RFK Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series

Racing team history

Founded in 1988, the NASCAR program is built around having multiple cars and providing engine, engineering and race car build services to other NASCAR teams fielding Ford branded vehicles. The multi-team aspect of the company allows for information and resources to be shared across the enterprise, improving the performance of all of the teams. Since the 2004 season, engines for the cars have been provided by Roush-Yates Engines, a partnership between Roush Fenway Racing and now-closed rival Yates Racing, with Doug Yates as head engine builder. Roush-Yates also provides engines, cars and parts to other Cup teams, including Wood Brothers Racing, Team Penske, Stewart-Haas Racing, and Front Row Motorsports.[1][2]

Between 1998 and 2000[3][4] and 2003–2009,[5] Roush Racing operated five full-time Cup teams (6, 16, 17, 26/97, 99), more than any other organization including Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing, which have both operated as many as four full-time teams. Beginning in 2001, after years of operating in separate facilities, the teams were moved into a single shop in Concord, North Carolina to improve performance and communication.[4] Roush Racing set a NASCAR record by putting all five of its race teams in the Chase for the Nextel Cup in 2005.[6] Following the 2009 season, Roush Fenway was ordered by NASCAR to shrink its operation to four Sprint Cup Series teams, ceding the No. 26 team.[6] The team would later shrink to three teams after the 2011 season,[7] and would shrink again to two teams after the 2016 season.

After several months of speculation, Roush-Fenway announced on 20 July 2021, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame that the 2010 Nationwide Series and 2012 Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski would depart from Team Penske after the 2021 season to join the organization as a driver (replacing Ryan Newman in the No. 6) and co-owner.

## Cars

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### Car No. 06 history

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Todd Kluever and David Ragan (2006)

The No. 06 attempted ten races led by crew chief Frank Stoddard during the 2006 season to prepare Roush Racing's development drivers for future Cup careers, and eventually replace Mark Martin in the No. 6 car.[8][9] Todd Kluever originally served as the sole driver, but was replaced with David Ragan at the end of the season.[8] The team debuted with Kluever behind the wheel at Chicagoland Speedway on July 9 with a sponsorship from 3M.[10] Kluever also drove the car at Michigan International Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, and attempted to start races at California Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, and Homestead-Miami Speedway.[11] David Ragan, with a sponsorship from Sharp Aquos, ran the No. 06 at Dover International Speedway and Martinsville Speedway in the fall, and missed the second 2006 race at Texas Motor Speedway and also being forced to withdrawal from the second 2006 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.[8][12][13] Kluever and Ragan combined 10 races and made six with the best finish being by Ragan at Martinsville with a 25th-place run. They posted zero wins, zero Top 5's, zero Top 10's, an average finish of 37th, four DNQ's (including one withdrawal), and three DNF's.

#### Car No. 06 results

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2006 | Todd Kluever | 06  | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI
41 | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH
43 | BRI | CAL
DNQ | RCH | NHA |  | KAN
32 | TAL | CLT
39 |  | PHO
DNQ | HOM
DNQ | 55th  | 334
David Ragan |  | DOV
42 |  | MAR
25 | ATL
Wth | TEX |

### Car No. 6 history

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Further information: Mark Martin and Brad Keselowski

Mark Martin (1988–2006)
Mark Martin in 1989. The No. 6 paint scheme from 1996 to 1997. 2005 No. 6 Viagra Ford Taurus Martin in his final season for Roush in 2006.

The 6 car began as Roush Racing's original foray into NASCAR, debuting in the 1988 Daytona 500 as the No. 6 Stroh's Light-sponsored Ford. With then-short-track-driver Mark Martin at the wheel and future NASCAR vice president Robin Pemberton as crew chief,[7] the team finished 41st after experiencing an engine failure after 19 laps. However, performance quickly improved, with Martin winning a pole position later in the season and achieving ten top ten finishes. With a year of experience under their belt, Roush and Martin went on a tear in 1989, winning six poles, earning eighteen top ten finishes and winning for the first time at North Carolina Speedway. The team finished third place in championship points.

Garnering new sponsorship from Folgers in 1990, Martin won three each of races and pole positions, as well as finishing in the top tens in all but six races. Martin held the points lead for a majority of the season, but lost momentum in the final races. In the end, the team lost the championship to Dale Earnhardt by 26 points. Martin would have won the championship had he not been docked 46 points in the second race of the season following a rules violation. Regardless, the team hoped to carry the momentum into 1991. Disappointingly, Martin finished sixth in points, and did not win until the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

In 1992, Valvoline joined to sponsor the car, but the team's position in points still did not improve. Finally, they recaptured the magic of before in 1993, as Martin notched five victories and finished third in points. 1994 found Martin and the No. 6 team finishing runner-up to Earnhardt in points once again. In 1995, Martin defeated former teammate Wally Dallenbach Jr. to win at Watkins Glen and won the most money of his career at that time: $1,893,519. However, the team's performance slumped sharply in 1996, as Martin finished the season winless. He would win again in 1997, with an additional four victories and finishing third in championship points. In 1998, Martin and the No. 6 team had their most dominant season yet, winning seven times, but finished second in points yet again, this time to Jeff Gordon. The 1998 season was marked with a black spot when Martin's father Julian died in an aviation accident. Although 1999 saw Martin winning only twice, he finished in the top ten in 26 out of 34 races.

After winning only one race in 2000, primary sponsor Valvoline left for MB2 Motorsports, and Pfizer and Viagra became the team's new financial backers. In addition, throughout the season Martin served as co-owner/mentor of rookie driver Matt Kenseth. However, Martin failed to win again, and ended up 12th in points; this was his lowest finish since 1988. The team won only one race in 2002 but was narrowly defeated by Tony Stewart for the championship. 2003 was another season of lackluster performance for the team with no wins and a 17th-place finish in the final standings. 2004 brought improved performance, with a win at Dover and a fourth-place finish in points. Prior to the next season, Martin stated that 2005 would be his last year in full-time Cup competition. The team conducted a "Salute to You" farewell tour to his fans highlighting many of Martin's career accomplishments. Martin finished fourth in points and went to victory lane once, along with achieving 19 top ten finishes. Due to contract issues, Roush was left without a driver for car No. 6 in 2006. After learning of the situation, Martin announced his return to car No. 6 for one more year. The team extended the "Salute to You" tour after modifying its paint schemes to reflect the team's new sponsor, AAA. Martin went winless, but had seven top fives and 15 top tens en route to a ninth-place points finish in his final year for Roush.[14] He moved to Ginn Racing and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. part-time for 2007 and 2008, then did run several more full seasons for Hendrick Motorsports and two partial seasons with MWR, Gibbs, and Stewart Haas, retiring for good after 2013. Martin earned 35 of his 40 career wins in Roush's number 6.[7]

David Ragan (2007–2011)
David Ragan in the No. 6 at Las Vegas in 2008.

Todd Kluever was originally scheduled to drive the No. 6 car in 2007, running several races in the No. 06 Cup car in anticipation, but due to lackluster performance in the Busch Series, Roush Racing decided to put Truck Series driver David Ragan in the car full-time.[8][15] In his rookie season, Ragan had three top-tens and finished 23rd in points, but with numerous crashes.[15] The following season, Ragan's performance dramatically improved. He had fourteen top-ten finishes and competed for a spot in the Chase for the Cup, before finishing 13th in the points standings.[7][15]

David Ragan in the No. 6 during the 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350.

AAA left the No. 6 team after the 2008 season for Penske Racing, with UPS taking over sponsorship for Ragan's car for 2009. Ragan only had two top-ten finishes and finished 27th. The next year, the team started off on a mixed note by nearly winning the 2011 Daytona 500, only to be penalized for an early lane change. The team then won at Daytona in July, their first since 2005.[7] Despite the victory, UPS left the No. 6 team and moved to an associate sponsor for the No. 99 team. Jack Roush announced that RFR would not field the No. 6 team in 2012, forcing the team to reassign or lay off nearly 100 employees. Ragan moved to Front Row Motorsports' No. 34 car, and crew chief Drew Blickensderfer moved to Richard Childress Racing.[7][16]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2012)

After being RFR's flagship since 1988, the team became a part-time R&D team in 2012. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove at the 2012 Daytona 500 with crew chief Chad Norris, qualifying 8th in time trials.[7] He started 20th in the race and finished 21st. Without sponsorship, the team planned to close down after the Daytona 500,[7] with Jack Roush selling the team's top-35 owner points to former RFR crew chief Frank Stoddard and his FAS Lane Racing team. However, Stenhouse did race in the No. 6 car in three more races at Dover, Charlotte and Homestead in the fall.

2013–2014 hiatus and Trevor Bayne (2014–2018)
Trevor Bayne in the No. 6 at Martinsville Speedway in 2016.

The No. 6 car did not run in 2013. In the fall of 2014, it was announced that 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne would drive the car full-time in 2015, with Xfinity Series sponsor AdvoCare covering the full season.[17][18] In preparation, Bayne attempted the 2014 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte in the No. 6 car (in addition to his part-time ride with Wood Brothers Racing), but posted the 38th fastest time and failed to qualify, RFR's first DNQ since 2006.[19][20]

After a very weak start for Roush's standards, Bayne recorded his first top-10 of the year in June at the rain shortened race at Michigan International Speedway. He recorded another top ten at Daytona in July after being in contention for the win at the end of the race. The No. 6 would struggle for most of the season, ending 29th in owner points. In 2016, Bayne garnered five top tens and two top fives en route to a 22nd-place points finish.

2017 was mostly the same for Bayne, as he again finished 22nd in points. The team tried to pick up a tire strategy win at Indianapolis but a caution came out erasing Bayne's lead and Bayne ended up being part of one of the many crashes that took place in the final laps.

Trevor Bayne & Matt Kenseth (2018)
Kenseth's showcar at Dover International Speedway in 2018

On April 25, 2018, Roush Fenway Racing announced that Matt Kenseth will return to the team and share the No. 6 with Bayne on a part-time basis, with Wyndham Rewards as his primary sponsor. He made his return at the 2018 KC Masterpiece 400 in Kansas and participated in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race in Charlotte.[21] On September 12, 2018, Roush Fenway Racing announced that Bayne will not return to the team in the 2019 season.[22] Bayne's final race with RFR was at the 2018 AAA Texas 500 with a 21st-place finish. A week later, Kenseth scored the No. 6's highest finish of the season with seventh place at the 2018 Can-Am 500. This was bested by a sixth-place finish in Kenseth's final race for the team at the season-ending 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400.

Ryan Newman (2019–2021)
Ryan Newman in the No. 6 at Sonoma Raceway in 2019.

On September 21, it was reported that Ryan Newman will take over the No. 6 car.[23] On October 23, 2018, Roush Fenway Racing announced that Scott Graves will become Newman's crew chief.[24] On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Oscar Mayer, which previously sponsored Kenseth and Kurt Busch during the 2000s, will be the main sponsor of the No. 6 car.[25] Newman started off the 2020 season with a wreck in the final lap in the 2020 Daytona 500 in February when he was about to win, but he did get spun in the last corner by Ryan Blaney in the no. 12. However, his car flipped over, over the finish line, and he was injured and hospitalized, but not life-threatening, and he was released on Wednesday night. Ross Chastain announced that he will replace Newman starting in Las Vegas for the running of 2020 Pennzoil 400. On April 27, 2020, it was announced that Newman was medically cleared to return to competition.[26] In addition, NASCAR granted him a waiver for eligibility in the 2020 playoffs.

Brad Keselowski (2022–present)
Brad Keselowski in the No. 6 at Pocono Raceway in 2022.

On July 20, 2021, it was confirmed that Newman would not be returning to Roush Fenway Racing in 2022. That same day, the 2012 Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski was announced as co-owner of Roush-Fenway Racing and as Newman's replacement.[27]

Keselowski began the 2022 season as driver/co-owner of RFK Racing with a ninth-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. He then failed to score a top-10 finish at the next 14 races. On March 24, 2022, crew chief Matt McCall was suspended for four races and fined US$100,000 for an L2 Penalty during post-race inspection after the 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta. The penalty came under Sections 14.1 and 14.5 in the NASCAR Rule Book, both of which pertain to the modification of a single source supplied part. In addition, the No. 6 team was docked 100 driver and owner points and 10 playoff points.[28] Team engineer Josh Sell was announced as Keselowski's crew chief for the 2022 Texas Grand Prix.[29] On April 13, Scott Miller, NASCAR's senior vice president of competition, explained that the repairs No. 6's rear fascia did not meet original specifications, as a critical dimension of the part was altered.[30] At Sonoma, Keselowski scored his first top-10 finish of the season since Daytona.[31] Due to his mediocre finishes and the lack of a win during the regular season, as well as the penalty imposed on the team, Keselowski missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013.[32] Keselowski finished fourth at Martinsville, but was disqualified when his car did not meet the minimum weight requirements during post-race inspection.[33] The No. 6 finished the season 25th in the points standings.

Keselowski started the 2023 season with a 22nd place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. He made his 500th career start at Gateway. Despite not winning a race, Keselowski greatly improved his finishes enough to make it to the playoffs.[34] He was eliminated from the Round of 12 at the conclusion of the Charlotte Roval race.[35] Keselowski finished the season eighth in the points standings, making it the first time the No. 6 finished in the top-10 in the final standings since Mark Martin finished ninth in 2006.

Keselowski started the 2024 season with a 33rd place DNF at the 2024 Daytona 500. At Darlington, he took advantage of teammate Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick colliding in turn 4 with 10 laps to go, and held off Ty Gibbs for his first win of 2024, snapping a 110 race winless streak for himself and a 33 race winless streak across all three series for Ford dating back to the 2023 Cup Series Season Finale[36] Keselowski was eliminated from the playoffs at the conclusion of the Round of 16, due to finishes of 19th, 26th, and 26th at Atlanta, Watkins Glen, and Bristol, respectively.[37] On November 7, RFK announced that McCall would not return to the No. 6 car in 2025.[38]

#### Car No. 6 results

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Year  | Driver  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 30  | 31  | 32  | 33  | 34  | 35  | 36  | Owners | Pts

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1988 | Mark Martin | 6  | Ford | DAY
41 | RCH
25 | CAR
12 | ATL
31 | DAR
6 | BRI
2 | NWS
29 | MAR
23 | TAL
12 | CLT
37 | DOV
9 | RSD
7 | POC
4 | MCH
14 | DAY
17 | POC
7 | TAL
7 | GLN
28 | MCH
32 | BRI
27 | DAR
19 | RCH
4 | DOV
39 | MAR
9 | CLT
9 | NWS
19 | CAR
28 | PHO
36 | ATL
20 |  | 15th  | 3142
1989 | DAY
33 | CAR
5 | ATL
38 | RCH
11 | DAR
4 | BRI
6 | NWS
3 | MAR
6 | TAL
3 | CLT
6 | DOV
2 | SON
31 | POC
15 | MCH
12 | DAY
16 | POC
3 | TAL
3 | GLN
2 | MCH
9 | BRI
20 | DAR
2 | RCH
17 | DOV
2 | MAR
23 | CLT
3 | NWS
2 | CAR
1 | PHO
3 | ATL
30 |  | 3rd  | 4053
1990 | DAY
21 | RCH
1 | CAR
26 | ATL
5 | DAR
2 | BRI
2 | NWS
6 | MAR
7 | TAL
3 | CLT
3 | DOV
4 | SON
2 | POC
14 | MCH
4 | DAY
11 | POC
6 | TAL
9 | GLN
5 | MCH
1* | BRI
3 | DAR
6 | RCH
2 | DOV
2 | MAR
3 | NWS
1 | CLT
14 | CAR
11 | PHO
10 | ATL
6 |  | 2nd  | 4404
1991 | DAY
21 | RCH
6 | CAR
14 | ATL
17 | DAR
4 | BRI
4 | NWS
9 | MAR
29 | TAL
24 | CLT
23 | DOV
5 | SON
9 | POC
3 | MCH
3 | DAY
11 | POC
2 | TAL
3 | GLN
3 | MCH
4 | BRI
4 | DAR
29 | RCH
33 | DOV
21 | MAR
5 | NWS
5 | CLT
35* | CAR
3 | PHO
19 | ATL
1* |  | 6th  | 3914
1992 | DAY
29 | CAR
5 | RCH
30 | ATL
13 | DAR
3 | BRI
15 | NWS
16 | MAR
1 | TAL
8 | CLT
33 | DOV
24 | SON
3 | POC
2 | MCH
6 | DAY
8 | POC
6 | TAL
20 | GLN
4 | MCH
9 | BRI
25 | DAR
2 | RCH
2 | DOV
19 | MAR
8 | NWS
2 | CLT
1 | CAR
30 | PHO
2 | ATL
32 |  | 6th  | 3887
1993 | DAY
6 | CAR
5 | RCH
7 | ATL
32* | DAR
2 | BRI
8 | NWS
31 | MAR
10 | TAL
12 | SON
40 | CLT
28 | DOV
4 | POC
31 | MCH
6* | DAY
6 | NHA
2 | POC
13 | TAL
3 | GLN
1* | MCH
1 | BRI
1 | DAR
1* | RCH
6 | DOV
31 | MAR
16 | NWS
16 | CLT
2 | CAR
5 | PHO
1* | ATL
20 |  | 3rd  | 4150
1994 | DAY
13 | CAR
4 | RCH
6 | ATL
5 | DAR
2 | BRI
21 | NWS
13 | MAR
3 | TAL
38 | SON
8 | CLT
32 | DOV
4 | POC
5 | MCH
3 | DAY
4 | NHA
4 | POC
31 | TAL
6 | IND
35 | GLN
1* | MCH
2 | BRI
2 | DAR
25 | RCH
6 | DOV
19 | MAR
16 | NWS
5 | CLT
39 | CAR
7 | PHO
2 | ATL
1* |  | 2nd  | 4250
1995 | DAY
3 | CAR
7 | RCH
8 | ATL
9 | DAR
37 | BRI
8 | NWS
3 | MAR
5 | TAL
1* | SON
2 | CLT
28 | DOV
35 | POC
11 | MCH
8 | DAY
4 | NHA
3 | POC
7 | TAL
7 | IND
5 | GLN
1* | MCH
38 | BRI
5 | DAR
33 | RCH
15 | DOV
8 | MAR
12 | NWS
1* | CLT
1 | CAR
3 | PHO
8 | ATL
17 |  | 4th  | 4320
1996 | DAY
4 | CAR
32 | RCH
5 | ATL
26 | DAR
6 | BRI
3 | NWS
37 | MAR
21 | TAL
34 | SON
2 | CLT
7 | DOV
40 | POC
4 | MCH
7 | DAY
11 | NHA
33 | POC
9* | TAL
3 | IND
4 | GLN
3 | MCH
2* | BRI
3 | DAR
3 | RCH
9 | DOV
5 | MAR
9 | NWS
9 | CLT
2 | CAR
7 | PHO
2* | ATL
7 |  | 5th  | 4278
1997 | DAY
7* | CAR
13 | RCH
13 | ATL
6 | DAR
24 | TEX
38 | BRI
3 | MAR
5 | SON
1* | TAL
1 | CLT
3 | DOV
2 | POC
4 | MCH
3 | CAL
10 | DAY
27 | NHA
5 | POC
5 | IND
6 | GLN
5 | MCH
1* | BRI
2 | DAR
8 | RCH
25 | NHA
9 | DOV
1 | MAR
11 | CLT
4 | TAL
30 | CAR
6 | PHO
6 | ATL
3 |  | 3rd  | 4681
1998 | DAY
38 | CAR
3* | LVS
1* | ATL
25 | DAR
7 | BRI
7 | TEX
1 | MAR
29 | TAL
23 | CAL
1* | CLT
4* | DOV
7 | RCH
5 | MCH
1 | POC
5 | SON
6 | NHA
2 | POC
2 | IND
2 | GLN
2 | MCH
4 | BRI
1* | NHA
2 | DAR
40 | RCH
3 | DOV
1* | MAR
3 | CLT
1* | TAL
34 | DAY
16 | PHO
2 | CAR
4 | ATL
3 |  | 2nd  | 4964
1999 | DAY
31 | CAR
1 | LVS
10 | ATL
3 | DAR
5 | TEX
34 | BRI
2 | MAR
5 | TAL
3 | CAL
38 | RCH
2 | CLT
3 | DOV
3 | MCH
10 | POC
5 | SON
2 | DAY
17 | NHA
6 | POC
3 | IND
4 | GLN
10 | MCH
7 | BRI
6 | DAR
4 | RCH
35 | NHA
17 | DOV
1* | MAR
16 | CLT
4 | TAL
15 | CAR
6 | PHO
2 | HOM
4 | ATL
4 |  | 3rd  | 4943
2000 | DAY
5 | CAR
8 | LVS
3 | ATL
3 | DAR
9 | BRI
16 | TEX
11 | MAR
1 | TAL
6* | CAL
14 | RCH
32 | CLT
12 | DOV
36 | MCH
40 | POC
5 | SON
3 | DAY
4 | NHA
3 | POC
43 | IND
43 | GLN
2 | MCH
11 | BRI
3 | DAR
14 | RCH
3 | NHA
8 | DOV
6 | MAR
18 | CLT
5 | TAL
7 | CAR
40 | PHO
6 | HOM
3 | ATL
40 |  | 8th  | 4410
2001 | DAY
33 | CAR
20 | LVS
6* | ATL
41 | DAR
21 | BRI
34 | TEX
9 | MAR
39 | TAL
4 | CAL
40 | RCH
13 | CLT
4 | DOV
9 | MCH
16 | POC
5 | SON
10 | DAY
18 | CHI
17 | NHA
18 | POC
7 | IND
22 | GLN
15 | MCH
8 | BRI
37 | DAR
20 | RCH
19 | DOV
32 | KAN
6 | CLT
9 | MAR
7 | TAL
9 | PHO
19 | CAR
34 | HOM
24 | ATL
22 | NHA
9 | 12th  | 4095
2002 | DAY
6 | CAR
21 | LVS
3 | ATL
8 | DAR
29 | BRI
11 | TEX
3 | MAR
8 | TAL
37 | CAL
5 | RCH
4 | CLT
1 | DOV
41 | POC
2 | MCH
9 | SON
7 | DAY
5 | CHI
9 | NHA
16 | POC
13 | IND
28 | GLN
10 | MCH
5 | BRI
23 | DAR
11 | RCH
6 | NHA
16 | DOV
2 | KAN
25 | TAL
30 | CLT
16 | MAR
10 | ATL
8 | CAR
2* | PHO
4 | HOM
4 | 2nd  | 4762
2003 | DAY
5 | CAR
7 | LVS
43 | ATL
42 | DAR
4 | BRI
29 | TEX
5 | TAL
26 | MAR
17 | CAL
17 | RCH
5 | CLT
29 | DOV
18 | POC
2 | MCH
9 | SON
19 | DAY
20 | CHI
14 | NHA
18 | POC
41 | IND
9 | GLN
10 | MCH
17 | BRI
36 | DAR
33 | RCH
13 | NHA
28 | DOV
22 | TAL
23 | KAN
20 | CLT
11 | MAR
14 | ATL
39 | PHO
10 | CAR
41 | HOM
33 | 17th  | 3769
2004 | DAY
43 | CAR
12 | LVS
5 | ATL
14 | DAR
7 | BRI
23 | TEX
17 | MAR
34 | TAL
6 | CAL
11 | RCH
7 | CLT
36 | DOV
1 | POC
36 | MCH
34 | SON
8 | DAY
6 | CHI
24 | NHA
14 | POC
2 | IND
25 | GLN
3 | MCH
2 | BRI
13 | CAL
3* | RCH
5 | NHA
13 | DOV
2 | TAL
15 | KAN
20 | CLT
13 | MAR
12 | ATL
2* | PHO
15 | DAR
2 | HOM
11 | 4th  | 6399
2005 | DAY
6 | CAL
7 | LVS
30 | ATL
4 | BRI
31 | MAR
3 | TEX
20 | PHO
16 | TAL
33 | DAR
4 | RCH
15 | CLT
28 | DOV
3 | POC
7 | MCH
3 | SON
15 | DAY
39 | CHI
10 | NHA
15 | POC
3 | IND
7 | GLN
7 | MCH
17 | BRI
16 | CAL
11 | RCH
13 | NHA
7 | DOV
4 | TAL
41 | KAN
1* | CLT
5 | MAR
34 | ATL
3 | TEX
2 | PHO
14 | HOM
2 | 4th  | 6428
2006 | DAY
12 | CAL
9 | LVS
6 | ATL
2 | BRI
6 | MAR
13 | TEX
9 | PHO
11 | TAL
35 | RCH
11 | DAR
8 | CLT
4 | DOV
9 | POC
17 | MCH
27 | SON
13 | DAY
33 | CHI
18 | NHA
4 | POC
19 | IND
5 | GLN
20 | MCH
5 | BRI
28 | CAL
12 | RCH
5 | NHA
11 | DOV
14 | KAN
3 | TAL
8 | CLT
30 | MAR
24 | ATL
36 | TEX
22 | PHO
6 | HOM
18 | 9th  | 6168
2007 | David Ragan | DAY
5 | CAL
16 | LVS
37 | ATL
33 | BRI
26 | MAR
15 | TEX
39 | PHO
41 | TAL
17 | RCH
20 | DAR
27 | CLT
37 | DOV
14 | POC
26 | MCH
21 | SON
29 | NHA
15 | DAY
12 | CHI
25 | IND
16 | POC
33 | GLN
32 | MCH
18 | BRI
41 | CAL
12 | RCH
3 | NHA
19 | DOV
25 | KAN
16 | TAL
34 | CLT
40 | MAR
26 | ATL
33 | TEX
37 | PHO
32 | HOM
10 | 24th  | 3251
2008 | DAY
42 | CAL
14 | LVS
7 | ATL
23 | BRI
21 | MAR
11 | TEX
13 | PHO
27 | TAL
4 | RCH
17 | DAR
5 | CLT
12 | DOV
15 | POC
24 | MCH
8 | SON
24 | NHA
40 | DAY
5 | CHI
8 | IND
14 | POC
5 | GLN
30 | MCH
3 | BRI
10 | CAL
13 | RCH
32 | NHA
28 | DOV
28 | KAN
8 | TAL
3 | CLT
10 | MAR
13 | ATL
8 | TEX
11 | PHO
10 | HOM
24 | 13th  | 4299
2009 | DAY
6 | CAL
17 | LVS
42 | ATL
19 | BRI
27 | MAR
27 | TEX
37 | PHO
22 | TAL
12 | RCH
23 | DAR
38 | CLT
24 | DOV
24 | POC
26 | MCH
15 | SON
33 | NHA
38 | DAY
13 | CHI
25 | IND
24 | POC
22 | GLN
24 | MCH
30 | BRI
14 | ATL
33 | RCH
33 | NHA
33 | DOV
24 | KAN
35 | CAL
7 | CLT
20 | MAR
22 | TAL
17 | TEX
17 | PHO
23 | HOM
34 | 27th  | 3252
2010 | DAY
16 | CAL
23 | LVS
23 | ATL
37 | BRI
29 | MAR
16 | PHO
19 | TEX
15 | TAL
6 | RCH
24 | DAR
14 | DOV
26 | CLT
24 | POC
26 | MCH
34 | SON
25 | NHA
20 | DAY
38 | CHI
12 | IND
20 | POC
14 | GLN
25 | MCH
11 | BRI
32 | ATL
19 | RCH
23 | NHA
22 | DOV
24 | KAN
16 | CAL
32 | CLT
10 | MAR
17 | TAL
21 | TEX
8 | PHO
25 | HOM
20 | 24th  | 3599
2011 | DAY
14 | PHO
36 | LVS
22 | BRI
16 | CAL
22 | MAR
8 | TEX
7 | TAL
39 | RCH
4 | DAR
21 | DOV
28 | CLT
2 | KAN
13 | POC
17 | MCH
20 | SON
29 | DAY
1 | KEN
8 | NHA
14 | IND
23 | POC
34 | GLN
28 | MCH
14 | BRI
20 | ATL
35 | RCH
4 | CHI
11 | NHA
7 | DOV
21 | KAN
20 | CLT
11 | TAL
28 | MAR
33 | TEX
12 | PHO
33 | HOM
38 | 23rd  | 906
2012 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | DAY
20 | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV
12 | TAL | CLT
35 | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM
39 | 46th  | 46
2014 | Trevor Bayne | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT
DNQ | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 55th  | 0
2015 | DAY
30 | ATL
19 | LVS
28 | PHO
28 | CAL
29 | MAR
18 | TEX
18 | BRI
28 | RCH
24 | TAL
41 | KAN
31 | CLT
27 | DOV
43 | POC
24 | MCH
9 | SON
23 | DAY
9 | KEN
13 | NHA
32 | IND
40 | POC
40 | GLN
22 | MCH
22 | BRI
15 | DAR
35 | RCH
23 | CHI
28 | NHA
16 | DOV
31 | CLT
22 | KAN
18 | TAL
21 | MAR
31 | TEX
39 | PHO
34 | HOM
18 | 29th  | 655
2016 | DAY
28 | ATL
22 | LVS
17 | PHO
23 | CAL
20 | MAR
27 | TEX
15 | BRI
5 | RCH
17 | TAL
10 | KAN
25 | DOV
10 | CLT
25 | POC
13 | MCH
15 | SON
25 | DAY
3 | KEN
11 | NHA
23 | IND
30 | POC
19 | GLN
9 | BRI
12 | MCH
25 | DAR
40 | RCH
14 | CHI
23 | NHA
38 | DOV
20 | CLT
18 | KAN
17 | TAL
17 | MAR
23 | TEX
30 | PHO
28 | HOM
20 | 23rd  | 762
2017 | DAY
10 | ATL
12 | LVS
13 | PHO
19 | CAL
23 | MAR
13 | TEX
13 | BRI
11 | RCH
13 | TAL
37 | KAN
10 | CLT
16 | DOV
21 | POC
21 | MCH
17 | SON
27 | DAY
23 | KEN
37 | NHA
20 | IND
20 | POC
20 | GLN
35 | MCH
5 | BRI
7 | DAR
35 | RCH
25 | CHI
22 | NHA
24 | DOV
24 | CLT
14 | TAL
3 | KAN
20 | MAR
6 | TEX
28 | PHO
38 | HOM
19 | 22nd  | 660
2018 | DAY
13 | ATL
35 | LVS
20 | PHO
20 | CAL
37 | MAR
33 | TEX
12 | BRI
24 | RCH
21 | TAL
38 | DOV
19 |  | SON
27 | CHI
26 | DAY
20 |  | MCH
34 | BRI
11 |  | LVS
13 |  | CLT
35 |  | TAL
13 | KAN
30 |  | TEX
21 |  | 25th  | 555
Matt Kenseth |  | KAN
36 | CLT
17 | POC
13 | MCH
33 |  | KEN
19 | NHA
15 | POC
18 | GLN
29 |  | DAR
25 | IND
12 |  | RCH
25 |  | DOV
20 |  | MAR
23 |  | PHO
7 | HOM

2019 | Ryan Newman | DAY
14 | ATL
13 | LVS
24 | PHO
12 | CAL
22 | MAR
23 | TEX
11 | BRI
9 | RCH
9 | TAL
7 | DOV
18 | KAN
23 | CLT
16 | POC
16 | MCH
8 | SON
7 | CHI
17 | DAY
5 | KEN
9 | NHA
7 | POC
14 | GLN
25 | MCH
12 | BRI
11 | DAR
23 | IND
8 | LVS
10 | RCH
5 | CLT
32 | DOV
22 | TAL
2 | KAN
40 | MAR
10 | TEX
15 | PHO
18 | HOM
7 | 15th  | 2219
2020 | DAY
9 |  | DAR
15 | DAR
14 | CLT
27 | CLT
17 | BRI
15 | ATL
14 | MAR
12 | HOM
30 | TAL
23 | POC
15 | POC
18 | IND
34 | KEN
17 | TEX
13 | KAN
28 | NHA
21 | MCH
28 | MCH
13 | DAY
19 | DOV
19 | DOV
24 | DAY
36 | DAR
15 | RCH
23 | BRI
25 | LVS
15 | TAL
6 | CLT
31 | KAN
22 | TEX
19 | MAR
18 | PHO
24 | 23rd  | 611
Ross Chastain |  | LVS
27 | CAL
17 | PHO
23 |
2021 | Ryan Newman | DAY
38 | DAY
20 | HOM
7 | LVS
18 | PHO
28 | ATL
13 | BRI
5 | MAR
19 | RCH
30 | TAL
13 | KAN
16 | DAR
10 | DOV
23 | COA
24 | CLT
27 | SON
33 | NSH
13 | POC
37 | POC
22 | ROA
32 | ATL
28 | NHA
24 | GLN
25 | IND
10 | MCH
24 | DAY
3 | DAR
14 | RCH
20 | BRI
38 | LVS
20 | TAL
21 | CLT
39 | TEX
35 | KAN
27 | MAR
32 | PHO
23 | 28th  | 546
2022 | Brad Keselowski | DAY
9* | CAL
27 | LVS
24 | PHO
23 | ATL
12 | COA
14 | RCH
13 | MAR
17 | BRI
11 | TAL
23 | DOV
20 | DAR
34 | KAN
14 | CLT
30 | GTW
20 | SON
10 | NSH
29 | ROA
33 | ATL
18 | NHA
7 | POC
14 | IND
20 | MCH
15 | RCH
15 | GLN
19 | DAY
35 | DAR
7 | KAN
25 | BRI
13 | TEX
8 | TAL
24 | CLT
14 | LVS
17 | HOM
5 | MAR
36 | PHO
35 | 24th  | 629
2023 | DAY
22* | CAL
7 | LVS
17 | PHO
18 | ATL
2 | COA
35 | RCH
10 | BRD
17 | MAR
24 | TAL
5 | DOV
8 | KAN
19 | DAR
4 | CLT
19 | GTW
28 | SON
16 | NSH
11 | CSC
24 | ATL
6 | NHA
5 | POC
16 | RCH
6* | MCH
4 | IND
20 | GLN
15 | DAY
2 | DAR
6 | KAN
9 | BRI
8 | TEX
7 | TAL
32 | ROV
18 | LVS
4 | HOM
28 | MAR
33 | PHO
15 | 8th  | 2302
2024 | DAY
33 | ATL
33 | LVS
13 | PHO
4 | BRI
3 | COA
33 | RCH
8 | MAR
24 | TEX
2 | TAL
2 | DOV
30 | KAN
11 | DAR
1 | CLT
2 | GTW
3 | SON
13 | IOW
10 | NHA
28 | NSH
25 | CSC
18 | POC
7 | IND
21 | RCH
16 | MCH
5 | DAY
8 | DAR
14 | ATL
19 | GLN
26 | BRI
26 | KAN
22 | TAL
2 | ROV
23 | LVS
36 | HOM
17 | MAR
9* | PHO
15 | 13th  | 2208
2025 | DAY
26 | ATL
39 | COA
15 | PHO
33 | LVS
11 | HOM
26 | MAR
26 | DAR
33 | BRI
16 | TAL
36 | TEX
28 | KAN
37 | CLT
5 | NSH
23 | MCH
10 | MXC
25 | POC
9 | ATL
2 | CSC
37 | SON
11 | DOV
10 | IND
5 | IOW
3 | GLN | RCH | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | NHA | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | -*  | -*

### Car No. 16 history

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Further information: Greg Biffle

1997 Family Channel-sponsored Ford Thunderbird

Wally Dallenbach Jr. (1992–1993)

The first car to make Roush Racing a multi-car stable, the 16 team debuted at the 1992 Daytona 500 with Keystone Beer as the sponsor. Wally Dallenbach Jr. drove the car to a 15th-place finish. Dallenbach, however, earned only one top ten finish that year and finished 24th in points. 1993 proved to be a little better with Dallenbach posting four top tens.

Ted Musgrave (1994–1998)

However, for 1994, the team underwent major changes. Driving duties were given to Ted Musgrave, with The Family Channel becoming the new sponsor. The car's performance improved drastically, with Musgrave notching three poles and finishing 13th in points. The 1995 season saw Musgrave improving six spots in points to seventh.[39] Despite this success, Musgrave never visited victory lane in his tenure behind the wheel of the 16, finishing 16th in points in 1996 and 12th in 1997.[39]

Kevin Lepage (1998–2000)

Midway through 1998, Musgrave was released while sitting 17th in the points standings. For the final 13 races of the season, he was replaced by rookie Kevin Lepage, who left his ride with LJ Racing.[39][40][41] In the Pepsi 400 in October, Lepage fractured his leg in a crash. Then-Roush development driver Matt Kenseth practiced the car for Lepage the next race at Phoenix.[42] Lepage earned eight top 20 finishes including a sixth at Charlotte, finishing runner-up to Kenny Irwin, Jr for Rookie of the Year honors.[43]

Teamed with sponsor PrimeStar, later replaced by TV Guide,[44] Lepage and the No. 16 team began 1999 with a fifth-place finish at Darlington Raceway, later having a chance to win the Winston Million/No Bull 5 bonus, and earning a pole at the season ending race at Atlanta. Despite the bright spots, Lepage finished 25th in points with two top ten finishes.[44][45] TV Guide did not renew their contract for the 2000 season.[45] The No. 16 ran the beginning of the season unsponsored, before ultimately signing a multi-year contract with FamilyClick Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine. Over the course of the year, Lepage missed two races and dropped to 28th in the standings.[43] Dissastisfied with the team's performance, FamilyClick did not return as a sponsor and the team was disbanded, with Roush contracting to four full-time teams.[4][43]

Greg Biffle's 2005 No. 16 National Guard Ford Taurus.

Greg Biffle (2002–2016)

During the 2002 season, the No. 16 was used to prepare 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion and eventual Busch Series champion Greg Biffle for his Rookie of the Year campaign the following year. Biffle failed to qualify in three of his four attempts in the car;[46] he made a total seven starts as a substitute for Andy Petree Racing, and later Petty Enterprises. Biffle ran full-time as a rookie in 2003, with W. W. Grainger sponsoring the car.[47] Biffle started 35 out of 36 races, won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona,[46] and finished runner-up to Jamie McMurray for Rookie of the Year. The next year, the car had a new primary sponsorship from the U.S. National Guard, with major associate ones from Subway, Jackson Hewitt, and Travelodge.[48] Biffle opened the year with a pole in the Daytona 500. Over the 2004 season, Biffle scored wins at Michigan and Homestead, and finished 17th in points. In 2005, 3M's Post-it Brand and Charter Communications joined as part-time sponsors. 2005 was to be the most successful year for car No. 16 to date, as the National Guard-sponsored Ford won a season high six races and finished runner-up in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Biffle would sign an extension to drive the No. 16 until at least 2008. However Biffle would miss the chase in 2006 finishing 13th in points despite winning twice. He scored one win in 2007 at Kansas and finished 14th in points.

After 2007, National Guard did not renew its contract, moving to Hendrick Motorsports and the No. 25. Ameriquest Mortgage-sponsored car, which had sponsored the majority of the 2006 Busch Series season for Roush,[49] had signed a three-year contract to move up to Biffle's No. 16 Cup ride, with 3M sponsoring six races. By March, however, the company had asked to be released from the final two years of its contract, along with relinquishing naming rights to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Ameriquest was one of the biggest subprime loan providers, and the sponsorship pullout likely coincided with the Housing Bubble of 2007.[50] Several companies including Aflac, Nintendo, Dish Network, and Jackson Hewitt sponsored the remainder of the season instead.[51]

Biffle with longtime sponsor 3M in 2013

It was announced on June 27, 2008, that Biffle signed a contract extension to remain at Roush-Fenway through 2011 with 3M as his major sponsor. That season, he finished third in points and won two races, but didn't return to victory lane in 2009. In 2010, 3M returned as the primary sponsor with Red Cross as the secondary. Biffle and the No. 16 team got off to a good start finishing third in the Daytona and stayed in the top 12 in points all year. Biffle also won two races that year the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono as well as the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas leading to a sixth-place finish in the standings. Biffle struggled for most of the next year, failing to return to victory lane and finishing 16th in points. In 2012, he started the season with three straight third-place finishes and a win early at Texas put him in the points lead, but he eventually gave it up to teammate Matt Kenseth.[citation needed]

In 2013, Roush Fenway began to struggle. However, Biffle did get the 1000th win for manufacturer Ford at Michigan in June and made the Chase, finishing 9th in points. In 2014, the team continued to struggle for speed, going winless for the first time since 2011 and finishing 14th in points. In August 2014 it was announced that longtime sponsor 3M would leave the team for Hendrick Motorsports, and that Scotts-Miracle Gro's Ortho brand would take over the primary sponsorship. Scotts, which had previously been a sponsor of Carl Edwards at Roush, made its debut at Bristol in August 2014.[52] For the 2015 season, the No. 16 would struggle for most of the season, slipping to 20th in points, the best out of all Roush teams for the year, followed by a 23rd-place finish in 2016. After the 2016 season ended, RFR and Biffle parted ways,[53] the car's charter, along with Roush driver Chris Buescher, were eventually leased to JTG Daugherty Racing.[54] After not running for three years, the No. 16 returned for the 2020 Daytona 500 with Justin Haley for Kaulig Racing.[55]

#### Car No. 16 results

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1992 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 16  | Ford | DAY
15 | CAR
21 | RCH
24 | ATL
27 | DAR
30 | BRI
22 | NWS
30 | MAR
19 | TAL
14 | CLT
28 | DOV
34 | SON
25 | POC
27 | MCH
18 | DAY
11 | POC
32 | TAL
14 | GLN
5 | MCH
20 | BRI
19 | DAR
24 | RCH
23 | DOV
31 | MAR
14 | NWS
24 | CLT
20 | CAR
23 | PHO
12 | ATL
38 |  | 24th  | 2799
1993 | DAY
10 | CAR
20 | RCH
27 | ATL
25 | DAR
13 | BRI
11 | NWS
21 | MAR
34 | TAL
29 | SON
7 | CLT
40 | DOV
12 | POC
25 | MCH
25 | DAY
35 | NHA
27 | POC
17 | TAL
10 | GLN
2 | MCH
31 | BRI
21 | DAR
11 | RCH
15 | DOV
15 | MAR
27 | NWS
15 | CLT
24 | CAR
31 | PHO
34 | ATL
33 |  | 22nd  | 2978
1994 | Ted Musgrave | DAY
38 | CAR
13 | RCH
13 | ATL
11 | DAR
10 | BRI
19 | NWS
21 | MAR
10 | TAL
11 | SON
6 | CLT
16 | DOV
35 | POC
15 | MCH
9 | DAY
14 | NHA
7 | POC
32 | TAL
41 | IND
13 | GLN
19 | MCH
24 | BRI
11 | DAR
39 | RCH
17 | DOV
14 | MAR
9 | NWS
9 | CLT
18 | CAR
13 | PHO
5 | ATL
28 |  | 13th  | 3477
1995 | DAY
4 | CAR
33 | RCH
13 | ATL
19 | DAR
3 | BRI
18 | NWS
6 | MAR
2 | TAL
11 | SON
6 | CLT
15 | DOV
3 | POC
2 | MCH
10 | DAY
5 | NHA
8 | POC
4 | TAL
11 | IND
16 | GLN
13 | MCH
28 | BRI
13 | DAR
22 | RCH
10 | DOV
11 | MAR
29 | NWS
20 | CLT
19 | CAR
22 | PHO
6 | ATL
27 |  | 7th  | 3949
1996 | DAY
7 | CAR
31 | RCH
3 | ATL
18 | DAR
7 | BRI
25 | NWS
12 | MAR
9 | TAL
8 | SON
23 | CLT
30 | DOV
13 | POC
19 | MCH
8 | DAY
13 | NHA
11 | POC
19 | TAL
36 | IND
21 | GLN
12 | MCH
23 | BRI
12 | DAR
29 | RCH
15 | DOV
33 | MAR
20 | NWS
19 | CLT
17 | CAR
18 | PHO
4 | ATL
31 |  | 16th  | 3466
1997 | DAY
13 | CAR
12 | RCH
20 | ATL
34 | DAR
2 | TEX
35 | BRI
38 | MAR
24 | SON
11 | TAL
24 | CLT
23 | DOV
11 | POC
6 | MCH
4* | CAL
4 | DAY
12 | NHA
26 | POC
4 | IND
33 | GLN
6 | MCH
3 | BRI
15 | DAR
29 | RCH
9 | NHA
30 | DOV
24 | MAR
21 | CLT
17 | TAL
11 | CAR
32 | PHO
22 | ATL
31 |  | 12th  | 3556
1998 | DAY
20 | CAR
35 | LVS
6 | ATL
29 | DAR
10 | BRI
8 | TEX
30 | MAR
2 | TAL
42 | CAL
33 | CLT
12 | DOV
22 | RCH
15 | MCH
26 | POC
17 | SON
19 | NHA
39 | POC
15 | IND
19 | GLN
19 |  | 21st  | 3225
Kevin Lepage |  | MCH
17 | BRI
10 | NHA
16 | DAR
39 | RCH
36 | DOV
12 | MAR
17 | CLT
6 | TAL
35 | DAY
40 | PHO
13 | CAR
43 | ATL
18 |
1999 | DAY
13 | CAR
42 | LVS
21 | ATL
19 | DAR
22 | TEX
41 | BRI
35 | MAR
21 | TAL
12 | CAL
18 | RCH
13 | CLT
26 | DOV
26 | MCH
29 | POC
17 | SON
32 | DAY
30 | NHA
22 | POC
24 | IND
30 | GLN
25 | MCH
39 | BRI
22 | DAR
5 | RCH
26 | NHA
26 | DOV
13 | MAR
27 | CLT
9 | TAL
18 | CAR
22 | PHO
24 | HOM
26 | ATL
17 |  | 25th  | 3185
2000 | DAY
36 | CAR
27 | LVS
11 | ATL
38 | DAR
10 | BRI
30 | TEX
5 | MAR
34 | TAL
DNQ | CAL
22 | RCH
21 | CLT
15 | DOV
21 | MCH
21 | POC
26 | SON
41 | DAY
37 | NHA
31 | POC
23 | IND
36 | GLN
32 | MCH
18 | BRI
18 | DAR
7 | RCH
22 | NHA
38 | DOV
38 | MAR
29 | CLT
12 | TAL
43 | CAR
36 | PHO
21 | HOM
27 | ATL
DNQ |  | 30th  | 2795
2002 | Greg Biffle | DAY
DNQ | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL
13 | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH
DNQ | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL
DNQ | CAR | PHO | HOM | 54th  | 124
2003 | DAY
21 | CAR
22 | LVS
DNQ | ATL
13 | DAR
12 | BRI
5 | TEX
28 | TAL
22 | MAR
18 | CAL
18 | RCH
17 | CLT
16 | DOV
30 | POC
20 | MCH
31 | SON
37 | DAY
1 | CHI
20 | NHA
10 | POC
27 | IND
21 | GLN
30 | MCH
4 | BRI
22 | DAR
10 | RCH
20 | NHA
43 | DOV
7 | TAL
24 | KAN
12 | CLT
17 | MAR
19 | ATL
34 | PHO
15 | CAR
11 | HOM
35 | 20th  | 3696
2004 | DAY
12 | CAR
23 | LVS
40 | ATL
8 | DAR
12 | BRI
12 | TEX
31 | MAR
35 | TAL
15 | CAL
33 | RCH
21 | CLT
21 | DOV
26 | POC
11 | MCH
23 | SON
13 | DAY
31 | CHI
20 | NHA
35 | POC
4 | IND
6 | GLN
35 | MCH
1 | BRI
11 | CAL
36 | RCH
8 | NHA
28 | DOV
11 | TAL
28 | KAN
3 | CLT
33 | MAR
17 | ATL
10 | PHO
13 | DAR
24 | HOM
1 | 17th  | 3902
2005 | DAY
25 | CAL
1 | LVS
6 | ATL
3 | BRI
9 | MAR
29 | TEX
1 | PHO
41 | TAL
13 | DAR
1 | RCH
6 | CLT
6 | DOV
1 | POC
30 | MCH
1 | SON
14 | DAY
36 | CHI
11 | NHA
5 | POC
17 | IND
21 | GLN
38 | MCH
6 | BRI
3 | CAL
2 | RCH
3 | NHA
4 | DOV
13 | TAL
27 | KAN
2 | CLT
3 | MAR
20 | ATL
7 | TEX
20 | PHO
2 | HOM
1 | 2nd  | 6498
2006 | DAY
31 | CAL
42* | LVS
8 | ATL
16* | BRI
7 | MAR
31 | TEX
42 | PHO
15* | TAL
38 | RCH
4 | DAR
1* | CLT
7 | DOV
8 | POC
6 | MCH
4 | SON
4 | DAY
31 | CHI
11 | NHA
3 | POC
24 | IND
33 | GLN
38 | MCH
7 | BRI
19 | CAL
24 | RCH
6 | NHA
14 | DOV
5 | KAN
12 | TAL
41 | CLT
37 | MAR
32 | ATL
5 | TEX
35 | PHO
34 | HOM
1 | 13th  | 4075
2007 | DAY
25 | CAL
15 | LVS
16 | ATL
41 | BRI
5 | MAR
32 | TEX
6 | PHO
17 | TAL
29 | RCH
19 | DAR
15 | CLT
43 | DOV
6 | POC
30 | MCH
38 | SON
5 | NHA
31 | DAY
6 | CHI
11 | IND
15 | POC
23 | GLN
10 | MCH
19 | BRI
10 | CAL
17 | RCH
39 | NHA
13 | DOV
2 | KAN
1 | TAL
23 | CLT
27 | MAR
7 | ATL
22 | TEX
33 | PHO
2 | HOM
13 | 14th  | 3991
2008 | DAY
10 | CAL
15 | LVS
3 | ATL
4 | BRI
4 | MAR
20 | TEX
39 | PHO
9 | TAL
18 | RCH
14 | DAR
43 | CLT
2 | DOV
3* | POC
15 | MCH
20 | SON
11 | NHA
21 | DAY
43 | CHI
4 | IND
8 | POC
13 | GLN
21 | MCH
4 | BRI
11 | CAL
2 | RCH
14 | NHA
1 | DOV
1 | KAN
3 | TAL
24 | CLT
7 | MAR
12 | ATL
10 | TEX
5 | PHO
11 | HOM
18 | 3rd  | 6467
2009 | DAY
20 | CAL
4 | LVS
7 | ATL
34 | BRI
39 | MAR
28 | TEX
3 | PHO
5 | TAL
7 | RCH
17 | DAR
8 | CLT
20 | DOV
3 | POC
11 | MCH
5 | SON
28 | NHA
18 | DAY
18 | CHI
31 | IND
4 | POC
15 | GLN
5 | MCH
20 | BRI
4 | ATL
10 | RCH
13 | NHA
9 | DOV
13 | KAN
3 | CAL
20 | CLT
16 | MAR
25 | TAL
4 | TEX
8 | PHO
14 | HOM
14 | 7th  | 6292
2010 | DAY
3 | CAL
10 | LVS
10 | ATL
8 | BRI
4 | MAR
10 | PHO
22 | TEX
10 | TAL
17 | RCH
22 | DAR
22 | DOV
6 | CLT
32 | POC
28 | MCH
9 | SON
7 | NHA
16 | DAY
20 | CHI
35 | IND
3 | POC
1 | GLN
24 | MCH
4 | BRI
8 | ATL
36 | RCH
32 | NHA
17 | DOV
19 | KAN
1 | CAL
41 | CLT
5 | MAR
33 | TAL
19 | TEX
5 | PHO
4 | HOM
10 | 6th  | 6247
2011 | DAY
35 | PHO
20 | LVS
28 | BRI
8 | CAL
11 | MAR
21 | TEX
4 | TAL
7 | RCH
15 | DAR
8 | DOV
19 | CLT
13 | KAN
10 | POC
27 | MCH
15 | SON
23 | DAY
18 | KEN
21 | NHA
18 | IND
7 | POC
8 | GLN
31 | MCH
20 | BRI
31 | ATL
12 | RCH
13 | CHI
26 | NHA
3 | DOV
27 | KAN
8 | CLT
15 | TAL
14 | MAR
15 | TEX
5 | PHO
13 | HOM
35 | 16th  | 997
2012 | DAY
3 | PHO
3 | LVS
3 | BRI
13 | CAL
6 | MAR
13 | TEX
1 | KAN
5 | RCH
18 | TAL
5 | DAR
12 | CLT
4 | DOV
11 | POC
24 | MCH
4 | SON
7 | KEN
21 | DAY
21 | NHA
9 | IND
3 | POC
15 | GLN
6 | MCH
1 | BRI
19 | ATL
15 | RCH
9 | CHI
13 | NHA
18 | DOV
16 | TAL
6 | CLT
4 | KAN
27 | MAR
10 | TEX
10 | PHO
7 | HOM
5 | 5th  | 2332
2013 | DAY
6 | PHO
17 | LVS
17 | BRI
11 | CAL
6 | MAR
9 | TEX
4 | KAN
19 | RCH
36 | TAL
36 | DAR
13 | CLT
31 | DOV
15 | POC
2 | MCH
1 | SON
8 | KEN
34 | DAY
17 | NHA
15 | IND
24 | POC
10 | GLN
16 | MCH
9 | BRI
9 | ATL
15 | RCH
12 | CHI
16 | NHA
3 | DOV
9 | KAN
13 | CLT
16 | TAL
11 | MAR
9 | TEX
12 | PHO
13 | HOM
24 | 9th  | 2321
2014 | DAY
8 | PHO
17 | LVS
22 | BRI
12 | CAL
40 | MAR
18 | TEX
6 | DAR
5 | RCH
15 | TAL
2* | KAN
16 | CLT
21 | DOV
38 | POC
16 | MCH
20 | SON
9 | KEN
14 | DAY
29 | NHA
15 | IND
13 | POC
5 | GLN
8 | MCH
10 | BRI
10 | ATL
10 | RCH
19 | CHI
23 | NHA
16 | DOV
21 | KAN
15 | CLT
18 | TAL
25 | MAR
13 | TEX
13 | PHO
9 | HOM
41 | 14th  | 2247
2015 | DAY
10 | ATL
25 | LVS
14 | PHO
27 | CAL
32 | MAR
19 | TEX
17 | BRI
30 | RCH
21 | TAL
37 | KAN
12 | CLT
2 | DOV
17 | POC
12 | MCH
36 | SON
27 | DAY
20 | KEN
16 | NHA
27 | IND
19 | POC
5 | GLN
14 | MCH
23 | BRI
25 | DAR
18 | RCH
31 | CHI
21 | NHA
4 | DOV
13 | CLT
24 | KAN
17 | TAL
20 | MAR
26 | TEX
19 | PHO
25 | HOM
16 | 20th  | 869
2016 | DAY
34 | ATL
13 | LVS
20 | PHO
21 | CAL
37 | MAR
12 | TEX
39 | BRI
12 | RCH
14 | TAL
20 | KAN
27 | DOV
29 | CLT
11 | POC
26 | MCH
19 | SON
18 | DAY
8 | KEN
6 | NHA
5 | IND
39 | POC
25 | GLN
39 | BRI
16 | MCH
11 | DAR
36 | RCH
23 | CHI
26 | NHA
33 | DOV
18 | CLT
35 | KAN
25 | TAL
15 | MAR
13 | TEX
18 | PHO
16 | HOM
17 | 24th  | 691

### Car No. 17 history

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Further information: Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth (1999–2012)
2004 No. 17 DeWalt Tools Ford Taurus

In 1999, Roush fielded the No. 17 with Matt Kenseth as the driver, DeWalt Tools as the sponsor, and Robbie Reiser as crew chief. This was the same combination as was run on Reiser's own Busch Grand National team. Premiering at the summer Michigan race in 1999, Kenseth finished 14th. A fourth-place finish one month later at Dover proved Kenseth was ready for Cup.

In 2000, Kenseth and the No. 17 started every race, won the Coca-Cola 600, and defeated favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. for Rookie of the Year honors. The 2001 season saw Kenseth finish 13th in points, winless and with only nine top ten finishes. However, the team saw marked improvement the next year, as Kenseth won a season high five races in 2002, ultimately reaching an eighth-place finish in points.

While winning only once in 2003, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kenseth performed remarkably consistently[56] to win the final Winston Cup Championship by 90 points, earning Jack Roush his first Cup championship. Some say that Kenseth winning the championship with only a single win and leading the points standings for 33 consecutive weeks is the reason NASCAR switched to the new Chase for the Cup points format.[57]

Kenseth's 2006 USG Sheetrock car, taken in New York City for the awards banquet. Kenseth's DeWalt Ford in 2007.

The team continued to perform in 2004, winning two races, making the Chase for the Nextel Cup, and finishing eighth in points. In 2005, Kenseth finished seventh in points after experiencing a disappointing beginning to the season. However, the second half of the year brought a resurgence of success for the car, as a win at Bristol Motor Speedway helped the team make its second consecutive Chase for the Nextel Cup. In 2006, Kenseth won four races, and finished second to Jimmie Johnson in the championship standings. Kenseth won the first two races of the 2009 season winning Jack Roush his first Daytona 500. Due to the slumping economy, however, Kenseth's longtime sponsor DeWalt informed Roush Fenway Racing on July 23, 2009, that they would no longer be sponsoring the No. 17 team for the 2010 season. Crown Royal announced they would move to the No. 17 in 2010 for 35 races as Valvoline sponsored the remaining 3.[58] For 2011, Kenseth returned to victory lane at Texas, Dover and Charlotte. However, Crown Royal announced that they would not return to the No. 17 team, instead focusing their NASCAR efforts on the Brickyard 400 sponsorship. Despite this, Kenseth finished fourth in points.

In 2012, Kenseth's primary sponsorship was split between Best Buy, Zest Soap, and Fifth Third Bank, although the team was still forced to run several races unsponsored. Kenseth started the year strong by winning the Gatorade Duel Qualifying Race and the 2012 Daytona 500, which was also Jack Roush's 300th victory in NASCAR and his second Daytona 500 victory. It was later announced that Kenseth was leaving Roush Fenway Racing after the season, even though he had no team he was going to. Kenseth made the Chase and won two of the ten Chase races (Talladega and Kansas), finishing seventh in the standings. Following the season, Kenseth joined Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2013–2019)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the No. 17 at Texas Motor Speedway in 2013.

In 2013, Kenseth was replaced by rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Stenhouse inherited Kenseth's sponsorship, while adding primary support from Nationwide Insurance to cover the unfilled races. Stenhouse had shown promise, as he finished 12th at the 2013 Daytona 500. Through the first 17 points races, his highest finish had been 11th. He also finished second in the Sprint Showdown. Stenhouse's best finish of the entire season was a third-place finish at Talladega in October.

In 2014, the team's Best Buy sponsorship was replaced by Cargill, while keeping Zest, Fifth-Third and Nationwide. Stenhouse struggled along with the rest of the Roush program. He spend a majority of the summer working with new crew chief Mike Kelley trying to improve the chemistry of the team. The No. 60 suffered through a dismal season, with Stenhouse recording two top tens, while failing to qualify once. The team finished 28th in owner points.[59][60]

In 2015, Nationwide Insurance moved to Hendrick Motorsports to sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. Zest, Cargill and Fifth-Third returned to the No. 17, with primary sponsorship anchored by Fastenal, moving from Roush's No. 99 car.[61] The team recorded three top tens, and ended the season 25th in owner and driver points. Stenhouse improved in 2016, getting four top fives and six top tens. He gained four positions in points up to 21st, his best run since his rookie year in 2013, performing better than his teammates.

In 2017, Stenhouse scored his first career victory at the spring Talladega race. He then scored his second win at the 2017 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Stenhouse made the Playoffs and finished 13th in points. Stenhouse struggled through the 2018 season, failing to win a race and scoring only three top-fives and five top-10s while finishing 18th in the standings.

On May 29, 2019, it was announced that NOS Energy Drink will sponsor the No. 17 as a primary at Michigan and as an associate for the rest of the season. NOS previously sponsored Stenhouse during his championship run in the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series and in the Cup Series from 2013 to 2015.[62]

Chris Buescher (2020–present)

Chris Buescher in the No. 17 at Daytona in 2020.

On September 25, Roush Fenway Racing announced that they will part ways with Stenhouse at the end of the season, with Chris Buescher replacing him in the 2020 season.[63][64]

Buescher displayed more consistency in his finishes during the 2021 season, staying within the top-20 in the points standings. He finished second at the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, but was disqualified when his car failed post-race inspection due to a rear sub-frame assembly violation.[65]

Buescher started the 2022 season with a 16th-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. He also scored top-10 finishes at Phoenix, Atlanta, and Dover, where he recorded his first career Cup Series pole. Buescher was forced to miss Gateway after testing positive for COVID-19; he was substituted with Zane Smith.[66] A week later, Buescher returned to the No. 17 and finished second to Daniel Suárez at Sonoma.[31] On June 28, crew chief Scott Graves was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss at Nashville.[67] Despite not making the playoffs, Buescher managed to score his second career win at the Bristol night race, snapping a 222 race winless streak and a five-year drought for the No. 17.[68]

Buescher began the 2023 season with a fourth place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. He held off Denny Hamlin to win at Richmond to make his first playoff appearance since 2016.[69] Buescher would go back-to-back for the first time in his career and win the next week's race at Michigan, the first time RFK Racing had won two consecutive races since Carl Edwards won the final two races of the 2010 season.[70] He then scored his third win at the Daytona night race.[34]

Buescher started the 2024 season with an 18th place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. At Kansas, Buesher finished second to Kyle Larson by 0.001 seconds - the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.[71] Despite missing the playoffs, Buescher won at Watkins Glen after Shane van Gisbergen brushed the wall near the Bus Stop on the final lap.[72]

Buescher started the 2025 season with a 10th place finish at the 2025 Daytona 500. Following the Kansas race, the No. 17 car was issued an L1 penalty after R&D discovered the reinforcement behind the front bumper foam exceeded two inches. As a result, the team was docked 60 owner and driver points, 5 playoff points, and fined US$75,000, and Graves was suspended for two races.[73]

#### Car No. 17 results

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1999 | Matt Kenseth | 17  | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH
14 | BRI | DAR
37 | RCH | NHA | DOV
4 | MAR | CLT
40 | TAL | CAR
35 | PHO | HOM | ATL |  | 48th  | 434
2000 | DAY
10 | CAR
37 | LVS
14 | ATL
40 | DAR
6 | BRI
12 | TEX
31 | MAR
21 | TAL
18 | CAL
3* | RCH
15 | CLT
1 | DOV
2 | MCH
17 | POC
14 | SON
32 | DAY
20 | NHA
19 | POC
5 | IND
26 | GLN
10 | MCH
8 | BRI
39 | DAR
33 | RCH
32 | NHA
17 | DOV
12 | MAR
34 | CLT
9 | TAL
10 | CAR
25 | PHO
42 | HOM
21 | ATL
9 |  | 14th  | 3711
2001 | DAY
21 | CAR
28 | LVS
17 | ATL
37 | DAR
19 | BRI
14 | TEX
20 | MAR
6 | TAL
19 | CAL
17 | RCH
8 | CLT
18 | DOV
16 | MCH
15 | POC
6 | SON
21 | DAY
16 | CHI
7 | NHA
16 | POC
14 | IND
42 | GLN
23 | MCH
4 | BRI
33 | DAR
23 | RCH
35 | DOV
29 | KAN
32 | CLT
12 | MAR
36 | TAL
4 | PHO
4 | CAR
10 | HOM
27 | ATL
17 | NHA
4 | 13th  | 3982
2002 | DAY
33 | CAR
1* | LVS
14 | ATL
4 | DAR
8 | BRI
6 | TEX
1 | MAR
2 | TAL
30 | CAL
20 | RCH
6 | CLT
2 | DOV
40 | POC
35 | MCH
1 | SON
39 | DAY
30 | CHI
14 | NHA
33 | POC
8 | IND
3 | GLN
33 | MCH
11 | BRI
5 | DAR
37 | RCH
1 | NHA
10 | DOV
4 | KAN
7 | TAL
14 | CLT
34 | MAR
19 | ATL
9 | CAR
8 | PHO
1 | HOM
40 | 8th  | 4432
2003 | DAY
20 | CAR
3 | LVS
1 | ATL
4 | DAR
8 | BRI
2 | TEX
6 | TAL
9 | MAR
22 | CAL
9 | RCH
7 | CLT
2* | DOV
7 | POC
3 | MCH
4 | SON
14 | DAY
6 | CHI
12 | NHA
3 | POC
13 | IND
2 | GLN
8 | MCH
9 | BRI
4 | DAR
14 | RCH
7 | NHA
7 | DOV
9 | TAL
33 | KAN
36 | CLT
8 | MAR
13 | ATL
11 | PHO
6 | CAR
4 | HOM
43 | 1st  | 5022
2004 | DAY
9 | CAR
1* | LVS
1* | ATL
6 | DAR
31 | BRI
5 | TEX
16 | MAR
8 | TAL
42 | CAL
4 | RCH
5 | CLT
3 | DOV
22 | POC
21 | MCH
7 | SON
20 | DAY
39 | CHI
12 | NHA
4 | POC
8 | IND
16 | GLN
9 | MCH
8 | BRI
9 | CAL
22 | RCH
28 | NHA
2 | DOV
32 | TAL
14 | KAN
17 | CLT
11 | MAR
16 | ATL
41 | PHO
36 | DAR
20 | HOM
19 | 8th  | 6069
2005 | DAY
42 | CAL
26 | LVS
8 | ATL
31 | BRI
16 | MAR
11 | TEX
18 | PHO
42 | TAL
11 | DAR
26 | RCH
12 | CLT
37 | DOV
7 | POC
32 | MCH
4 | SON
11 | DAY
9 | CHI
2* | NHA
10 | POC
36 | IND
5 | GLN
18 | MCH
3 | BRI
1* | CAL
7 | RCH
2 | NHA
3 | DOV
35 | TAL
3 | KAN
5 | CLT
26 | MAR
12 | ATL
5 | TEX
3* | PHO
32 | HOM
3 | 7th  | 6352
2006 | DAY
15 | CAL
1 | LVS
2* | ATL
13 | BRI
3 | MAR
24 | TEX
2 | PHO
3 | TAL
6 | RCH
38 | DAR
3 | CLT
5 | DOV
1 | POC
5 | MCH
13 | SON
17 | DAY
5 | CHI
22* | NHA
14 | POC
14 | IND
2 | GLN
21 | MCH
1* | BRI
1 | CAL
7 | RCH
8 | NHA
10 | DOV
10* | KAN
23 | TAL
4 | CLT
14 | MAR
11 | ATL
4 | TEX
12 | PHO
13 | HOM
6 | 2nd  | 6419
2007 | DAY
27 | CAL
1* | LVS
4 | ATL
3 | BRI
11 | MAR
10 | TEX
2 | PHO
5 | TAL
14 | RCH
10 | DAR
7 | CLT
12 | DOV
5 | POC
9 | MCH
42 | SON
34 | NHA
9 | DAY
8 | CHI
2 | IND
10 | POC
14 | GLN
12 | MCH
4 | BRI
39 | CAL
7 | RCH
14 | NHA
7 | DOV
35* | KAN
35 | TAL
26 | CLT
34 | MAR
5 | ATL
4 | TEX
2 | PHO
3* | HOM
1* | 4th  | 6298
2008 | DAY
36 | CAL
5 | LVS
20 | ATL
8 | BRI
10 | MAR
30 | TEX
9 | PHO
38 | TAL
41 | RCH
38 | DAR
6 | CLT
7 | DOV
4 | POC
7 | MCH
3 | SON
8 | NHA
18 | DAY
3 | CHI
7 | IND
38 | POC
11 | GLN
12 | MCH
5 | BRI
9 | CAL
5 | RCH
39 | NHA
40 | DOV
2* | KAN
5 | TAL
26 | CLT
41 | MAR
8 | ATL
4* | TEX
9 | PHO
15 | HOM
25 | 11th  | 6184
2009 | DAY
1 | CAL
1* | LVS
43 | ATL
12 | BRI
33 | MAR
23 | TEX
5 | PHO
27 | TAL
17 | RCH
13 | DAR
10 | CLT
10 | DOV
4 | POC
16 | MCH
20 | SON
18 | NHA
22 | DAY
8 | CHI
23 | IND
10 | POC
11 | GLN
14 | MCH
14 | BRI
10 | ATL
12 | RCH
25 | NHA
23 | DOV
3 | KAN
39 | CAL
13 | CLT
2 | MAR
14 | TAL
24 | TEX
3 | PHO
18 | HOM
13 | 14th  | 4389
2010 | DAY
8 | CAL
7 | LVS
5 | ATL
2 | BRI
5 | MAR
18 | PHO
6 | TEX
20 | TAL
28 | RCH
13 | DAR
13 | DOV
3 | CLT
10 | POC
17 | MCH
14 | SON
30 | NHA
17 | DAY
15 | CHI
13 | IND
12 | POC
18 | GLN
13 | MCH
5 | BRI
10 | ATL
11 | RCH
14 | NHA
23 | DOV
18 | KAN
7 | CAL
30 | CLT
6 | MAR
15 | TAL
16 | TEX
2 | PHO
7 | HOM
9 | 5th  | 6294
2011 | DAY
34 | PHO
12 | LVS
11 | BRI
4 | CAL
4 | MAR
6 | TEX
1* | TAL
36 | RCH
21 | DAR
25 | DOV
1 | CLT
14* | KAN
6 | POC
8 | MCH
2 | SON
14 | DAY
2 | KEN
6 | NHA
20 | IND
5 | POC
16 | GLN
17 | MCH
10 | BRI
6 | ATL
9 | RCH
23 | CHI
21 | NHA
6 | DOV
5 | KAN
4 | CLT
1 | TAL
18 | MAR
31 | TEX
4 | PHO
34 | HOM
4 | 4th  | 2330
2012 | DAY
1 | PHO
13 | LVS
22 | BRI
2 | CAL
16 | MAR
4 | TEX
5 | KAN
4 | RCH
11 | TAL
3* | DAR
6 | CLT
10 | DOV
3 | POC
7 | MCH
3 | SON
13 | KEN
7 | DAY
3* | NHA
13 | IND
35 | POC
23 | GLN
8 | MCH
17 | BRI
25 | ATL
9 | RCH
5 | CHI
18 | NHA
13 | DOV
35 | TAL
1 | CLT
14 | KAN
1* | MAR
14 | TEX
4 | PHO
14 | HOM
18 | 7th  | 2324
2013 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | DAY
12 | PHO
16 | LVS
18 | BRI
16 | CAL
20 | MAR
25 | TEX
40 | KAN
11 | RCH
16 | TAL
13 | DAR
18 | CLT
14 | DOV
13 | POC
26 | MCH
16 | SON
27 | KEN
17 | DAY
11 | NHA
34 | IND
25 | POC
34 | GLN
18 | MCH
19 | BRI
18 | ATL
16 | RCH
10 | CHI
8 | NHA
24 | DOV
17 | KAN
30 | CLT
13 | TAL
3 | MAR
31 | TEX
16 | PHO
12 | HOM
22 | 19th  | 909
2014 | DAY
7 | PHO
18 | LVS
27 | BRI
2 | CAL
34 | MAR
40 | TEX
26 | DAR
20 | RCH
38 | TAL
10 | KAN
22 | CLT
26 | DOV
41 | POC
15 | MCH
27 | SON
31 | KEN
25 | DAY
41 | NHA
9 | IND
24 | POC
18 | GLN
20 | MCH
15 | BRI
6 | ATL
20 | RCH
26 | CHI
17 | NHA
39 | DOV
19 | KAN
19 | CLT
24 | TAL
DNQ | MAR
15 | TEX
23 | PHO
17 | HOM
22 | 27th  | 757
2015 | DAY
29 | ATL
36 | LVS
29 | PHO
12 | CAL
15 | MAR
40 | TEX
15 | BRI
4 | RCH
28 | TAL
26 | KAN
24 | CLT
37 | DOV
37 | POC
42 | MCH
25 | SON
20 | DAY
19 | KEN
11 | NHA
17 | IND
35 | POC
41 | GLN
34 | MCH
26 | BRI
21 | DAR
38 | RCH
16 | CHI
18 | NHA
13 | DOV
8 | CLT
14 | KAN
13 | TAL
9 | MAR
39 | TEX
21 | PHO
41 | HOM
22 | 25th  | 712
2016 | DAY
22 | ATL
10 | LVS
12 | PHO
37 | CAL
5 | MAR
32 | TEX
16 | BRI
16 | RCH
26 | TAL
16 | KAN
13 | DOV
14 | CLT
15 | POC
15 | MCH
29 | SON
26 | DAY
5 | KEN
40 | NHA
10 | IND
12 | POC
18 | GLN
38 | BRI
2 | MCH
27 | DAR
18 | RCH
18 | CHI
25 | NHA
24 | DOV
11 | CLT
20 | KAN
19 | TAL
5 | MAR
40 | TEX
16 | PHO
23 | HOM
30 | 22nd  | 772
2017 | DAY
31 | ATL
13 | LVS
33 | PHO
4 | CAL
22 | MAR
10 | TEX
14 | BRI
9 | RCH
4 | TAL
1 | KAN
11 | CLT
15 | DOV
39 | POC
11 | MCH
8 | SON
38 | DAY
1 | KEN
14 | NHA
14 | IND
35 | POC
16 | GLN
20 | MCH
18 | BRI
14 | DAR
29 | RCH
19 | CHI
25 | NHA
15 | DOV
19 | CLT
13 | TAL
26 | KAN
29 | MAR
10 | TEX
12 | PHO
8 | HOM
15 | 13th  | 2222
2018 | DAY
29 | ATL
16 | LVS
14 | PHO
23 | CAL
18 | MAR
37 | TEX
25 | BRI
4 | RCH
23 | TAL
5 | DOV
15 | KAN
11 | CLT
10 | POC
14 | MCH
29 | SON
18 | CHI
16 | DAY
17 | KEN
26 | NHA
30 | POC
22 | GLN
16 | MCH
18 | BRI
24 | DAR
12 | IND
34 | LVS
30 | RCH
13 | CLT
37 | DOV
9 | TAL
3 | KAN
20 | MAR
19 | TEX
11 | PHO
33 | HOM
16 | 18th  | 701
2019 | DAY
13 | ATL
18 | LVS
6 | PHO
13 | CAL
14 | MAR
25 | TEX
16 | BRI
33 | RCH
16 | TAL
25 | DOV
33 | KAN
11 | CLT
5 | POC
32 | MCH
19 | SON
21 | CHI
12 | DAY
24 | KEN
12 | NHA
36 | POC
21 | GLN
15 | MCH
28 | BRI
33 | DAR
33 | IND
31 | LVS
26 | RCH
15 | CLT
17 | DOV
16 | TAL
9 | KAN
16 | MAR
15 | TEX
40 | PHO
19 | HOM
19 | 23rd  | 679
2020 | Chris Buescher | DAY
3 | LVS
14 | CAL
16 | PHO
17 | DAR
32 | DAR
23 | CLT
10 | CLT
22 | BRI
23 | ATL
22 | MAR
13 | HOM
23 | TAL
6 | POC
10 | POC
36 | IND
31 | KEN
20 | TEX
19 | KAN
33 | NHA
25 | MCH
20 | MCH
20 | DAY
5 | DOV
16 | DOV
14 | DAY
9 | DAR
26 | RCH
24 | BRI
8 | LVS
9 | TAL
22 | CLT
20 | KAN
21 | TEX
34 | MAR
38 | PHO
20 | 21st  | 645
2021 | DAY
31 | DAY
11 | HOM
19 | LVS
14 | PHO
18 | ATL
7 | BRI
14 | MAR
13 | RCH
25 | TAL
21 | KAN
8 | DAR
9 | DOV
17 | COA
13 | CLT
8 | SON
16 | NSH
36 | POC
20 | POC
19 | ROA
18 | ATL
16 | NHA
29 | GLN
17 | IND
12 | MCH
15 | DAY
40 | DAR
9 | RCH
24 | BRI
23 | LVS
25 | TAL
6 | CLT
3 | TEX
21 | KAN
12 | MAR
9 | PHO
25 | 19th  | 771
2022 | DAY
16 | CAL
35 | LVS
18 | PHO
10 | ATL
7 | COA
21 | RCH
15 | MAR
15 | BRI
15 | TAL
38 | DOV
8 | DAR
16 | KAN
27 | CLT
26 |  | SON
2 | NSH
30 | ROA
6 | ATL
33 | NHA
17 | POC
29 | IND
10 | MCH
16 | RCH
3 | GLN
9 | DAY
27 | DAR
26 | KAN
15 | BRI
1* | TEX
30 | TAL
25 | CLT
6 | LVS
15 | HOM
13 | MAR
24 | PHO
21 | 21st  | 747
Zane Smith |  | GTW
17 |
2023 | Chris Buescher | DAY
4 | CAL
13 | LVS
21 | PHO
15 | ATL
35 | COA
8 | RCH
30 | BRD
18 | MAR
14 | TAL
3 | DOV
9 | KAN
17 | DAR
10 | CLT
8 | GTW
12 | SON
4 | NSH
18 | CSC
10 | ATL
15 | NHA
15 | POC
18 | RCH
1 | MCH
1* | IND
11 | GLN
7 | DAY
1 | DAR
3 | KAN
27 | BRI
4 | TEX
14 | TAL
19 | ROV
7 | LVS
11 | HOM
21 | MAR
8 | PHO
5 | 7th  | 2310
2024 | DAY
18 | ATL
9 | LVS
37 | PHO
2 | BRI
7 | COA
8 | RCH
9 | MAR
15 | TEX
15 | TAL
25 | DOV
17 | KAN
2 | DAR
30 | CLT
23 | GTW
14 | SON
3 | IOW
18 | NHA
5 | NSH
5 | CSC
20 | POC
11 | IND
22 | RCH
18 | MCH
6 | DAY
10 | DAR
6 | ATL
36 | GLN
1 | BRI
14 | KAN
11 | TAL
17 | ROV
17 | LVS
10 | HOM
15 | MAR
30 | PHO
9 | 17th  | 930
2025 | DAY
10 | ATL
30 | COA
7 | PHO
5 | LVS
13 | HOM
6 | MAR
24 | DAR
6 | BRI
25 | TAL
34 | TEX
18 | KAN
8 | CLT
22 | NSH
14 | MCH
2 | MXC
10 | POC
4 | ATL
9 | CSC
18 | SON
16 | DOV
9 | IND
14 | IOW
22 | GLN | RCH | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | NHA | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | -*  | -*

### Car No. 26 history

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Johnny Benson in 1998.

Johnny Benson (1998–1999)

The 26 car debuted in 1998 as Roush's first attempt at a fifth NASCAR Cup Series team (6, 16, 26, 97, 99). The team hired third-year driver Johnny Benson Jr., buying out his contract from Bahari Racing, and signed General Mills's Cheerios brand as its sponsor.[3][74] After failing to qualify at Daytona, the No. 26 debuted at North Carolina, where Benson finished 30th in the car. Benson ended the 1998 season with three top fives, ten top tens, and earned 20th place in the championship points.[3] In 1999, the No. 26 car experienced a very disappointing year. After mustering only two top tens finishes and dropping eight spots in points, Benson was given his release from the team to drive for Tyler Jet Motorsports.[3][74] General Mills and Cheerios would also leave Roush Racing to replace STP as the primary sponsor of the famed No. 43 of Petty Enterprises with driver John Andretti. Without a driver or sponsor the team ceased operations.[3]

Jamie McMurray (2006–2009)
Jamie McMurray in the No. 26 during the 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350.

After originally being signed to replace Mark Martin in the 6 car, Jamie McMurray became the 26 car's new driver, with sponsorships from Crown Royal, Smirnoff Ice, and Irwin Industrial Tools. He had seven top ten finishes and finished 25th in points in his first year with the team. For 2007, the season hit its peak when McMurray edged out Kyle Busch by 0.005 seconds to win the Pepsi 400. McMurray would end 2007 with one win, three top fives, and nine top tens along with a 17th-place finish in points. 2008 was mostly the same for the No. 26, but improving one spot to 16th thanks to four top fives in the final six races of the season. 2009 was the final season for the No. 26 team because of a new NASCAR rule that limit all teams to four full-time cars. McMurray finished 22nd in points, and returned to Chip Ganassi Racing (then Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) for 2010.[5] Crown Royal moved to the No. 17 team of Matt Kenseth in 2010 after DeWalt terminated its sponsorship due to the economic downturn.

#### Latitude 43 Motorsports (2010)

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In January 2010, Vermont businessman Bill Jenkins purchased the team and its owner points, signing a "services contract" with RFR to provide equipment and assistance. The new No. 26 team was called Latitude 43 Motorsports, after the cleaning products company Jenkins owns.[5][75]

#### Car No. 26 results

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1998 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 26  | Ford | DAY
DNQ | CAR
30 | LVS
4 | ATL
9 | DAR
8 | BRI
5 | TEX
5 | MAR
38 | TAL
41 | CAL
8 | CLT
9 | DOV
41 | RCH
18 | MCH
22 | POC
36 | SON
21 | NHA
21 | POC
33 | IND
25 | GLN
9 | MCH
34 | BRI
33 | NHA
21 | DAR
21 | RCH
41 | DOV
15 | MAR
9 | CLT
28 | TAL
31 | DAY
26 | PHO
9 | CAR
41 | ATL
23 |  | 22nd  | 3160
1999 | DAY
17 | CAR
16 | LVS
38 | ATL
22 | DAR
18 | TEX
11 | BRI
29 | MAR
35 | TAL
30 | CAL
43 | RCH
28 | CLT
18 | DOV
7 | MCH
19 | POC
30 | SON
26 | DAY
24 | NHA
17 | POC
14 | IND
19 | GLN
38 | MCH
21 | BRI
33 | DAR
32 | RCH
22 | NHA
7 | DOV
18 | MAR
28 | CLT
16 | TAL
42 | CAR
28 | PHO
31 | HOM
35 | ATL
39 |  | 28th  | 3012
2006 | Jamie McMurray | DAY
37 | CAL
6 | LVS
23 | ATL
14 | BRI
35 | MAR
9 | TEX
37 | PHO
14 | TAL
5 | RCH
19 | DAR
42 | CLT
8 | DOV
2* | POC
18 | MCH
23 | SON
18 | DAY
8 | CHI
39 | NHA
33 | POC
20 | IND
26 | GLN
3 | MCH
17 | BRI
29 | CAL
20 | RCH
25 | NHA
29 | DOV
17 | KAN
42 | TAL
37 | CLT
34 | MAR
19 | ATL
40 | TEX
26 | PHO
40 | HOM
35 | 24th  | 3405
2007 | DAY
31 | CAL
37 | LVS
10 | ATL
15 | BRI
9 | MAR
9 | TEX
5 | PHO
23 | TAL
5 | RCH
41 | DAR
16 | CLT
19 | DOV
24 | POC
29 | MCH
8 | SON
37 | NHA
16 | DAY
1 | CHI
38 | IND
33 | POC
40 | GLN
34 | MCH
30 | BRI
26 | CAL
16 | RCH
38 | NHA
11 | DOV
8 | KAN
24 | TAL
37 | CLT
24 | MAR
32 | ATL
26 | TEX
9 | PHO
23 | HOM
14 | 18th  | 3556
2008 | DAY
26 | CAL
22 | LVS
25 | ATL
40 | BRI
43 | MAR
8 | TEX
14 | PHO
17 | TAL
17 | RCH
35 | DAR
11 | CLT
23 | DOV
10 | POC
20 | MCH
10 | SON
18 | NHA
41 | DAY
32 | CHI
21 | IND
6 | POC
9 | GLN
16 | MCH
10 | BRI
12 | CAL
24 | RCH
29 | NHA
39 | DOV
36 | KAN
17 | TAL
32 | CLT
5 | MAR
38 | ATL
7 | TEX
3 | PHO
3 | HOM
3 | 17th  | 3809
2009 | DAY
37 | CAL
16 | LVS
9 | ATL
15 | BRI
37 | MAR
10 | TEX
38 | PHO
11 | TAL
42 | RCH
7 | DAR
22 | CLT
21 | DOV
14 | POC
13 | MCH
11 | SON
14 | NHA
33 | DAY
11 | CHI
22 | IND
21 | POC
20 | GLN
40 | MCH
32 | BRI
11 | ATL
28 | RCH
27 | NHA
18 | DOV
28 | KAN
31 | CAL
36 | CLT
33 | MAR
6 | TAL
1* | TEX
20 | PHO
19 | HOM
18 | 22nd  | 3604

### Car No. 60 history

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Roush Racing attempted to run the No. 60 with Matt Kenseth at Talladega in 1998, but the team failed to make the race.[76]

Waters at Sonoma in 2024.

On November 29, 2023, RFK Racing announced that they would run the No. 60 at the 2024 Daytona 500, with David Ragan behind the wheel. The team also announced they would field the No. 60 in select races as part of their "#Stage60" program.[77] On May 14, 2024, it was announced that Cam Waters, a multi-time Supercars race winner, would make his Cup Series debut driving the No. 60 at Sonoma.[78] On June 12, 2024, it was announced that Joey Hand would race the car at the Chicago Street Course. [79]

On November 19, 2024, it was announced that RFK leased a charter from Rick Ware Racing to run the No. 60 full-time in 2025, with Ryan Preece signed as the driver and Kroger as a primary sponsor.[80][81] At Talladega, Preece finished second to Austin Cindric by 0.022 seconds, but was disqualified after post-race inspection revealed the spoiler had three shims instead of two.[82]

#### Car No. 60 results

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1998 | Matt Kenseth | 60  | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL
DNQ | CAL | CLT | DOV | RCH | MCH | POC | SON | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | NHA | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | DAY | PHO | CAR | ATL |  | 68th  | 22
2024 | David Ragan | DAY
20 | ATL | LVS | PHO | BRI | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | KAN | DAR | CLT | GTW |  | 40th  | 62
Cam Waters |  | SON
35 | IOW | NHA | NSH |
Joey Hand |  | CSC
4 | POC | IND | RCH | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO
2025 | Ryan Preece | DAY
32 | ATL
18 | COA
33 | PHO
15 | LVS
3 | HOM
9 | MAR
7 | DAR
26 | BRI
20 | TAL
38 | TEX
29 | KAN
7 | CLT
9 | NSH
28 | MCH
9 | MXC
15 | POC
8 | ATL
15 | CSC
7 | SON
12 | DOV
19 | IND
4 | IOW
5 | GLN | RCH | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | NHA | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | -*  | -*

### Car No. 97 history

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Further information: Kurt Busch

Chad Little (1993–2000)

The No. 97 car raced for the first time at the 1993 fall event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sponsored by Kleenex and owned by Greg Pollex, Chad Little was the driver. Little and Pollex ran part-time for four years with various sponsorships until 1997, when they ran full-time with backing from John Deere.[83] However, after experiencing financial and performance struggles, Roush bought the team three-quarters of the way through the season, becoming the fifth Roush Racing entry.[83] Little qualified for 27 out of 32 races that year.[83] The team returned in 1998, with Little signing a multi-year contract, and the car changing to the Ford nameplate from Pontiac.[83]

Despite missing the spring Atlanta race, Little finished a career-best second at the Texas 500 and finished 15th in points.[83] After that, the performance of the team slipped, and midway through 2000 it was announced that Little would leave the team.[84]

Kurt Busch (2000–2005)
Kurt Busch in the No. 97 at Atlanta in 2005.

Prior to the fall race at Dover, Little was released and Kurt Busch, a Roush Craftsman Truck Series driver, drove for the team for the final seven races.[85] With John Deere leaving,[85] the No. 97 car (like the No. 16 car in 2000) started the 2001 season unsponsored,[4] but soon found sponsorships from Newell Rubbermaid brands Rubbermaid and Sharpie. Busch's rookie year in the Winston Cup Series was unspectacular save for a pole at Darlington. The team finished 27th in points, with only six top ten finishes. In 2002, Busch grabbed headlines after battling with Jimmy Spencer for a win at Bristol. This sparked a rivalry between the two drivers that lasted for the following years. However, the 2002 season marked a coming-of-age for the team, which won four times (including 3 of the final five races and the season finale at Homestead) and finished third in the championship points. Busch drove the No. 97 to victory lane four times in 2003, along with 14 top ten finishes. The team was riding in the top tens for most of the season, but late season struggles brought the team an 11th-place points finish. 2004 was the defining year of team No. 97. Winning three times, earning 21 top ten finishes, and clinching a pole, Busch won the first Chase for the Cup Championship. In 2005, he won three times and finished tenth in points.

Midway through the 2005 season, Busch shocked many in the NASCAR community when he announced that he would be leaving Roush Racing and replacing the retiring Rusty Wallace in the No. 2, owned by Penske Racing. On November 7, 2005, it was announced that Busch had been released from contractual obligations at Roush and would leave the team at the end of the season.[86][87] In November 2005, Busch was cited for reckless driving in an area close to Phoenix International Raceway. Although no action was taken by NASCAR, Roush Racing suspended Busch for the remainder of the 2005 season. Kenny Wallace took his place for the final two races of the season. On November 16, 2005, it was officially announced that the No. 97 car would be renumbered as the No. 26 (last used by Roush in 1999) for the 2006 season.[88]

#### Car No. 97 results

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1997 | Chad Little | 97  | Pontiac | DAY
DNQ | CAR
DNQ | RCH
34 | ATL
19 | DAR
27 | TEX
26 | BRI
8 | MAR
42 | SON
DNQ | TAL
34 | CLT
DNQ | DOV
31 | POC
DNQ | MCH
25 | CAL
19 | DAY
42 | NHA
30 | POC
28 | IND
42 | GLN
42 | MCH
42 | BRI
20 | DAR
11 | RCH
40 | NHA
28 | DOV
29 | MAR
35 | CLT
23 | TAL
40 | CAR
16 | PHO
25 | ATL
18 |  | 38th  | 2081
1998 | Ford | DAY
7 | CAR
21 | LVS
10 | ATL
DNQ | DAR
17 | BRI
35 | TEX
2 | MAR
16 | TAL
34 | CAL
6 | CLT
35 | DOV
37 | RCH
13 | MCH
16 | POC
30 | SON
23 | NHA
22 | POC
16 | IND
28 | GLN
16 | MCH
10 | BRI
23 | NHA
14 | DAR
18 | RCH
12 | DOV
17 | MAR
36 | CLT
8 | TAL
8 | DAY
20 | PHO
20 | CAR
40 | ATL
11 |  | 15th  | 3423
1999 | DAY
9 | CAR
21 | LVS
14 | ATL
9 | DAR
28 | TEX
13 | BRI
24 | MAR
17 | TAL
42 | CAL
22 | RCH
35 | CLT
24 | DOV
28 | MCH
28 | POC
32 | SON
16 | DAY
29 | NHA
24 | POC
22 | IND
43 | GLN
14 | MCH
6 | BRI
30 | DAR
20 | RCH
42 | NHA
28 | DOV
7 | MAR
31 | CLT
18 | TAL
36 | CAR
21 | PHO
16 | HOM
39 | ATL
6 |  | 23rd  | 3193
2000 | DAY
23 | CAR
18 | LVS
19 | ATL
6 | DAR
15 | BRI
23 | TEX
13 | MAR
27 | TAL
25 | CAL
15 | RCH
39 | CLT
20 | DOV
20 | MCH
32 | POC
17 | SON
25 | DAY
16 | NHA
42 | POC
20 | IND
19 | GLN
12 | MCH
22 | BRI
30 | DAR
21 | RCH
29 | NHA
33 |  | TAL
18 |  | 23rd  | 3247
Kurt Busch |  | DOV
18 | MAR
37 | CLT
13 |  | CAR
24 | PHO
29 | HOM
19 | ATL
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2001 | DAY
41 | CAR
36 | LVS
11 | ATL
10 | DAR
30 | BRI
42 | TEX
4 | MAR
33 | TAL
3 | CAL
13 | RCH
18 | CLT
12 | DOV
39 | MCH
43 | POC
13 | SON
23 | DAY
30 | CHI
8 | NHA
42 | POC
37 | IND
5 | GLN
29 | MCH
43 | BRI
25 | DAR
39 | RCH
24 | DOV
41 | KAN
9 | CLT
22 | MAR
35 | TAL
29 | PHO
22 | CAR
39 | HOM
23 | ATL
DNQ | NHA
21 | 27th  | 3081
2002 | DAY
4 | CAR
12 | LVS
20 | ATL
11 | DAR
28 | BRI
1 | TEX
23 | MAR
10 | TAL
3 | CAL
2 | RCH
27 | CLT
31 | DOV
12 | POC
40 | MCH
10 | SON
4 | DAY
31 | CHI
6 | NHA
8 | POC
2 | IND
41 | GLN
41 | MCH
39 | BRI
6 | DAR
7 | RCH
19 | NHA
2 | DOV
7 | KAN
31 | TAL
4 | CLT
12 | MAR
1 | ATL
1 | CAR
3 | PHO
6 | HOM
1 | 3rd  | 4641
2003 | DAY
2 | CAR
2 | LVS
38 | ATL
40 | DAR
2 | BRI
1 | TEX
9 | TAL
19 | MAR
28 | CAL
1 | RCH
8 | CLT
15 | DOV
15 | POC
36 | MCH
1 | SON
28 | DAY
36 | CHI
39 | NHA
11 | POC
2 | IND
7 | GLN
12 | MCH
18 | BRI
1 | DAR
13 | RCH
24 | NHA
15 | DOV
38 | TAL
6 | KAN
40 | CLT
41 | MAR
39 | ATL
8 | PHO
4 | CAR
17 | HOM
36 | 11th  | 4150
2004 | DAY
16 | CAR
8 | LVS
9 | ATL
12 | DAR
6 | BRI
1 | TEX
6 | MAR
11 | TAL
36 | CAL
23 | RCH
31 | CLT
11 | DOV
12 | POC
5 | MCH
11 | SON
36 | DAY
4 | CHI
35 | NHA
1 | POC
26 | IND
10 | GLN
10 | MCH
6 | BRI
8 | CAL
11 | RCH
15 | NHA
1 | DOV
5 | TAL
5 | KAN
6 | CLT
4 | MAR
5 | ATL
42 | PHO
10 | DAR
6 | HOM
5 | 1st  | 6506
2005 | DAY
2 | CAL
3 | LVS
3 | ATL
32 | BRI
35 | MAR
19 | TEX
7 | PHO
1 | TAL
7 | DAR
37 | RCH
17 | CLT
43 | DOV
9 | POC
22 | MCH
12 | SON
3 | DAY
37 | CHI
8 | NHA
2 | POC
1 | IND
18 | GLN
39 | MCH
7 | BRI
10 | CAL
12 | RCH
1 | NHA
35 | DOV
23 | TAL
8 | KAN
14 | CLT
2 | MAR
6 | ATL
36 | TEX
10 |  | 8th  | 6189
Kenny Wallace |  | PHO
16 | HOM

### Car No. 99 history

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See also: Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards

The No. 99 car from 1996 to 1997

Jeff Burton (1996–2003)

The No. 99 car first raced at the 1996 Daytona 500, with Jeff Burton driving and Exide Batteries as the sponsor. The car finished 5th in that race. After missing the first Atlanta race, Burton won a pole at Michigan and finished 13th in the points standings. Burton won the first three races of his career in 1997, (including the inaugural Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway) and ended the season fourth in the points. In 1998, Burton enjoyed another successful season, winning 2 races, mounting 23 top ten finishes, and finishing fifth in the championship points standings. The team led the points standings part of 1999, but lost the top spot after performing poorly at Richmond. The team again finished 5th in points, with six wins and—like the previous year–23 top tens. Late in 2000, Exide ceased their sponsorship, and Citgo joined with new financial backing. The car finished a team-high third in the points standings with four wins (one of which was at New Hampshire in September where NASCAR used restrictor plates following the deaths of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin earlier that year), 22 top tens, and one pole. Burton won 2 races in 2001, at Charlotte and Phoenix, but fell back to 10th in the points with 16 top tens. The No. 99 would not win another race with Burton behind the wheel, as he managed back-to-back 12th-place points standings finishes in 2002 and 2003. After 2003, Citgo left the team.

Carl Edwards at Texas in 2007.

Multiple Drivers (2004)

Roush was unable to find full-time backing for Burton in the 99, and he began the 2004 season with several one-off sponsorship deals such as Pennzoil, Team Caliber, and Hot Wheels and some support from his secondary sponsors such as SKF. Burton would eventually depart the team in August, taking over the #30 AOL Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. Roush development driver Carl Edwards would do the remaining races, while Dave Blaney did the fall Charlotte race.[89]

Edwards winning at Las Vegas in 2011.

Carl Edwards (2004, 2005–2014)

To fill the void left by this departure, Roush elevated Carl Edwards from the Truck series.[89] Edwards showed immediate promise while driving the unsponsored No. 99 car, posting five top ten finishes in his shortened season. In 2005—his first full-time season—with sponsorship from Scotts, Office Depot, Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, and World Financial Group, Edwards won four races and finished in a tie for 2nd in the points standings (with teammate Greg Biffle actually winning the tiebreaker by virtue of his series-best six wins). In 2006, Office Depot became the team's exclusive sponsor. Edwards failed to win or make the Chase for the Cup, posting ten top fives but finishing 12th in points. Edwards snapped his 52-race winless streak by winning the 2007 Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan International Speedway. In 2008, Edwards posted a series-best nine wins and also led in top fives and top tens, but he was still runner-up by 69 points to three-time consecutive champion Jimmie Johnson.[90] Office Depot did not renew their sponsorship after the 2008 season. In 2009, Aflac became the new sponsor for Carl Edwards and the No. 99 car. Edwards made the chase in 2009 finishing 11th in points despite not winning a race. In 2010, Kellogg's moved from Hendrick Motorsports to join the team as the primary sponsor for two races, and associate sponsor for the rest of the season.[91] Scotts also joined Edwards' Cup sponsorship after several years as a Nationwide sponsor. Edwards snapped a 70-race winless skid with his victory in the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. One week later, he won his second race in a row at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Ford 400.

In 2011, Edwards still drove the No. 99. He won his only race of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but managed to remain in the top 12 with consistent finishes. Kellogg's and Subway returned to sponsor a few races, and Edwards managed to finish 2nd in points on a tiebreaker with Tony Stewart. For 2012, the No. 99 was sponsored by Fastenal, Kellogg's, UPS and Best Buy. Edwards finished 15th in points, winless, with three top fives and 13 top tens. In 2013, Edwards ended his winless streak by winning in Phoenix.

Edwards won the Food City 500 at Bristol in March 2014 to lock himself into that year's Chase. He later went to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350, his first and only career road-course victory to date. However, on July 27, 2014, Roush Fenway announced that Edwards would not return to the No. 99 in 2015 and that sponsor Fastenal would move to Roush's No. 17 car to replace the departing Nationwide Insurance. This left the No. 99 without a sponsor or a driver for 2015, and the crew was moved to the resurrected No. 6 team with Trevor Bayne.[18]

Ryan Reed (2016)

On October 23, 2016, the No. 99 returned, as Ryan Reed made his Sprint Cup debut at Talladega.[92] Reed made the race, starting 18th and finishing 26th, completing all the laps (including the overtime laps). After not running in 2017, the No. 99 moved to StarCom Racing which ran part-time in 2018, then to Trackhouse Racing Team in 2021.

#### Car No. 99 results

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1996 | Jeff Burton | 99  | Ford | DAY
5 | CAR
13 | RCH
4 | ATL
DNQ | DAR
10 | BRI
23 | NWS
29 | MAR
22 | TAL
16 | SON
26 | CLT
18 | DOV
9 | POC
9 | MCH
17 | DAY
14 | NHA
4 | POC
35 | TAL
7 | IND
11 | GLN
21 | MCH
9 | BRI
37 | DAR
31 | RCH
3 | DOV
40 | MAR
11 | NWS
4 | CLT
11 | CAR
5 | PHO
31 | ATL
9 |  | 13th  | 3538
1997 | DAY
11 | CAR
3 | RCH
42 | ATL
5 | DAR
4 | TEX
1 | BRI
42 | MAR
15 | SON
9 | TAL
8 | CLT
5 | DOV
3 | POC
2 | MCH
14 | CAL
30 | DAY
8 | NHA
1* | POC
3 | IND
15 | GLN
29 | MCH
8 | BRI
4 | DAR
2 | RCH
2* | NHA
14 | DOV
11 | MAR
1 | CLT
6 | TAL
14 | CAR
38 | PHO
13 | ATL
34 |  | 4th  | 4285
1998 | DAY
40 | CAR
18 | LVS
2 | ATL
8 | DAR
5* | BRI
4 | TEX
29 | MAR
32 | TAL
43 | CAL
10 | CLT
8 | DOV
2 | RCH
7 | MCH
4 | POC
4 | SON
39 | NHA
1* | POC
3 | IND
36 | GLN
23 | MCH
5 | BRI
2 | NHA
5 | DAR
2* | RCH
1* | DOV
38 | MAR
5 | CLT
3 | TAL
10 | DAY
13 | PHO
4 | CAR
5 | ATL
4 |  | 5th  | 4415
1999 | DAY
35 | CAR
4* | LVS
1* | ATL
4 | DAR
1* | TEX
7 | BRI
5 | MAR
2 | TAL
11 | CAL
2 | RCH
37 | CLT
1* | DOV
8 | MCH
3 | POC
36 | SON
24 | DAY
3 | NHA
1 | POC
36 | IND
5 | GLN
13 | MCH
37 | BRI
17 | DAR
1* | RCH
13 | NHA
4 | DOV
6 | MAR
9 | CLT
37 | TAL
8 | CAR
1 | PHO
4 | HOM
3 | ATL
5 |  | 5th  | 4733
2000 | DAY
2 | CAR
32 | LVS
1* | ATL
43 | DAR
5 | BRI
9 | TEX
2 | MAR
2 | TAL
12 | CAL
5 | RCH
7 | CLT
11 | DOV
34 | MCH
11 | POC
7 | SON
16 | DAY
1 | NHA
11 | POC
2 | IND
6 | GLN
3 | MCH
10 | BRI
6 | DAR
2 | RCH
5* | NHA
1** | DOV
36 | MAR
3* | CLT
6 | TAL
29 | CAR
4 | PHO
1* | HOM
11 | ATL
12 |  | 3rd  | 4841
2001 | DAY
19 | CAR
37 | LVS
39 | ATL
30 | DAR
18 | BRI
40 | TEX
19 | MAR
3 | TAL
10 | CAL
31 | RCH
14 | CLT
1* | DOV
31 | MCH
7 | POC
10 | SON
8 | DAY
8 | CHI
18 | NHA
11 | POC
36 | IND
16 | GLN
2 | MCH
16 | BRI
15 | DAR
6 | RCH
9 | DOV
21 | KAN
11 | CLT
5 | MAR
5 | TAL
3 | PHO
1* | CAR
18 | HOM
4 | ATL
10 | NHA
17 | 10th  | 4394
2002 | DAY
12 | CAR
6 | LVS
9 | ATL
21 | DAR
11 | BRI
26 | TEX
39 | MAR
9 | TAL
9 | CAL
19 | RCH
3 | CLT
40 | DOV
3 | POC
6 | MCH
20 | SON
29 | DAY
33 | CHI
39 | NHA
12 | POC
16 | IND
29 | GLN
7 | MCH
4 | BRI
13 | DAR
10 | RCH
39 | NHA
20 | DOV
6 | KAN
29 | TAL
11 | CLT
7 | MAR
17 | ATL
12 | CAR
4 | PHO
12 | HOM
3 | 13th  | 4259
2003 | DAY
11 | CAR
12 | LVS
6 | ATL
33 | DAR
42 | BRI
13 | TEX
20 | TAL
35 | MAR
4 | CAL
19 | RCH
9 | CLT
18 | DOV
14 | POC
14 | MCH
11 | SON
38 | DAY
2 | CHI
6 | NHA
9 | POC
6 | IND
27 | GLN
31 | MCH
11 | BRI
32 | DAR
11 | RCH
4 | NHA
42 | DOV
12 | TAL
32 | KAN
13 | CLT
20 | MAR
10 | ATL
23 | PHO
8 | CAR
7 | HOM
14 | 12th  | 4109
2004 | DAY
42 | CAR
37 | LVS
13 | ATL
20 | DAR
11 | BRI
38 | TEX
27 | MAR
25 | TAL
7 | CAL
26 | RCH
14 | CLT
22 | DOV
4 | POC
24 | MCH
13 | SON
9 | DAY
23 | CHI
33 | NHA
12 | POC
34 | IND
12 | GLN
12 |  | 21st  | 3713
Carl Edwards |  | MCH
10 | BRI
33 | CAL
6 | RCH
6 | NHA
20 | DOV
18 | TAL
42 | KAN
22 | CLT
QL† | MAR
24 | ATL
3 | PHO
37 | DAR
7 | HOM

Dave Blaney |  | CLT
37 |
2005 | Carl Edwards | DAY
12 | CAL
5 | LVS
14 | ATL
1 | BRI
26 | MAR
38 | TEX
19 | PHO
7 | TAL
32 | DAR
9 | RCH
21 | CLT
3 | DOV
16 | POC
1 | MCH
5 | SON
38 | DAY
33 | CHI
39 | NHA
12 | POC
4 | IND
12 | GLN
19 | MCH
4 | BRI
24 | CAL
4 | RCH
21 | NHA
19 | DOV
9 | TAL
5 | KAN
3 | CLT
10 | MAR
26 | ATL
1 | TEX
1 | PHO
6 | HOM
4 | 3rd  | 6498
2006 | DAY
43 | CAL
3 | LVS
26 | ATL
40 | BRI
4 | MAR
16 | TEX
36 | PHO
4 | TAL
8 | RCH
7 | DAR
39 | CLT
3 | DOV
15 | POC
25 | MCH
2 | SON
6 | DAY
39 | CHI
20 | NHA
2 | POC
39 | IND
9 | GLN
5 | MCH
22 | BRI
7 | CAL
4 | RCH
35 | NHA
18 | DOV
2 | KAN
6 | TAL
9 | CLT
8 | MAR
12 | ATL
7 | TEX
15 | PHO
5 | HOM
8 | 12th  | 4428
2007 | DAY
23 | CAL
29 | LVS
6 | ATL
7 | BRI
12 | MAR
17 | TEX
12 | PHO
11 | TAL
42 | RCH
12 | DAR
5 | CLT
15 | DOV
3 | POC
14 | MCH
1 | SON
18 | NHA
13 | DAY
4 | CHI
3 | IND
18 | POC
21 | GLN
8 | MCH
7 | BRI
1 | CAL
2 | RCH
42 | NHA
12 | DOV
1 | KAN
37 | TAL
14 | CLT
5 | MAR
11 | ATL
2 | TEX
26 | PHO
42 | HOM
5 | 9th  | 6222
2008 | DAY
19 | CAL
1 | LVS
1 | ATL
42 | BRI
16 | MAR
9 | TEX
1 | PHO
4 | TAL
40 | RCH
7 | DAR
2 | CLT
9 | DOV
2 | POC
9 | MCH
7 | SON
9 | NHA
17 | DAY
2 | CHI
32 | IND
2 | POC
1 | GLN
9 | MCH
1 | BRI
1 | CAL
6 | RCH
13 | NHA
3 | DOV
3 | KAN
2 | TAL
29 | CLT
33 | MAR
3 | ATL
1 | TEX
1 | PHO
4 | HOM
1 | 2nd  | 6615
2009 | DAY
18 | CAL
7 | LVS
17 | ATL
3 | BRI
15 | MAR
26 | TEX
10 | PHO
10 | TAL
24 | RCH
26 | DAR
32 | CLT
4 | DOV
7 | POC
2 | MCH
4 | SON
13 | NHA
19 | DAY
4 | CHI
14 | IND
15 | POC
18 | GLN
3 | MCH
4 | BRI
16 | ATL
37 | RCH
15 | NHA
17 | DOV
11 | KAN
10 | CAL
6 | CLT
39 | MAR
20 | TAL
14 | TEX
39 | PHO
16 | HOM
7 | 11th  | 6618
2010 | DAY
9 | CAL
13 | LVS
12 | ATL
39 | BRI
6 | MAR
8 | PHO
7 | TEX
33 | TAL
11 | RCH
5 | DAR
15 | DOV
8 | CLT
16 | POC
12 | MCH
12 | SON
29 | NHA
25 | DAY
6 | CHI
2 | IND
7 | POC
3 | GLN
5 | MCH
3 | BRI
12 | ATL
2 | RCH
10 | NHA
11 | DOV
5 | KAN
5 | CAL
6 | CLT
34 | MAR
12 | TAL
17 | TEX
19 | PHO
1 | HOM
1 | 4th  | 6393
2011 | DAY
2 | PHO
28 | LVS
1 | BRI
2 | CAL
6 | MAR
18 | TEX
3 | TAL
6 | RCH
5 | DAR
2 | DOV
7 | CLT
16 | KAN
5 | POC
37 | MCH
5 | SON
3 | DAY
37 | KEN
5 | NHA
13 | IND
14 | POC
7 | GLN
12 | MCH
36 | BRI
9 | ATL
5 | RCH
2 | CHI
4 | NHA
8 | DOV
3 | KAN
5 | CLT
3 | TAL
11 | MAR
9 | TEX
2 | PHO
2 | HOM
2 | 2nd  | 2403
2012 | DAY
8 | PHO
17 | LVS
5 | BRI
39 | CAL
5 | MAR
11 | TEX
8 | KAN
9 | RCH
10 | TAL
31 | DAR
7 | CLT
9 | DOV
26 | POC
11 | MCH
11 | SON
21 | KEN
20 | DAY
6 | NHA
18 | IND
29 | POC
7 | GLN
14 | MCH
6 | BRI
22 | ATL
36 | RCH
17 | CHI
19 | NHA
19 | DOV
5 | TAL
36 | CLT
7 | KAN
14 | MAR
18 | TEX
16 | PHO
11 | HOM
12 | 15th  | 1030
2013 | DAY
33 | PHO
1 | LVS
5 | BRI
18 | CAL
4 | MAR
15 | TEX
3 | KAN
17 | RCH
6 | TAL
3 | DAR
7 | CLT
11 | DOV
14 | POC
18 | MCH
8 | SON
3 | KEN
21 | DAY
29 | NHA
8 | IND
13 | POC
11 | GLN
4 | MCH
10 | BRI
39 | ATL
18 | RCH
1 | CHI
11 | NHA
9 | DOV
35 | KAN
5 | CLT
10 | TAL
17 | MAR
12 | TEX
37 | PHO
21 | HOM
12 | 13th  | 2282
2014 | DAY
17 | PHO
8 | LVS
5 | BRI
1 | CAL
10 | MAR
13 | TEX
14 | DAR
13 | RCH
9 | TAL
30 | KAN
6 | CLT
4 | DOV
14 | POC
41 | MCH
23 | SON
1 | KEN
17 | DAY
37 | NHA
13 | IND
15 | POC
29 | GLN
5 | MCH
23 | BRI
7 | ATL
5 | RCH
22 | CHI
20 | NHA
17 | DOV
11 | KAN
5 | CLT
8 | TAL
21 | MAR
20 | TEX
9 | PHO
15 | HOM
34 | 9th  | 2288
2016 | Ryan Reed | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | BRI | MCH | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL
26 | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 44th  | 19

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RFK Racing

Headquarters: Concord, North Carolina

Personnel|

* Jack Roush
* John W. Henry
* Brad Keselowski
* Geoff Smith
* Robbie Reiser
* Mike Massaro

NASCAR Cup Series|

| Drivers|

* (6) Brad Keselowski
* (17) Chris Buescher
* (60) Ryan Preece

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Crew chiefs|

* (6) Jeremy Bullins
* (17) Scott Graves / Doug Randolph
* (60) Derrick Finley

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series|

* (6) Collin Bowden
* (17) Timmy Holmes

NASCAR Hall of Fame|

* Kurt Busch
* Carl Edwards
* Matt Kenseth
* Mark Martin
* Jack Roush

Notable former drivers|

| NASCAR|

* Stanton Barrett
* Trevor Bayne
* T. J. Bell
* Kyle Benjamin
* Johnny Benson Jr.
* Greg Biffle
* Dave Blaney
* Mike Bliss
* Chuck Bown
* Colin Braun
* Chase Briscoe
* Jeff Burton
* Kurt Busch
* Kyle Busch
* Ross Chastain
* Austin Cindric
* Joey Clanton
* Ricky Craven
* Conor Daly
* Erik Darnell
* Wally Dallenbach Jr.
* Bobby East
* Carl Edwards
* Tim Fedewa
* Gray Gaulding
* Nathan Haseleu
* Chuck Hossfeld
* Brian Ickler
* Billy Johnson
* Michel Jourdain Jr.
* Matt Kenseth
* Todd Kluever
* Travis Kvapil
* Kevin Lepage
* Chad Little
* Ty Majeski
* Mark Martin
* Matt McCall
* Mike McLaughlin
* Jamie McMurray
* Paul Menard
* Ted Musgrave
* Ryan Newman
* Danny O'Quinn
* Hank Parker Jr.
* Travis Pastrana
* Ryan Reed
* Joe Ruttman
* Elliott Sadler
* Peter Shepherd III
* Regan Smith
* Zane Smith
* Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
* Kevin Swindell
* Auggie Vidovich II
* Bubba Wallace
* Kenny Wallace
* Kyle Weatherman
* Jon Wood
* Tim Woods

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Trans-Am|

* Wally Dallenbach Jr.
* Pete Halsmer
* Tommy Kendall
* Scott Pruett
* Willy T. Ribbs
* Dorsey Schroeder

iRacing|

* Kaden Honeycutt
* Zack Novak
* Parker Retzlaff

Former personnel|

* Paul Andrews
* Jimmy Fennig
* Luke Lambert
* Matt McCall
* Steve Newmark
* Bob Osborne
* Doug Richert
* Pat Tryson

NASCAR Cup Series Championships|

* 2003 (Kenseth)
* 2004 (Ku. Busch)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championships|

* 2002 (Biffle)
* 2007 (Edwards)
* 2011 (Stenhouse)
* 2012 (Stenhouse)
* 2015 (Buescher)

NASCAR Truck Series Championships|

* 2000 (Biffle)

NASCAR iRacing Series Championships|

* 2019 (Novak)

Daytona 500 wins|

* 2009 (Kenseth)
* 2012 (Kenseth)

Coca-Cola 600 wins|

* 1999 (J. Burton)
* 2000 (Kenseth)
* 2001 (J. Burton)
* 2002 (Martin)

Southern 500 wins|

* 1993 (Martin)
* 1999 (J. Burton)
* 2005 (Biffle)
* 2006 (Biffle)

Winston 500 wins|

* 1995 (Martin)
* 1997 (Martin)

All-Star Race wins|

* 1998 (Martin)
* 2004 (Kenseth)
* 2005 (Martin)
* 2011 (Edwards)

Busch Light Clash wins|

* 1999 (Martin)

Partnerships and affiliations|

* Ford Performance
* Haas Factory Team
* Rick Ware Racing
* Team Penske
* Wood Brothers Racing

See also|

* Fenway Sports Group
* Fenway Sports Management
* RFK Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series
* RFK Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series
* Roush Performance
* Roush Racing: Driver X
* Roush-Yates Engines

Formerly known as Roush Racing and Roush Fenway Racing
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