Roush Yates Sweeps Texas, Bloomquist Earns First Lucas Oil LMDS Win of 2012

April 16, 2012

Mooresville, NC (April 16, 2012) Roush Fenway drivers Greg Biffle and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. swept the races at Texas this weekend, winning in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. Dirt car racers across the country put the same Roush Yates engine technology to the test in their cars, winning in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and American Sprint Car Series.

Stenhouse Jr. surged past Denny Hamlin and Paul Menard in Friday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 to earn his second victory of the season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Crew Chief Mike Kelley made an excellent call during a late race caution to stay out when most of the pack went in to get their last set of tires. The win moves Stenhouse Jr. into second place in the Nationwide points standings, only four points behind leader Elliott Sadler.

Greg Biffle finally put a dry spell behind him Saturday when he arrived in Victory Lane after the Samsung Mobile 500. Biffle took the lead with 30 laps remaining in the fastest NASCAR event ever to run at Texas Motor Speedway. Roush Yates engines have always been strong in Texas and Biffle’s win marks the fifth in a row for Roush Fenway Racing.
“It would be tempting to say it’s about time,” Biffle said, “but that’s not it. It’s all about hard work. It was going to happen, but that doesn’t mean much until it actually does.”

On the dirt circuit Scott Bloomquist captured his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the 2012 season at Virginia Motor Speedway Saturday night during the Commonwealth 100. Bloomquist took over the lead with just 11 laps to go and never looked back. “It feels great to get back to Lucas Oil Victory Lane,” said Bloomquist. “It has been a rough start to the year, but I knew if we kept digging we were going to get on here sooner rather than later.” Bloomquist, along with other drivers who run Roush Yates engines and Roush Yates Performance Products in their cars, can be seen next weekend when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series takes to the track at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, PA and at Hagertown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD.

Jason Johnson of Stenhouse Jr. Racing shined once again on Saturday night, winning his third race of the season with his Roush Yates Sprint 360 engine. Johnson survived multiple cautions in the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas and continues to hold the points lead.

Charles Davis Jr. went to Victory Lane in front of a packed house at the inaugural ASCS Canyon Region visit to Et-Motopark’s Arizona Speedway. Davis started in the fourth row and worked his way through the pack, capturing the win with a thrilling last lap pass in turn four. This was the second ASCS Canyon win for Davis who now leads in the series points.

Steve Corker put power to the pavement at Dunn Benson Drag Strip on Saturday, winning the track’s Summit Series. Corker drives a Chevrolet Cavalier with a Roush Yates 427 small block engine.

“It’s great to see engine technology trickle down to the grassroots racers,” said Roush Yates CEO Doug Yates. “Whether through engines or performance products, Roush Yates’ technology is now available to all. Everyone at the shop has worked really hard to bring the best in power and performance to the track each week, and it’s great to be able to share that proven technology with anyone.”

To find out more about the winning technology Corker, Johnson, and other drivers are using each week on the track, visit www.roushyatesparts.com or call 1-877-798-RYPP.

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Roush Yates Engines Power Wins in Dirt Late Models and Sprint Cars

March 6, 2012

Mooresville, NC (March 5, 2012) Roush Yates engines and performance products are being used throughout the world this season to bring drivers in all series of racing increased performance. After defending the title of Daytona 500 Champion last week, Roush Yates has begun dominating the dirt world with wins in Dirt Late Models and ASCS Sprint Cars this weekend.

Stenhouse Racing has gotten off to a great start with driver Jason Johnson taking the checkered flag at the Copper Classic finale at the Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona on Saturday night. Johnson, a two-time Lucas Oil ASCS National Champion, took the win behind the wheel of his AccuDoc/Roush Yates Solutions 41.

“We have a great group of guys and I can’t thank Stenhouse Racing and Roush Yates for this opportunity to showcase the Ford horsepower” explained Johnson during his post-race interview. “It’s something unique and that’s what we like to be”.

Fellow Roush Yates engine driver Jared Landers led all 75 laps of Sunday’s March Madness dirt late model main event at Cherokee Speedway. Landers picked up $15,000 for the unsanctioned event victory that kicked off the 2012 season. Driving for Clint Bowyer Dirt Motorsports, Landers and teammate Johnathan Davenport will be running Roush Yates engines all season long.

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Davenport Sweeps Dirt Late Model Weekend with Roush Yates Engines

February 13, 2012

Mooresville, NC (February 13, 2012) Clint Bowyer Dirt Motorsports and Roush Yates Engines captured their first wins of the 2012 season thanks to Jonathan Davenport and his No. 15 Dirt Late Model Ford. Davenport swept the first weekend of Speedweeks, winning two races in just as many nights at Waycross (GA) Motor Speedway on Saturday and Golden Isles Speedway (near Brunswick, GA) on Sunday.

The sweep also marks the first 2012 Dirt Late Model wins for Roush Yates Engines and first victories for the all-new Roush Yates/Mallory ignition box. Roush Yates and Mallory have partnered to bring teams the best in reliability with their high-output ignition box and coil designed for the performance market, and Davenport is the first to win with the new ignition system. More information for the new Roush Yates/Mallory ignition box and coil can be found at www.roushyatesparts.com.

Davenport, of Blairsville, GA, debuted his Bowyer Dirt Motorsports owned race car on Saturday night in Waycross’s much anticipated “Battle of the Swamp”. Setting the fastest time and starting on the pole, Davenport led every lap of the 50-lap event. This was the first time out for his new team powered by Roush Yates Engines and Bowyer was in attendance to take it all in.

“I’m pretty excited and proud of our guys,” said Bowyer. “I couldn’t be happier for Georgia Boot and Jonathan Davenport. Brand new race cars for both drivers and an awesome engine program through Roush Yates proved to be successful. I couldn’t be happier with the way the first race turned out.”

Davenport’s success didn’t end Saturday night at Waycross. Bowyer Dirt Motorsports went on to post its second win in two nights by claiming the “Super Bowl of Racing VIII” at Golden Isles Speedway Sunday night. The $10,000 payday completed the weekend sweep for 28 year old Davenport.

“This is a great way to start off our season,” Davenport stated. “We have some great cars and the Roush Yates power under the hood was great. We’re just putting all the pieces of the puzzle together, and I think we’ve got a great race team here.”

Davenport drove for Barry Wright in 2011 but switched to Clint Bowyer Racing along with Jared Landers for 2012. Both drivers will be running Roush Yates powered Dirt Late Model engines all season. To learn more about Roush Yates’ engines and teams, visit www.roushyates.com.

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Stenhouse Jr., Jason Johnson Racing Form New ASCS Sprint Car Team

February 6, 2012

ROCKY MOUNT, MO (February 6, 2012) – Two-time ASCS National Sprint Car Champion Jason Johnson and 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have announced that they have partnered to launch an all-new team called “Stenhouse Jr. Racing.”

The Stenhouse Jr. Racing ASCS team has selected Roush Yates Engines of Mooresville, N.C. as the team’s power plant supplier. The team will continue to run Maxim chassis.

Under the new team partnership, Stenhouse Jr. Racing will field a Ford-powered sprint car team that will witness Johnson in an all-out assault to win the 2012 ASCS championship. Stenhouse Jr. will compete in a team car in anywhere from three to five races in 2012 – as his NASCAR racing schedule permits. Johnson and Stenhouse Jr. will campaign the numbers 41 and 6, respectively.

Roush Yates CEO Doug Yates commented: “At Roush Yates Performance Engine Group we’re committed to making our Ford ASCS 360 sprint car engine program the best in the sport. Being selected to power both Jason and Ricky in this potent new alliance says a lot about our organization. What’s really exciting for us is that Ricky has a chance to show not only what he can do on an asphalt super speedway with a Roush Yates FR9 in the Nationwide Series, but he’ll also be in a position to demonstrate the power Roush Yates Performance Engine Group offers to any grassroots racer running on a dirt oval. “

In addition to the team’s commitment to compete on the 2012 Lucas Oil ASCS national tour, it was also announced that driver Johnson, a/k/a “The Ragin Cajun,” will compete in approximately 20 to 25 World of Outlaw events (final schedule to be announced later).

“Growing up racing sprint cars with my dad, I’ve always had strong ties to sprint car racing,” the 24-year-old Stenhouse reflected. “Partnering with Jason and being able to bring some exposure to Ford on the grassroots level is very exciting. This will not only add some fun to my racing season, but some added value to our partners such as Ford, Roush Yates, and AccuDoc Solutions.”

Johnson, 35, of Eunice, La., was equally enthusiastic.

“We value the beginning of this new alliance with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.,” said Johnson, the 2010 and 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS Owners Champion. “Team JJR strives to provide each sponsor partner professionalism and required results, both on and off the track. We greatly appreciate the support and friendship we have with our current partners and look forward to representing our new partners, AccuDoc Solutions, Roush Yates Engines, Ford, and Valvoline.”

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Roush Yates Powered Boss 302R Wins BMW Performance 200 Grand Am Continental Tire Series

January 30, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 27, 2012) – A Roush Yates-built Ford Boss 302R engine sat on the pole with driver Shelby Blackstock for Friday’s BMW Performance 200 Grand Am Continental Tire Series race here; and it a Roush Yates-built Boss 302R that won – but with a different driver / car than the polesitter.

Jack Roush Jr. and co-driver Billy Johnson, who started from the outside pole, won Friday’s season-opening Grand Am Continental Tire Series event in their No. 61 Ford Mustang.
Prior to Friday’s win at Daytona, and over the past two seasons (since Miller Motorsports Park in 2009), Johnson and Roush Jr. have earned 6 wins, 14 podiums, and 17 top five finishes.

Johnson led the final 18 laps to win Friday’s Grand Sport division race.

His victory with teammate Roush Jr., in the No. 61 Roush Performance Products/Gary Yeomans Ford Mustang powered by the Roush Yates-tuned Boss 302R, gave Roush’s father, team owner Jack Roush, a first Grand Am victory at the Daytona International Speedway.

The margin of victory over second-place Charles Espenlaub in the No. 48 Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3 was 1.061 seconds. Espenlaub’s teammate Bryan Sellers was third in the No. 46 BMW.

Polesitter Blackstock and co-driver Jade Buford finished a respectable 10th in the No. 51 Roush-Yates-powered Mustang.

Twenty-five of the race’s 58 laps were run under a total of six caution flags.

“I think pretty much the first hour and a half was a close moment,” Roush Jr. said of the racing. “There’re opportunities to have incidents at any moment in time, especially at the beginning of the race, it was really sketchy.”
The race began on a wet surface, which dried as proceedings progressed. And in the end, things played in the Roush team’s favor.

“It’s great to finish this race first, especially after not being able to finish in the last two years,” Johnson said. “To come back and have a strong finish and start off the season on a good note rather than a hole with zero points is huge.”

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Roush Yates Engines Sweep Podium in Historic 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona

January 30, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 29, 2012) – Roush Yates Engines powered Ford Daytona Prototype series entries to a 1-2-3 “podium finish” in Sunday’s 50th Running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The 761-lap endurance race was green flagged yesterday afternoon.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star AJ Allmendinger drove the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Ford / Riley Daytona Prototype entry to the win. It was an epic battle over the final two hours between three Ford DP entries in one of the most competitive Rolex 24 events in recent memory.

Allmendinger traded the lead with Michael Shank Racing teammate Felipe Nascar (No. 6) and pole sitter Ryan Dalziel (No. 8) in the Starworks Motorsport Ford / Riley over the final hours – even in the light of being placed in the car for a stout 3-hour stint to anchor the No. 60′s driving chores to the checkered flag finish.

Dalziel finished second while Nascar took third in clearly the greatest day of sports car/road racing performance history at Roush Yates. Allmendinger’s margin of victory was 5.198 seconds over Dalziel.

When the media seemingly and rightfully tagged the BMWs and Corvettes as the teams to beat in the 14-car DP division, Ford /Riley and a team of engineers, technicians, and assemblers at Roush Yates Engines were able to shed Ford’s “underdog” moniker as soon as all six Ford DP entries touched the Daytona pavement early last week. They were fast and it proved no fluke once the top starting spot was earned by Dalziel.

“It just doesn’t get any better in road racing than winning the 50th Running of the Rolex 24 – such a prestigious event,” said Doug Yates, Roush Yates CEO. “This was just an amazing accomplishment from everyone at Roush Yates, who had a hand in making these engines perform flawlessly, to the teams and drivers who put their talent on the line and trusted our technology. This is the 10th year that we have had engines in the Rolex 24, and Roush Yates has stayed committed to making this program better each year. This was truly our year.”

In addition to Allmendinger, the winning No. 60 driver roster consisted of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, John Pew, and Ozz Negri as the team took home the coveted Rolex watches and trophy.

A tired and sweating Allmendinger in victory lane said: “I want to thank everyone at Roush Yates and (DP program manager John) Maddox. Wow, I am so worn out right now … but this Roush Yates motor was a rocket ship. Michael puts together great race cars and we owe this to him. Ford 1-2-3 on the podium … wow that is absolutely amazing.”

John Maddox, Roush Yates Engines’ Daytona Prototype/Road Racing program manager commented: “This was our 10th attempt to win this thing overall. Finally! In these past 10 years we have been really good down here … and had tragedy strike (our engines). Now it all came together. We had a few practice and qualifying struggles, and even an early race concern. But the professionalism of every person down here connected to these Ford teams enabled this great outcome. We are definitely connected with the right partners in Michael Shank Racing and Starworks.”

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Roush Yates and JE Pistons 2011 Proud Sponsors of the NMRA

December 2, 2011

Roush Yates and JE Pistons are proud 2011 sponsors of the NMRA. As part of this partnership, NMRA members were invited to enter a monthly drawing. Every month, a winner was randomly selected and sent some great prizes! Roush Yates and JE prizes included: a gift certificate to Roush Yates Performance Products, a Roush Yates hat, a pair of Wiley X Sunglasses, Mechanix Wear gloves, a Roush Yates wrench set, and an autographed piston signed by Doug Yates!

Every month Roush Yates and JE Pistons received great feedback by the winners of the NMRA drawing! This month, the drawing came to an end and it was time to select a grand prize winner. In addition to having won the monthly drawing prizes, this lucky person also won a round trip flight to the upcoming PRI show, dinner with Roush Yates and JE executives, a $400 value JE Pistons Racer Pack, a custom monogrammed RYE jacket, and much more!

Roush Yates and JE Pistons are proud to congratulate Bob C. of Columbus, Ohio for being selected as our grand prize winner! Bob races in the Truck & Lightning class and attends 6-7 NMRA events a year. Roush Yates and JE Pistons want to thank the NMRA and all of the members that participated in this year’s contest.

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Chuck Hebing Wins Empire Super Sprint Championship with Roush Yates Power

September 26, 2011

Mooresville, NC (September 26, 2011) Whether its late models, sprint cars, or off-road trucks, Roush Yates power leads the way in dirt track racing… and they have the wins to prove it. This past weekend Scott Bloomquist scored his fourth consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win, Chuck Hebing won the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Championship, and Roush Yates engines won multiple podium positions in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series.

Bloomquist won Saturday’s Jackson 100 at Brownstown Speedway, becoming the first four-time winner of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event. He had to hold off series regulars Don O’Neal and Jimmy Owens to take the win and leave with a 40-point lead in the series points. Bloomquist has been to victory lane 14 times this season with his Roush Yates-powered Ford engine.

“The car was good all night,” said the elated 47-year-old Hall of Famer Bloomquist. “Once we got the lead I had traffic to deal with. Jimmy made it close at the end, but we held on.”

Chub Frank became the first two-time winner of the MCR Fall Classic at McKean County Raceway on Saturday. Frank drives a Roush Yates engine in the United Late Model Series and has won two out of the last three races he has entered.

Chuck Hebing went into the historic Fonda Speedway looking for a win on Saturday night, and came out a champion. Hebing and three-time Champion Steve Poirier have been fighting for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Championship all season long. Poirier posted his eighth win of the season but Hebing held on with just enough points to take the championship.

“It was definitely a tough year and it was a great competition with Steve (Poirier) and his gang,” said Hebing. “It was a very good year if he wasn’t winning I was winning. Tonight was one of our worst finishes but it was a heck of a good time and I need to thank my sponsors, Roush Yates for the awesome Ford engine, and my car owner Ron Wilkins.”

This is the third championship Roush Yates has clinched so far this season. The Bowman Gray Modified Championship and IHRA Championship were also won with Roush Yates engines.

Roush Yates engine racers stood on the podium in multiple divisions for round 11 and 12 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Truck Series races at Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, AZ. Carl Renezeder finished second on Saturday and Sunday in the Pro 4 race. Brian Deegan had a great weekend, winning the Pro 2 race on Saturday and finishing second on Sunday. Corey Sisler gave Roush Yates a podium finish in the Prolite race, finishing second.

Roush Yates engines were also winning on the other side of the globe this weekend. Kodee Brown won the Shinju race in a Dominated Super Sedan with his D3 358 engine in Broome, Australia and Robert Watson Jr. won the Sprint 360 feature race in Narrogin,Australia with his Roush Yates Sprint 360 engine.

To find out more about all of Roush Yates’ dirt engines visit www.roushyates.com or call 1-877-798-RYPP.

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Roush Yates Engines Win over Labor Day Weekend

September 7, 2011

Mooresville, NC (September 6, 2011) It has become a tradition at Roush Yates to shine in all areas of racing during holiday weekends, and this week was no different. The power plant known for performance and horsepower posted victories in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, ARCA Series, NHRA Series, TORC Off-Road Series, and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

Carl Edwards out ran Kyle Busch to take the win at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Great Clips 300 on Saturday night. Edwards had to bounce back from an early pit road penalty that put him at the tail end of the lead lap, but was able to move through the field quickly. Fellow Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished third, increasing his lead in the NASCAR Nationwide points standings.

Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 Reliance Tool Ford, earned his first ARCA win of 2011 in the Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds (DuQuoin, IL) on Monday. Buescher led the final 60 laps of the event, holding off series points leader Ty Dillon and winning his first race on dirt in the ARCA series.

“These guys, the Roulo Brothers, did a great job,” Buescher said. “To have all the help of Roush Fenway and David Ragan, this thing was awesome. We were on a rail for the most part. This track is not a race I marked on my schedule as one I expected to win, but we still put on a heck of a show, I feel. I hope everyone else thought so, because it was a ball.”

Buescher’s win is the second for Roush Yates Engines this season in the ARCA Series.

Roush Yates and Roy Hill announced a partnership just last week that Roush Yates-powered Ford engines will be in Hill’s Cobra Jet Mustangs. The new deal paid off at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis this weekend when Hill’s cars won the Superstock AA and Superstock BA division. Hill is excited to start off the partnership so well and can’t wait to see how the season unfolds.

Roush Yates’ Off-Road truck engines had an amazing weekend with Adrian Cenni winning three times in three races in the TORC Off-Road Pro 4 Division at Crandon International Raceway in Crandon, WI. Cenni backed up his wins with the fastest lap of the race award. Fellow Roush Yates-powered Off-Road truck racer Chad Hord also proved to be fast on Saturday, scoring a win in the Pro 2 division.

Scott Bloomquist held off series regular Jimmy Owens to win the Pepsi 50 River Days Rumble at Portsmouth Raceway Park in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday night. Bloomquist used his Roush Yates Ford 436 Dirt Late Model engine to capture his 11th win of the season.

“The track was great all night, we started in the fourth row and it only took a couple of laps to get to the front,” said Bloomquist, who earned career win number 514 with the triumph. “You could run anywhere on this track. The engine ran great and I feel like we have what it takes to win another championship.”

Roush Yates Engines have posted 137 wins in over 10 different racing series this year. To learn more about how to get Roush Yates power in your car, visit http://www.roushyates.com or call 1-877-798-RYPP.

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Roush Yates Partners with Roy Hill and Phoenix Racing

August 26, 2011

Roy Hill chooses Roush Yates engines for drag cars, driving school

Roush Yates Engines is proud to announce a partnership with local drag racing icon Roy Hill and Phoenix Racing. Roy Hill and Phoenix Racing’s Ford Cobra Jet Mustangs and Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School cars will now feature powerful Roush Yates engines. The alliance will give Hill and Phoenix Racing better power and performance at the racetrack and allow Roush Yates’ successful drag racing program to reach more racers.

Roush Yates engines are well known in all series of racing, most notably the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, but they are fairly new to the drag racing world. Sandy Wilkins leads the drag racing program for Roush Yates and will be responsible for building powerful engines for Hill’s cars to race in the NHRA Super Stock division. Roy Hill and Phoenix Racing field three Cobra Jets sponsored by Coca-Cola, Alsco, Goodyear, zMax, and Ford. Hill’s cars have already qualified first and second for multiple races and he believes the new engines will make his team a strong contender for the 2011 NHRA Championship.

“I’m excited to partner with Roy Hill, his drag racing team, and Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School,” said Doug Yates, CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “Roy is well respected in the drag racing community and we look forward to showcasing our drag engine power with his cars.”

Roy Hill has had many successes as a driver, but in 1989 he turned his focus toward a driving school for future drag racers. Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School immerses students in drag racing, from fundamentals in driving to track operations. Roush Yates’ drag engines will complete the experience for Hill’s students by giving them a taste of what it’s like to race with maximum horsepower under the hood.

“Jack Roush and I go way back and he has always been willing to help me in my racing career,” said Hill. “I want to be number one wherever I go and I don’t know where else you can find better technology than Jack Roush and Doug Yates. Together we’ve already accomplished great things. I’m happy to be a part of Roush Yates and believe this is a great opportunity for myself and Phoenix Racing.”

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