Nationwide Series race there in 2001. Edwards earned his first NASCAR win at Kentucy in 2003, via the truck series.
New Leader – No. 6
With his dominating late-race performance at Chicago last weekend, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. retook the Nationwide Series point lead, after a 20-week hiatus from the position. With seven races remaining Stenhouse leads the standings by nine points in his quest to become the first back-to-back champion in the series since 2005.
Roush Fenway NHMS Wins
1997-1 Burton Cup
1998-1 Burton Cup
1999-1 Burton Cup
2000-2 Burton Cup
2004-1 Busch Cup
2004-2 Busch Cup
2008-2 Biffle Cup
2006 Edwards NNS
2000 Busch Truck
