Roush Fenway Advance – Atlanta

Roush Fenway Advance – Atlanta

Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile

AdvoCare 500

Sun 9.4.11, 7:30 p.m. EDT

ESPN, PRN, 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 Aflac Ford

Great Clips 300

Sat. 9.3.11, 7:30 p.m. EDT

ESPN2 TV, PRN, Sirius 90

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Blackwell Angus Ford

Trevor Bayne No. 16 Ford Mustang Ford

Carl Edwards, No. 60 Fastenal Ford

Roush Fenway Heads South for Labor Day Weekend Showdown

After surviving Bristol last weekend, Roush Fenway heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway where the team boasts 11 NASCAR victories.

Roush Fenway at Atlanta

Roush Fenway has 157 Sprint Cup starts at AMS, where they have tallied six wins, 65 top-10 finishes and 36 top fives. The organization boasts an 18th place avg. finish at AMS in Cup racing. In the Nationwide Series Roush Fenway has 36 entries, having won on five occasions and giving the organization 11 NASCAR wins overall at Atlanta.

Race to the Chase

With two races remaining before the cutoff point, Roush Fenway’s Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards are both locked into the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup field, while Greg Biffle and David Ragan continue to vie for a wildcard berth in the 12-team field.

Seasonal Changes

All but one of Roush Fenway’s Sprint Cup wins at AMS came in the fall, with Carl Edwards claiming the only Spring win at Atlanta in 2005. Conversely, all but one of Roush Fenway’s five Nationwide wins came in the Spring. The Series races only once in Atlanta this season.

AMS/Roush Fenway History

Roush Fenway competed in its first NASCAR event at AMS on March 20, 1988, finishing 31st after getting involved in an early crash. However just three years later the organization would claim its first win there in the fall of ‘91 with the No. 6 Ford. Roush Fenway would win its first of five Nationwide wins at the track in the spring of ’97. Roush Fenway’s top outing at AMS came in the fall of 2005, then the organization placed four cars inside the top seven, with three cars finishing top five including race winner Carl Edwards. In fact in the two races at AMS in 2005, Roush Fenway posted six top-five finishes and two wins.

Roush Fenway Atlanta Wins

1991-2 Martin Cup

1994-2 Martin Cup

2002-2 Busch Cup

2005-1 Edwards Cup

2005-2 Edwards Cup

2008-2 Edwards Cup

1997 -1 Martin NNS

1998-2 Martin NNS

2000-1 Martin NNS

2005-1 Edwards NNS

2008-1 Kenseth NNS

Edwards Gets It Done At Atlanta

Roush Fenway’s Carl Edwards is one of the most successful drivers in AMS history and the organization’s most successful driver there. He earned his first Cup win there in the spring of ’05, sweeping both the NNS and Cup races. He went on to sweep both the Cup events at AMS in ’05 and added another Cup win at the track in the fall of ’08.

“Inside Roush Fenway Racing” to Launch on NESN

Roush Fenway Racing, NASCAR Media Group and NESN (New England Sport Network) have announced plans to launch Inside Roush Fenway Racing; a weekly 30-minute program that will take racing fans on a thrilling ride inside the world of one of NASCAR’s most successful teams. The show premiers on Sept. 13 and will air on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 p.m. ET.