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Doug Yates says Roush-Yates engine thieves were familiar with the facility
By Kenny Bruce - Assistant Managing Editor
Saturday, September 20, 2008
DOVER, Del. – NASCAR team owner Doug Yates said it appears the thieves who broke into the Roush Yates Racing Engines facility in Mooresville, N.C., recently and stole three engines “knows the facility and knows the engines.”
The break-in took place Monday at the shop located on Mazeppa Road. The engines, valued at $50,000 each, were built specifically for use in the NASCAR Nationwide and Craftsman Truck series.
“We have security on the building,” Yates said. “But the area where they broke in, the motion sensor didn’t pick it up. If they had gone
any further in the shop [it would have].”
Yates said sheetmetal had been peeled away to allow the thieves to gain access to the shop.
“If you look at it, it looks like they opened it with a can opener,” he said. “The outside’s peeled up and the inside’s peeled back
in ... they went in, pushed some engines out and just got out of there.
“It’s a shame. There’s not a home for these engines. So if somebody’s trying to sell you a Ford engine ... we do basically all the Ford engines so there’s only one place it could come from. If enough people know about it, maybe we stop these guys from selling them.”
Mooresville police say a cargo van, stolen from another race team, was used to transport the engines and then dumped.
Yates Racing fields teams in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. Roush Yates Racing Engines, a joint effort between Yates and fellow car owner Jack Roush, currently provides Ford engines for all Nationwide and truck series teams.
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Ashley said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 2:30 PMI wonder if they took any sway bars while they were there... Or did they already have those? :-)
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» Confirm Abuse ReportLarry Taylor said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 3:18 PMMichael Waltrip and O.J. Simpson admittedly had nothing to do with it....again.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbill thompson said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 5:17 PMnascar did it, it's the only way they could figure to stop carl from winning the championship!!!!!!!! (you know they only want chevy or gibbs to win.)
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJim Grady said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 5:39 PM<blockquote>"NASCAR team owner Doug Yates said it appears the thieves who broke into the Roush Yates Racing Engines facility in Mooresville, N.C., recently and stole three engines “knows the facility and knows the engines.”"</blockquote>
Report as AbuseThat's the evidence. Jack Roush did it himself. The engines will magically appear in Michael Waltrip's garage next spring.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWayne Powers said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 6:26 PMSounds like someone who knew the lay out of the shop from top to bottom. Check JRouch's pockets. Hope this is not a setback for Doug
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbill thompson said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 8:47 PMit's the only way to beat roush racing!!!!!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportLindsey Jacobs said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 8:53 PMI feel for Yates. He has put everything he has into NASCAR and whomever did this hurt one of the good guys.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportFrank Alford said:
Sep 20, 2008 at 9:37 PMwhy would Jack steal his own engines?
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