Roush Fenway Asks “Are You Not Entertained?” as it Prepares for Battle at “The Last Great Colosseum”
Roush Fenway Racing rolls through the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City, Tenn. for the second time in 2017 as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane 18 times across NASCAR’s three major touring series.
MENCS
Bristol
Sat. 8/19/17 – 7:30 PM ET
NBC, PRN, Sirius 90
Trevor Bayne, No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Ford Fusion
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Bristol
Fri. 8/18/17 – 7:30 PM ET
NBCSN, PRN, Sirius 90
Ryan Reed, No. 16 Lilly Ford Mustang
Strength and Honor
Roush Fenway has called victory lane at Bristol home in all three of NASCAR’s major divisions, including 11 MENCS wins. In addition, the organization has five wins at Bristol in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) and two wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).
Runner Up
Roush Fenway’s history at Bristol began on April 10, 1988 with the No. 6 MENCS Ford earning a second-place finish. Since that time, in addition to the organization’s 11 MENCS wins at the track, Roush Fenway Fords have finished second at Bristol on 15 occasions (7 MENCS, 4 NXS, 4 NCWTS).
One-Two Punch
Roush Fenway’s most recent victory at Bristol came after sweeping the top two positions in the March 2014 event with former driver Carl Edwards taking the victory and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. coming home in second. Edwards led the final 78 laps of the event to earn the victory.
Saturday Night’s Main Event
Roush Fenway has gone to victory lane seven times in the famed Night Race in Bristol, including earning four consecutive victories from 2005-2008 with former drivers Matt Kenseth (2005, 2006) and Edwards (2007, 2008). Former driver and NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin scored the organization’s first win in the Night Race in 1993.
10 Years and Going at “Thunder Valley”
Roush Fenway’s history at Bristol has been that of hot streaks, including trips to victory lane in 10 of the last 16 seasons at the famed short track. Roush Fenway swept the track in 2003 and put a MENCS car in victory lane at least once in every season from 2002-2008.
Tale of the Tape
Roush Fenway has started 201 MENCS races at Bristol, recording a total of 11 victories, 49 top-five finishes, 84 top-10 finishes, an average finish of 15.8 and has led 3,396 laps.
Thunder Rolls
Roush Fenway has earned five victories, 23 top-five finishes, 37 top-10 finishes and an average finish of 15.1 in 93 starts at Bristol in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Former Roush Fenway driver David Ragan earned the organization’s most recent XFINITY victory at the .533-mile short track in the Aug. 2009 event.
Roush Fenway Bristol Wins
1993-2 Martin Cup
1998-2 Martin Cup
2002-1 Busch Cup
2003-1 Busch Cup
2003-2 Busch Cup
2004-1 Busch Cup
2005-2 Kenseth Cup
2006-2 Kenseth Cup
2007-2 Edwards Cup
2008-2 Edwards Cup
2014 -1 Edwards Cup
1996-1 Martin NXS
1997-1 Burton NXS
2006-2 Kenseth NXS
2007-1 Edwards NXS
2009-2 Ragan NXS
2004 Edwards Truck
2006 Martin Truck
Roush Fenway at Bristol Motor Speedway
Race Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles
CUP 201 11 49 84 11 95241 3396 18.2 15.8 50762.9
NXS 93 5 23 37 4 23338 1653 13 15.1 12438.9
TRUCK 23 2 4 9 3 4097 318 12.6 14.5 2183.6
317 18 76 130 18 122676 5367 14.6 15.1 65385.4
