Roush Fenway Racing's Ready for Pack Racing in Talladega
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Talladega Superspeedway, 2.66-mile @roushfenway Sprint Cup Series Roush Fenway Racing’s Ready for Pack Racing in Talladega Talladega Roush Fenway Racing heads back to the track where “you never know what you’re gonna get,” as Sun. 10/22/16 - 2:00 PM ET the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) returns to Talladega Superspeedway, a track that has seen a NBCSN, MRN, Sirius 90 Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane seven times. Trevor Bayne, No. 6 I was Running AdvoCare Ford Fusion Overall, Roush Fenway has run well at the Alabama track, starting a total of 250 races and earning seven victories, 38 top-five and 84 top-10 finishes, six poles and 1,397 laps led across the NSCS, Greg Biffle, No. 16 NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). Cheez-It Ford Fusion Winning in Greenbow Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 17 Roush Fenway has won in all three of NASCAR’s major series at Talladega. The team won its first race Zest Ford Fusion at Talladega in the NSCS event in the spring of 1995. Former Roush Fenway driver Mark Martin won for the organization in all three series at the 2.66-Mile oval. Tale of the Tape - That’s All I Have to Say About That Roush Fenway Talladega Wins Roush Fenway has started 194 NSCS races at Talladega, recording a total of four victories, 31 top-five 1995-1 Martin Cup finishes, 67 top-10 finishes, an average finish of 18.7 and has led 1,029 laps. Former Roush Fenway Roush Fenway Richmond Wins 1997-1 Martin Cup driver Matt Kenseth earned the organization’s most recent victory at Talladega in the fall of 2012. 1990-1 Martin Cup 2009-2 McMurray Cup Roush Fenway’s Recent Strength with Plates 1998-2 Burton Cup 2012-2 Kenseth Cup The Roush Fenway restrictor-plate program has experienced a rejuvenation in recent seasons. The 2002-2 Kenseth Cup 1997 Martin NXS organization won two of the four restrictor-plate races in 2012 and has won five restrictor-plate 2005-2 Busch Cup 2009 Ragan NXS races overall in the NSCS dating back to 2009. Most recently in the XFINITY Series, Roush Fenway 2013-2 Edwards Cup 2006 Martin Truck drivers Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher finished first and second in the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series 1993-1 Martin NXS season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway. 1993-2 Martin NXS 1997-1 Martin NXS Roush Fenway Unrestricted 1998-1 Burton NXS Roush Fenway has run a total of 397 Sprint Cup races with restrictor plates, earning 11 victories, 70 1999-1 Martin NXS Contact: top-fives, 141 top-10s and has led 2,047 laps. 2000-2 Burton NXS Kevin Woods 2005-1 Edwards NXS 704.957.1138 Fastest Chicken in the South [email protected] 2008-2 Edwards NXS Former Roush Fenway driver and NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Mark Martin won the fastest NSCS Twitter: @prkevindwoods 2009-2 Edwards NXS race ever recorded on May 10, 1997 at Talladega piloting the No. 6 Ford. Martin, who held off fellow 1999 Biffle Truck Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, started from the 18th position and led 47 laps en route to the victory. The race saw 26 lead changes and had an average speed of 188.354 mph. 2,000 Fans “Ride with Trevor” The AdvoCare Ford driven by driver Trevor Bayne will have a different look this weekend at Talladega as the faces of 2,000 race fans will adorn the blue and red Fusion as part of a “fan mosaic.” Bayne paced the field for 22 laps in the spring event at the 2.5-mile superspeedway before taking the checkered flag in the 10th position. Roush Fenway at Talladega Superspeedway Race Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles CUP 194 4 31 67 2 33059 1029 18.7 18.7 87936.9 NXS 46 2 5 14 1 4405 244 12.2 21.2 11717.3 TRUCK 10 1 2 3 3 865 124 3 15.9 2300.9 250 7 38 84 6 38329 1397 11.3 18.6 101955.1 DRIVEN TO ENGAGE. Roush Fenway Contacts FOLLOW ROUSH FENWAY ON TWITTER (#RFRDRIVEN) RFR DRIVERS (#RFRDRIVEN) Sprint Cup Series Greg Biffle - @gbiffle No. 6 AdvoCare team w/Mike Campbell – @Bayne6Team Ricky Stenhouse - @stenhousejr No. 16 Cheez-It team w/Nancy Padula – @Biffle16Team Trevor Bayne - @tbayne6 No. 17 Zest team w/Andrea Perry – @Stenhouse17Team Bubba Wallace - @bubbawallace Chris Buescher - @chris_buescher XFINITY Series Ryan Reed - @driverRyanReed No. 6 Roush Fenway team w/Mike Campbell – @Bubba6team No. 16 Lilly/American Diabetes Association team w/Kevin Woods – @Reed16team Roush Fenway Racing – @roushfenway Kevin Woods, Sr. Director Corporate Communications – @prkevindwoods GET SOCIAL WITH RFR... JOIN OUR CIRCLE ON GOOGLE+... LIKE US ON FACEBOOK... CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL... FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM... ROUSH FENWAY RACING COMMUNICATIONS LINEUP Primary Organizational Contact Jack Roush Contact Kevin Woods Senior Director of Corporate Communications Bubba Wallace, No. 6 XFINITY Team Contact: Office: 704-720-4600 Mike Campbell Cell: 704-957-1130 Office: 704-720-4617 [email protected] Cell: 704-839-1115 Twitter: @PRkevindwoods [email protected] Twitter: @Bubba6Team Greg Biffle, No. 16 Sprint Cup Team Contact Nancy Padula Ryan Reed, No. 16 XFINITY Team Contact: Office: 704-720-4614 Kevin Woods Cell: 704-743-3940 Office: 704-720-4642 [email protected] Cell: 704-957-1138 Twitter: @Biffle16Team [email protected] Twitter: @Reed16Team Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Sprint Cup Team Contact: Andrea Perry Office:704-720-4814 Cell: 704-763-0373 [email protected] Twitter: @Stenhouse17Team Trevor Bayne, No. 6 Sprint Cup Team Contact: Mike Campbell Office: 704-720-4617 Cell: 704-839-1115 [email protected] Twitter: @Bayne6Team Media Contact: Kevin Woods, [email protected] - @prkevindwoods @roushfenway.