New England, hands down, is Boston Red Sox country. And since Red Sox owner John Henry and Jack Roush joined forces, Roush Fenway Racing has been making inroads with area fans – and not just those of NASCAR racing.
Henry picked a winner, especially when it comes to racing in his backyard at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Roush’s drivers have won seven times and can match Hendrick Motorsports track record with a victory in Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301.
Greg Biffle is the team’s most recent winner in New Hampshire capturing the track’s fall event in 2008. Biffle, battling for at least a Wild Card entry into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, will make his first start with crew chief Matt Puccia.
Roush Fenway’s other three drivers have yet to reach Victory Lane at NHMS but have been among the fastest in recent outings. David Ragan won Daytona’s Coke Zero 400 and followed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory with a top-10 finish at Kentucky.
Carl Edwards finished fifth in Kentucky and counts second and third place finishes in New Hampshire. Teammate Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Affliction Clothing Ford) was second in Daytona and sixth in Kentucky. Like Edwards, Kenseth has finished runner up at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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