Roush Fenway Racing Looks for Victory in NASCAR’s Longest Day
Roush Fenway Racing returns home to Charlotte, N.C. as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) prepares for the 56th running of the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s longest race of the season.
Sprint Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600
Sun. 5/24/15 – 6 PM ET
FOX, PRN, Sirius 90
Trevor Bayne, No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion
Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ortho Ford Fusion
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Charlotte
Sat. 5/23/15 – 3 PM ET
FOXSports1, PRN, Sirius 90
Elliott Sadler, No. 1 OneMain Financial Ford
Bubba Wallace, No. 6 Cheez-It Ford
Ryan Reed, No. 16 Lilly/American Diabetes Ford
Chris Buescher, No. 60 Roush Performance Ford
Roush Fenway in the 600
In 94 NSCS starts in the famed Coca-Cola 600, Roush Fenway Racing has recorded four wins, 23 top-five and 36 top-10 finishes. Roush Fenway Fords have posted an average finish of 16.2 in 26 Coke 600s at Charlotte and an average start of 21.4.
Roush Fenway’s “Golden Sombrero”
Roush Fenway won a record four-consecutive Coca-Cola 600’s from 1999-2002 with drivers Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin. During that span, Roush Fenway led 427 laps, including 201 of 400 laps in the 1999 event.
More Roush Fenway in the 600
Roush Fenway had its best overall outing in the Coca-Cola 600 in 2006, when its five entries averaged a 5.4 finish. Roush Fenway Fords finished third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth, while leading 52 laps in the event. In 2002, Roush Fenway posted a one-two finish in the event with Martin and Kenseth battling feverishly for the win and combining to lead 67 laps in the race (with Martin taking the win).
“600 Miles of Remembrance”
As part of Memorial Day weekend, Roush Fenway will be participating in the “600 Miles of Remembrance” at Charlotte. For this weekend only, the names above the windshield’s of the NSCS Fords for Roush Fenway will be adorned with the names of fallen veterans who have served in a time of war in America. The name of Staff Sgt. Casey Crate of the United States Airforce will ride above the windshield of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford, while the names of Private Dean S. VanDyke of the United States Army and Captain Jim Browning of the 363rd Fighter Squadron in WWII will be on the Nos. 16 and 17, respectively.
In My Mind I’m Going to Carolina
Overall at Charlotte, Roush Fenway has recorded eight victories, 44 top-fives, 76 top-10s, three poles, has an average finish of 16.1 and has led 2,625 laps. Former Roush Fenway driver Martin earned the organization’s first NSCS victory at the Carolina track in the fall of 1992.
New Leader
Fresh off of his win at Iowa Speedway Chris Buescher has retaken the championship lead as the NASCAR XFINITY Series heads to Charlotte. Joining him inside the top 10 in the standings are Roush Fenway teammates Bubba Wallace (fourth), Elliott Sadler (seventh) and Ryan Reed (eighth), who will be making his 50th career XFINITY Series start this weekend.
Roush Fenway Coke 600 Wins
1999 Burton Cup
2000 Kenseth Cup
2001 Burton Cup
2002 Martin Cup
Roush Fenway Charlotte wins
1992-2 Martin Cup
1995-2 Martin Cup
1998-2 Martin Cup
2011-2 Kenseth Cup
1993-2 Martin NXS
1995-2 Martin NXS
1996-1 Martin NXS
1996-2 Martin NXS
1998-1 Martin NXS
1999-1 Martin NXS
2000-1 Burton NXS
2001-2 Biffle NXS
2002-2 Burton NXS
2006-1 Edwards NXS
2011-1 Kenseth NXS
2011-2 Edwards NXS
Roush Fenway in Charlotte
Race Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles
CUP 190 8 44 76 3 63060 2625 19.5 16.1 94590
NXS 104 12 32 55 13 18812 2416 10.5 14.1 28218
TRUCK 16 0 2 5 0 2089 130 11.8 15.4 3133.5
310 20 78 136 16 83961 5171 13.9 15.2 125941.5
