Roush Fenway Asks ”Are You Not Entertained?” as it Prepares for Battle at ”The Last Great Colosseum”

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