Congratulations: Jack Roush

victory shot from NASCAR.com


Here's to team owner, Jack Roussh for his 100th victory in NASCAR's Nationwide series with Greg Biffle driving the #16 Ford to victory in the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. While many of those races were victories achieved by veteran driver, Mark Martin, in his familiar #60 Winn-Dixie Ford, in recent years Carl Edwards and the new generation of Roush drivers have stepped foward with Carl Edwards racing full time schedules in both Nationwide and Sprint Cup to contend for a double championshisp.

NASCAR's #2 series has changed dramatically since Roush first entered cars into competition by what was then the Busch series. In Martin's heyday, the Saturday competitors would visit tracks like South Boston, VA, Nazzareth PA, Hickory, NC, and Myrtle Beach honoring the history of the sport. While there are a handful of events Nationwide drivers visit not on the cup series schedule this year adding Rusty Wallace's Iowa race track, like its senior series, Nationwide competition is seeking bigger more profitable markets often opening one up before being added to the cup schedule. These events include two races in Nashville, one in Memphis, Kentucky, Gateway, Montreal and O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis.

Jack Roush has seen them all with Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, and Mark Martin all taking him to victory lane.

Congratulations Jack (and team)!!!!