Roush Fenway Advance – Watkins Glen, 2.45-Mile
Roush Fenway Racing’s in an “Empire State of Mind”
Roush Fenway Racing returns to the asphalt jungle where dreams are made of, as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) prepares for the second road course race of the 2017 season at Watkins Glen International, just off the corner of 53rd and 3rd. A Roush Fenway Ford has visited victory lane six times at the historic road course.
MENCS
Watkins Glen
Sun. 8/6/17 – 3:00 PM ET
NBCSN, MRN, Sirius 90
Trevor Bayne, No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 17 NESN Ford Fusion
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Watkins Glen
Sat. 8/5/17 – 2:00 PM ET
NBCSN, MRN, Sirius 90
Ryan Reed, No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang
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In 99 MENCS starts at Watkins Glen, Roush Fenway has recorded three wins, 23 top-five finishes, 41 top-10 finishes and has an average finish of 16.1. All three of Roush Fenway’s victories came with former driver and NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin.
Natural Hat-Trick
Roush Fenway earned three-consecutive victories at the famed New York road course from 1993-1995 with former driver Martin. Martin, who won the pole for each of the three races, led a combined 183 laps during the three-year streak.
Road Course Numbers
In 200 MENCS starts on road courses, Roush Fenway has earned five victories, 37 top-fives, 75 top-10s and six pole positions. Former driver Martin has recorded four of these victories (three-Watkins Glen, one-Sonoma) and former driver Carl Edwards earned a victory in 2014 at Sonoma.
No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn
Roush Fenway has earned one win, eight top-fives and 16 top-10s in 37 starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at the Glen. Roush Fenway’s lone victory came with former driver Edwards in 2012.
The First of Three
Watkins Glen marks the first of three road course races for the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In 99 overall starts, Roush Fenway has recorded four wins, 18 top-fives and 38 top-10s, with 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series Champion Chris Buescher earning the organization’s most recent road course victory at Mid-Ohio in 2014.
Roush Fenway Glen wins
1993 Martin Cup
1994 Martin Cup
1995 Martin Cup
2012 Edwards NXS
1998 Ruttman Truck
2000 Biffle Truck
Roush Fenway in Watkins Glen
Race Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles
CUP 99 3 23 41 4 8633 301 18.0 16.1 21143.0
NXS 37 1 8 16 0 2823 47 16.2 16.0 6916.4
TRUCK 9 2 5 6 1 503 46 7.6 10.9 1232.4
145 6 36 63 5 11959 394 13.9 14.3 29291.8
