Jack Roush
Jack Roush
Jack Roushis the founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth19 April 1942
CityCovington, KY
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This is really a great weekend to be able to have three of our different drivers win all three races, especially that truck race on Friday night. That's the one that we couldn't get close to last year based on where our truck was, but Ford gave us a new F-150 package and Mark Martin is leading the charge on that deal. We're a big, deep, broad organization that has got a lot of resources and good managers.
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Some things didn't appear to be working out like we'd hoped and I told Mark we could sure use him.
challenge equity everybody kurt team time
Kurt had been a challenge for everybody that interacted with him on the team at some time or other. He used up his equity with his sponsors. He used up his equity with me.
competition five guys
I said, 'If I put five in this first year's competition with the Chase, you guys are going to say I'm predatory,'
continue criticism growing programs stronger
I said, 'Mike, right now there has been a lot of criticism on multi-team programs and it's growing and getting stronger and it's going to continue to do that,
driver worked
is as cold-blooded as any driver I've ever worked with.
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Jack has no interest in Jamie McMurray getting out of his contract. I've got no interest in letting Kurt Busch out of his contract. And I certainly have no desire to go cause angst in my sponsors.
relationship starts
It all starts with my relationship with my sponsors,
carry momentum peak
It is important we peak right. It is important to carry momentum into the chase,
negotiate released
He said, 'I don't want to negotiate with you for 2007,' ... I said, 'OK,' and he said, 'I want to be released for 2006.' I said 'not OK.'
driver worked
He's as cold-blooded as any driver I've ever worked with,
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Robbie brought a great car here, ... I had a feeling that if (Matt) could stay up front, if he didn't get snookered by staying out when he shouldn't or coming in when he shouldn't, if he could maintain track position he was gonna be really good.
contention great hour man pat tires
Pat was the man of the hour today. Pat was able to put him in contention with two tires and had it where it would work. So the tires did a great job.
amongst chaos ourselves sponsors
If the commitments we make to our sponsors and amongst ourselves aren't held, well, then there's chaos in our world. If we're going to do that, then why even write it down.