Jack Roush (born April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Henry's parents were farmers and he split his time growing up between Illinois and Arkansas. Roush Fenway Racing (formerly Roush Racing) is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Concord (kän-kord is a city in the US state of North Carolina.

Roush Enterprises is the parent company for Roush Racing as well as Roush Industries, a freelance engineering firm, and Roush Performance, an automotive aftermarket development company, both headquartered in Livonia, Michigan. Roush Performance is an automotive company owned and operated by automotive mogul Jack Roush. Livonia is a city located in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U

His companies employ more than 2,000 people throughout North America and Europe.

Never seen without his trademark Panama hat, Roush is affectionately known on the NASCAR circuit as "The Cat in the Hat". A Panama hat or just Panama is a traditional brimmed Hat of Ecuadorian origin that is made from the plaited leaves of the toquilla straw plant (

Biography

A Roush-engineered Ford Mustang Probe IMSA GTP car. The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon IMSA GT was a Sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association.

Roush was born in Covington, Kentucky and grew up in Manchester, Ohio. Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Manchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. He earned a Mathematics degree with a bachelors in physics from Berea College, and a masters in Scientific Mathematics from Eastern Michigan University. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Berea College is a liberal arts Work college in Berea Kentucky (south of Lexington) founded in 1855 Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive co-educational Public university located in Ypsilanti Michigan.

Roush worked at Ford after graduating in 1966, and left in 1970 to pursue his own company. He worked for a year at Chrysler before partnering with Wayne Gapp to race in NHRA, IHRA, and AHRA drag racing events. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. The American Hot Rod Association, also known as AHRA, was until the emergence of the IHRA, America's second largest Drag racing sanctioning body Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line

Throughout much of his career Roush offered for sale the parts that he developed for his own team. In 1982, he partnered with a German firm to develop road racing vehicles for Ford. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following This led to a very successful run in the Trans-Am series and IMSA Camel GT in the 80s and early 90s. The Trans-Am Series was created in 1966 by the SCCA as the Trans-American Sedan Championship. The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American Auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton Georgia IMSA GT was a Sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. In 1988, Roush moved south and founded a NASCAR Sprint Cup team with driver Mark Martin which has since become one of NASCAR's premiere programs. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Mark Martin may refer to Mark Martin (racecar driver (b 1959 American racecar driver Mark Martin (cartoonist, American cartoonist

Roush Racing currently fields five cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (driven by Matt Kenseth, David Ragan, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards), six cars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (driven by Todd Kluever, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, David Ragan, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle), and three trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (driven by Travis Kvapil, TJ Bell, and Erik Darnell). The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing.

Roush Performance sells modified Ford F-150s and Mustangs, and Focuses. For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty. The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon The Ford Focus is a Compact car sold in the North American market These cars feature signature decals and performance-oriented modifications.

On April 20, 2002, Roush almost lost his life when his private plane went down in a lake in Troy, Alabama. Troy is a City in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 13935 Roush was underwater and unconscious, suffering from a head concussion, when Larry Hicks, a retired Marine, rescued Roush, pulled him to safety, and administered CPR. Shortly afterwards, Roush was flown to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama where he was treated for a head injury, broken ribs, and a shattered left leg. The University of Alabama Hospital (more commonly referred to as UAB Hospital) is a Level I trauma center hospital located in Birmingham Alabama. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Hicks, himself, was injured as a result of the rescue, suffering cramps in both his arms and first degree chemical burns on his body from the fuel.

Roush was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on April 27, 2006. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to Auto racing either as a driver owner Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.