Roush Fenway Fast Facts – Pocono Iowa
Pocono Raceway 2.5-mile/Iowa Speedway – .875
Roush Fenway Looks to Top Tricky Triangle/Repeat at Iowa
After strong outings in Indianapolis, Roush Fenway travels to Pocono and Iowa, where it will look to continue its recent success, while maintaining its hold on the series point leads in both Sprint Cup and Nationwide.
Pennsylvania 400
Sun. 8.7.11, 1:00 p.m. EDT
ESPN, MRN, Sirius 90
David Ragan, No. 6 UPS Ford
Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Crown Royal Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Scotts Ortho Ford
U.S. Cellular 250
Sat. 8.6.11, 7:30 p.m. EDT
ESPN2 TV, MRN, Sirius 90
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 RickyvsTrevor.com Ford
Trevor Bayne, No. 16 3M Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 60 Fastenal Ford
Sprint Cup Series at Pocono
Roush Fenway will make its 168th start this weekend at Pocono, where the company has led over 944 laps, while notching four wins, 42 top-five and 64 top-10 finishes. Roush Fenway has completed over 77,000 miles of Sprint Cup racing at Pocono; the second most of any track for Roush Fenway.
Winning Pocono Style
Roush Fenway has four wins at Pocono, including Greg Biffle’s victory there last July. Carl Edwards earned Roush Fenway’s first win at Pocono in the first Pocono race of 2005. Roush Fenway went on to sweep the Pocono events that season.
RFR Pocono Wins
2005-1 Edwards Cup
2005-2 Busch Cup
2008-2 Edwards Cup
2010-2 Biffle Cup
Going the Distance
Roush Fenway has covered 77,095 miles with 164 racing entries in Cup action at Pocono. It is the second most of any track for Roush Fenway. Only at Charlotte Motor Speedway has Roush Fenway covered more miles.
The Runner Up
Roush Fenway finished second 11 times at Pocono, before finally notching the win and sweeping both Pocono races in 2005. All-in-all Roush Fenway has 12 runner-up finishes at Pocono and 15 top-two finishes. Five different drivers have finished second for Roush Fenway at Pocono, and three (Carl Edwards – twice, Kurt Busch and Kurt Bush) have won there.
Roush Fenway at Iowa
Roush Fenway has started nine entries in the NNS at Iowa Speedway, earning four top 10s, three top fives, one victory and a pole.
Iowa a Track of Firsts for Stenhouse Jr.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., won his first career NASCAR pole in the inaugural NASCAR event at Iowa Speedway in the Nationwide race there on Aug. 1, 2009 and he earned his first career NASCAR win at Iowa on May 22 of this season.
On a Winning Note…
Roush Fenway has now won 11 times during the 2011 NASCAR season; four times in the Sprint Cup Series and seven times in the Nationwide Series. In addition, Roush Fenway has wins in the Sprint All-Star Showdown and Challenge. To date, five of Roush Fenway’s six drivers have visited victory lane in 2011, with three having made multiple trips to winner’s circle.
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