Roush Fenway Racing leaving NASCAR Truck series in 2010

By Lee Montgomery - Associate Editor
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

CONCORD, N.C. – The team with the most victories in what is now known as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series won’t be around for the 2010 season.

Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush said Tuesday his team, which has 50 victories in the series, will not return next year.

“I don’t see a presence in the Truck series for Roush Fenway for 2010,” Roush said.

The organization’s lone Truck team will follow driver Colin Braun to the Nationwide Series next year, and Roush won’t replace it.

The team has entered 707 races since the Truck series’ inception in 1995 and helped launch the NASCAR careers of Sprint Cup drivers Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards.

The team then known as Roush Racing won the 2000 series championship with Biffle driving.

“It’s been a happy time in the Truck series. It’s a worthwhile series. When Chrysler came in in the ‘90s and Toyota came in just after the turn of the century and brought their sponsorships, it discounted the sponsorships that other non-automotive affiliations would make,” Roush said.

“Dodge stepped into one of my sponsorship arrangements. When they came in and offered two trucks that [were] half the price for what was required to run one of my trucks, they basically discounted 75 percent.”

The cost of finding adequate sponsors has simply gotten too high, Roush said.

“All that was created by NASCAR’s insistence that before these manufacturers came in and went into the Cup side that they had to spend so much time on the Truck side,” Roush said. “Since they didn’t have sponsors, they had to pay for it themselves. That left the rest of us with a bill for paying the difference between what a sponsor would no pay and what the costs were that were just too big.”
 

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  1. 1
    jdxenterprises said:
    Oct 13, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    Can someone that knows tell me if I am right or wrong?? My thought is that Jack Roush runs his truck teams exactly like his Cup and Nationwide teams...meaning out of a garage mahal with all the new and best equipment. That is why the big gun teams win more races then the series regulars. If the regulars can run on a shoestring budget out of a plain garage then why can't he?? I just don't know if I believe a word that comes out of Jack Roush's mouth. But then maybe this is what is best for the series. It would put all the racers on a level playing field and give everyone a shot at a win.

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    jayjan99 said:
    Oct 13, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Jack Roush must be running out money and sponsors Heis nothing but a loser.

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    Werner said:
    Oct 13, 2009 at 6:06 PM

    i'm surprised Jack stuck with it this long...Hendrick and Childress left years ago...it seems the ARCA Series is going to be the feeder series now...

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    Robbygordonfan1 said:
    Oct 13, 2009 at 6:09 PM

    Now if he can only leave Nationwide and Cup too.... One can hope.

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    meanjoegreen59 said:
    Oct 13, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    Jack Roush knows that if he competes on the level of everone else his chances of winning goes way down. What I have read about Jack, his ego just could not stand for that, so he out for 2010!!!

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    jbbigrod said:
    Oct 13, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    You bet he is out. TOYota came in with all the big buck factory support and have totally taken over the series. Let them have it. I won't watch it anymore after the Fords are out. - - - Yes, you can HOPE number 4 but don't expect too much. Like my dad used to tell me when I was young like you: "Wish in one hand and s**t in the other and see which you get first". The same applies to you. - - - I most certainly expect Ford to rule in 2011, and even the "other brands" people will be excited because I have known a lot of people who were OTHER brand people that loved them and drove them. I even sold one of the old ones to a guy this summer who stated he is a Chevie person but loved this car, AND was putting a bigger FORD engine into it.. . . . Go Ford.

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    Robbygordonfan1 said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    #6 I have nothing against any make of car currently in Nascar, including Toyota. I've owned two Ford Rangers and they both were exceptional trucks. I root for the Wood brothers no matter who drives their car. I don't like Jack Roush that's why I wish for him to leave the sport. Unfortunately he is so embedded in the sport it will take a Bruce McNall type financial crash to get him out.

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    jbbigrod said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 1:02 AM

    WHY is it you don't like Jack? Is it because he is successful and wins fairly often? Or what? Or because he has an axe to bear against NASCAR? What?

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    racinghcr said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 2:05 AM

    Fact is: Mr. Jack Roush is an intelligent,self-made American success story!He has such a great understanding of what is going on behind the Nascar scenes and all the Big Money forces and politics that control the Nascar "Show". He, like most great individuals is an independent leader of a Racing team ,and is not afraid to give his honest opinion and speak the TRUTH when Nascar's "Big Bosses" make dishonest decisions and unfair rules "adjustments." All informed fans know that the Japanese and their BIG BUCK$ have practically bought out the Truck and now the Nationwide Series. Nascar's "Bosses" have taken toyota's money and given them horsepower and aerodynamic advantages like they did for GM for decades before that money tried up with Gm's bankruptcy. Like Roush stated, Nascar approved Japanese jaggernaut with their big buck$.They came in with their unlimited resources, the sponsorships tried up,and teams began to vacate.This combination made it difficult to justify competing in a Series with drastically falling attendance,decreasing fields, poor competition,and fields monopolized by Asians. It does NOT make good business sense to run in such a Series from any standpoint,especially financially and competitively--the returns are NOT there.So the formerly competitive teams have left the shrinking attendance,sagging popularity,lack of economic return,and dwindling fields to the Japanese. Jack Roush is not only a great engineer,but he has an excellent understanding of the economic and political realities of Nascar's greed for money and their undeniable history of bending the Rule book to support their biggest financial supporters. The world's best competitors can't overcome this stacked deck combination!So exit the Truck Series and compete elsewhere where the playing field is much more level. That's where Roush Racing is very successful,and that's all Jack seeks for his teams--AN EQUAL CHANCE!! Given that reality-Roush Racing will be on top!

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    gunny114 said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    #9 You ae so full of stuffing (BS), you could put a thankgiving turkey to shame. I will give you one point Jack is no dummy when it comes to enginerring side,but as far as being and independent from the greedy NASCAR "Big Bosses" haha the truth be know he is one of them. He is losing sponsors not because of the other manufactures, but because he is greedy and asking for to much from them, big$$$'s. So they go else where where they get a better bang for their buck, i.e. Office Depot, much better deal for them with Stewart-Haas Racing and also getting wins. Something they woudl not have if still with Jack and Carl.

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    nascarnutsheeler said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    RACINGHGR You said it all my friend, you said it all. I don't care what the nay sayers say, I am of the mind that Jack Roush is top drawer.He is just another form of Carrol Shelby who also is a self made man. Isn't that just amazing? BIGROD as usual you get it said.

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    jbbigrod said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    Number nine, thank you for all the info. Very well said. Number ten, I don't know all the nuances on the Office Depot deals, but they sure got their bang for their buck with Carl and Roush. CARL had NINE wins LAST YEAR, how many has Stewart had for them THIS year? About one third as many. Yes, he has gotten more media time, because of the Chevee bias, but certainly not any better. Cheerios left Petty to go to RCR this past year. WHAT did THEY get for their money? Not much from what I can see. Only also rans. Mid pack people. I don't think Petty was too smart hiring Sorenson, and Sadler sure hasn't done anything if a few years, but Kahne, and Almendinger sure have given them plenty of press with their driving, popularity and personalities. - - - I am most interested right now in what Menard and his dad are going to do going forward, since I am from Wisconsin and buy a LOT from Menards. I like Menards a lot better than Home Depot for most things. And Menards has done me right whenever there was a problem, as opposed to Fleet Farm and others. - - - Thanks NNSheeler, I try to look at things realistically rather than just blind faith in a certain driver or car. - - - I truly believe the Mustang will be the car to beat next year and beyond, especially. Just the looks of it ought to intimidate most of the teams out there. But we will have to wait and see. You can be sure Jack and company will be doing THEIR best to make it happen.

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    Robbygordonfan1 said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 7:44 PM

    I don't care for Jack Roush because he wines the most of any owner, in public at least, when there is a Nascar rule he doesn't like, despite the fact that Nascar grandfathered it's 4 car limit rule for 4 years just for him. No car owner should have as much power as Hendrick and Roush have, it corrupts the sport. I miss the days when a driver could enter at the cup level, uninvited by the powerful owners and have a lest a shot for a top 10 if not a win. Jack Roush has a lot to do with the cost of entry into Nascar has soared in the last 20 years and to hear him complain about Toyota is extremely hypocritical and it makes me wonder about his own self awareness.

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    jbbigrod said:
    Oct 14, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    Gee that is funny, I don't remember JACK complaining all that much. I seem to remember more all the Chevy drivers complaining, especially Earnhardt Sr., all the time, because Ford had this advantage or that advantage and was winning to much for the Chevies. Boo, hoo. - - - Jack SHOULD take NASCAR to court for not grandfathering him in for LIFE with FIVE, (5), teams. He had them and because of Hendrick and other Chev owners moaning so much they made the NEW rule BECAUSE of Roush. He WAS legal, WHY change it? Again the Chuvorlevit car guys complained too much that Roush and Ford were winning too much for them. Boo, hoo. - - - Jack is not Ford, and Ford does not just throw money around like GM and Toyota. He is fighting the giants by himself pretty much. Ford didn't file bankruptcy this year because they are not so frivalous as GM who pulls in their business by selling cheaper to get their customers sucked in, then doesn't back up their products. I know this firsthand; that is why I hate GM so much. - - - It would be nice for a small hands on guy to get into NASCAR like Alan Kulwicke did, but it ain't never gonna happen again. Not even on the small dirt tracks. THat was one of the main reasons I got out way back in 1981, because there were so many racers out there that didn't have enough skills to build their own cars, so threw big bucks into it and then I had to compete against all the professional chassis. It got too tough and too expensive. People said I would be back, but I never did. Even though I still get the bug to race at my age.

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    indioblanco said:
    Oct 15, 2009 at 3:30 AM

    Remember in the late 90's when Ford won a couple races in a row and Hendrick and Childress went crying to NASCAR? The next week the Fords all lost a fraction of an inch off their spoiler or the GM cars got some other break. When Ford gets the new engine sorted out, the same thing will happen. Of course some of you want Jack Roush to leave. He's the only competition Hendrick has.

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    taylorrd said:
    Oct 15, 2009 at 9:17 AM

    Jack has been caught bending the rules in every series he has been racing in, and when they can't win they just move on. Guess why martin has no cup championship, they were bending the rules and got caught again.

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    tinynascarfan said:
    Oct 15, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    This has the potential to be the best thing to happen to the truck series in years. One of the dominant teams pulling out of the series could seem like a foreshadowing of dark times ahead, but i dont see it. I see an opportunity for smaller teams and individuals to run some races on a very well televised format. Pulling in sponsors from race to race, maybe just enough to pay the tire bill and haul cost but this is what racing should be, not multi-car teams dominating a sport built on the hard work of people who all worked on just one car, their car, or their friends car. This could be the break that the truck series has needed since it's inception. The only mega team left is Kevin Harvick, and only Hornaday and his team are just on it right now, with some rule changes to slow him down, along with Kyle Busch, this is the major series in nascar which could belong to hard working idividuals not millionaire super teams.

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    jbbigrod said:
    Oct 15, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Number 17, you forget about TOYOTA. Oh, yes, you were just talking about MILLIONAIRE teams, not the BILLIONAIRE teams. It is TOYOTA that ruined this for everyone, just like they are working on Nationwide and pretty soon Cup. It WILL be the Japanese NASCAR one of these days. IF you and #16 are Toyota People, then you got your wish. IF you are Americans you are losing ground every day. But that is okay, then you can go back to supporting your local Saturday night tracks, IF you are Americans. - - - I for one don't care if Toyota wins or loses. They are a None-Company to me. I get no charge out of beating them like I do beating Chevrolet. Just like I don't get any pleasure out of beating Dodge. - - - #16, THAT is what racing is ALL ABOUT: BENDING the rules. NOT breaking the rules like so many of the Chuvorlevits teams do. Better to "bend" the rules than having to keep crying to NASCAR to CHANGE the rules to keep Jack from winning.

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    TheAntiBowtie said:
    Oct 16, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    #15. I do remember. Las Vegas. Fords finished 1-7 and the next week their rear spoiler height was decreased. OR when NASCAR raised the ride height of the T Bird in an effort to slow them down. OR when NASCAR let a Monte Carlo rear deck get widened to meet NASCAR rule of 57" rear spoiler length. That widening narrowed the greenhouse which then permitted more air flow to hit spoiler edges, raising rear downforce. Or the NASCAR mandated lower compression ratio-the 'old Bow Ties where popping cylinder head left n right trying to run with the Fords.... Shall I continue.?

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    larrymo17 said:
    Oct 18, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    no 19 you hit the nail on the head nascar caters to the chevy teams

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    tinynascarfan said:
    Oct 19, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    JBBIGROD...I am an american and all i can say to you is, if you dont want toyota in the sport, tough. they are here, they are better, they dont answer to union rules, that is why they are cheaper, and better built, i hate it, i really really hate it, but the unions killed the american automobile industry. Why pay someone 30 bucks an hour with major benefits, to do a job someone else will do for 15 bucks an hour with limited benefits? If you dont understand this, and im pretty sure you wont. read a book about economics and you might figure out why our country is in a major recession.

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