world class innovator for performance engines
staying true to the company’s mission to provide winning engines through demonstrated power and performance
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2003
PARTNERSHIP WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Jack Roush and Robert Yates partnered with Ford Motor Company in 2003 to join forces as the exclusive Ford Engine builder for NASCAR. These two legendary engine builders, led by President & CEO Doug Yates founded the company in Mooresville, North Carolina. The partnership turned into an immediate success and to date has achieved over 420 combined wins in the NASCAR, IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) and FIA (Federation Internationale De L'Automobile) Series. -
2004
LEGENDARY ENGINE BUILDERS TURN ROUSH YATES ENGINES INTO IMMEDIATE SUCCESS
- NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (Sprint Cup) Championship with driver Kurt Busch and Roush Racing
- Robert Yates Racing, Roush Racing and Wood Brothers Racing began running Roush Yates Engines
- 1st time Roush Yates Engines powered the front row of the Daytona 500 with Greg Biffle and Elliott Sadler
- Debuted of a Roush Yates Engines' power plant
- Roush Yates Engines C3 V8 engine platform - Original development by Robert Yates Racing in 1990 and used in all Ford NASCAR cars starting in 1991
- 6 poles
- 13 wins
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2005
FIVE FORDS MAKE UP HALF THE STARTING GRID FOR NEXTEL CHAMPIONSHIP
- Daytona 500 Dale Jarrett sits on pole
- Roush Racing Achieves 26 wins
- Five Ford drivers make the Nextel Cup Series (NASCAR Sprint Cup) Series Chase for Championship with Roush Yates Engines power:
- Greg Biffle / Roush Racing- Kurt Busch / Roush Racing- Mark Martin / Roush Racing- Carl Edwards / Roush Racing- Matt Kenseth / Roush Racing- Roush Yates Engines D3 R452 V8 Engine Platform
- Ford Cammer V8 race engine introduced for Daytona Prototype (DP) Class
- 22 poles
- 29 wins
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2006
ROUSH YATES ENGINES EARNS ITS 1ST CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
- Grand-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona-Prototype (DP) Driver's Champion with driver Jörg Bergmeister and Krohn Racing Team
- Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Award for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (Camping World Truck Series)
- First Grand-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona-Prototype (DP) Class win at Six Hours of the Glen, Watkins Glen - Jörg Bergmeister/ Boris Said
- Ford Cammer FR500C V8 race engine introduced for Grand Sport (GS) Class
- 24 poles
- 26 wins
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2007
ROUSH RACING BECAME ROUSH FENWAY RACING
- NASCAR Busch (Nationwide/Xfinity) Series Champion with driver Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing
- Roush Racing became Roush Fenway Racing
- David Gilliland Daytona 500 Pole winner
- Jamie McMurray with Roush Fenway Racing edged out Kyle Busch by 0.005 seconds to win the Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway
- Robert Yates Retires
- Launched new Roush Yates Engines logo
- 21 poles
- 19 wins
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2008
ROUSH YATES ENGINES STARTS TO EXPAND
- Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions - Open
- Roush Yates Performance Products - Open
- Talladega 500 - Travis Kvapil sits on pole
- 16 poles
- 25 wins
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2009
Roush Yates Engines in partnership with Ford Performance designed, tested and built the first purpose-built engine for NASCAR
- Daytona 500 winner - Matt Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing
- Doug Yates becomes co-owner of Roush Yates Engines
- Roush Yate Engines begins building engines for dirt racing, off-road trucks and sprint cars
- Ford FR9 Carb V8 engine - This was the first purpose built engine developed for NASCAR
- 18 poles
- 18 wins
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2010
ROUSH YATES ENGINES ADDS NEW TEAMS
- Richard Petty Motorsports begins running Roush Yates Engines
- Front Row Motorsports begins running Roush Yates Engines
- Ford FR9's first win in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Pocono
- Roush Yates Performance Engines Group - Expansion
- Doug Yates celebrates 20 Years in the racing industry
- 13 poles
- 11 wins
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2011
FIRST WIN FOR WOOD BROTHERS RACING WITH ROUSH YATES ENGINES
- NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Series Manufacturers' Championship, Ford Motor Company
- NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Series Drivers' Championship Ricky Stenhouse Jr. from Roush Fenway Racing
- NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Series Owners' Championship Jack Roush
- MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Award for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Award for NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Series
- Daytona 500 winner - marking Trevor Bayne's first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win and the Wood Brothers Racing 98th win
- Ford Mustang Boss302 V8 race engine introduced for the Grand Sport (GS) Class
- 23 poles
- 23 wins
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2012
BACK-TO-BACK NASCAR NATIONWIDE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Championship with driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. from Roush Fenway Racing
- ARCA Series Championship with driver Chris Buescher from Roush Fenway Racing
- Grand-AM Rolex Sports Car Series - Rolex 24 at Daytona (DP Class) Podium Sweep - No. 60 (P1), No. 8 (P2) and No. 6 (P3)
- Daytona 500 winner with driver Matt Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing
- Daytona 500 Carl Edwards sits on pole
- Ford FR9 EFI V8 engine is introduced for NASCAR
- 16 poles
- 17 wins
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2013
NEW PARTNERSHIPS ARE FORMED AND SPEED RECORDS ARE BROKEN….
- NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Series Manufacturers' Championship, Ford Motor Company
- NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Series Owners' Championship Roger Penske, Team Penske
- Team Penske begins running Roush Yates Engines
- Team Penske wins their first race with Roush Yates Engines and Ford Performance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Sam Hornish Jr.
- Front Row Motorsports wins their first NASCAR Sprint Cup race by sweeping Talladega, David Ragan and David Gilliland coming in first and second respectively
- Set Speed Record - 222.971mph at Daytona International Speedway with the twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 race engine
- Ford earns 1,000th NASCAR national series win at Michigan International Speedway
- Roush Yates Engines RY45 V8 engine introduced
- 25 poles
- 22 wins
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2014
10 YEARS OF HISTORY MAKING MOMENTS
- Roush Yates Engines Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
- ARCA Series Championship with driver Mason Mitchell
- Historic First inaugural Win - IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (DP class) - 12 Hours of Sebring with the twin turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 (DP) race engine and drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Marino Franchitti and the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team in Sebring, FL
- Swept NASCAR at Bristol Motor Speedway Sprint Cup, Nationwide (Xfinity) and Camping World Truck Series
- Richard Petty Motorsports and Aric Almirola achieves first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win with Ford and Roush Yates Engines at Daytona, Coke Zero 400
- NASCAR Nationwide (Xfinity) Series Owners' Championship - Roger Penske, Team Penske
- Ford EcoBoost V6 race engine introduced for Road Racing (Daytona Prototype (DP) Class)
- 24 poles
- 27 wins
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2015
SWEPT DAYTONA SPEED WEEKS
- NASCAR Xfinity Series Drivers' Championship with Chris Buescher and Roush Fenway Racing
- NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners' Championship with Roger Penske, Team Penske
- MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year Award for NASCAR Xfinity Series
- Swept Daytona Speed Weeks- IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona (DP Class) and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series at the Daytona International Speedway
- Roush Yates Engines achieves the 100th Overall NASCAR Sprint Cup victory
- Roush Yates Engines achieves the 100th Overall Xfinity victory
- Ford FR9 EFI Redesign V8 is introduced for NASCAR
- Ford Shelby GT350R-C V8 race engine introduced for Road Racing. Participating in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Grand Sport (GS) Class
- 19 poles
- 27 wins
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2016
ROUSH YATES ENGINES SUPPLIES THE POWER TO RECORD BREAKING YEAR IN NASCAR AND ROAD RACING
- Historic First Win - Ford GT powered by the Ford EcoBoost V6 race engine in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) Class in Monterey, CA with Ford Chip Ganassi Racing and drivers Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook
- History repeated - Ford GT and the twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 won the most prestigious race in road racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LM GTE) Class, on the 50th Anniversary of Ford's historic 1966 1-2-3 Le Mans win. Part of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with Ford Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais
- Roush Yates Engines and Ford Performance achieve 100th NASCAR Sprint Cup Points win, at Michigan International Speedway with Team Penske driver Joey Logano and claimed the Manufacturer's Championship Heritage Trophy
- Ford Shelby GT350R-C won IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Drivers', Teams' and Manufacturers' Championships, Grand Sport (GS) Class with drivers Scott Maxwell and Billy Johnson, Multimatic Motorsports and Ford Motor Co. respectively.
- Roush Yates Engines recognized by Professional Motorsport World as one of the Top 10 Engine Builders of the Decade
- Honored by Race Tech International with a Special Achievement Award related to the twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 race engine design
- Ford EcoBoost V6 race engine introduced for Road Racing for the Ford GT. Participating in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) Class & FIA World Endurance Championship Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LM GTE) Class
- Poles 24
- Wins 27
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2017
STEWART-HAAS RACING | FORD PERFORMANCE | ROUSH YATES ENGINES WIN DAYTONA 500
- NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners' Championship Roger Penske, Team Penske
- Stewart-Haas Racing joins Ford and begins running Roush Yates Engines' engines in the 2017 NASCAR season
- Road Racing teams swept Rolex 24 At Daytona pole positions: Ford GT, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, No. 66 Joey Hand and Ford Mustang, KohR Motorsports JDRF, No. 59 Dean Martin setting a new class record
- Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, No. 66 Joey Hand/Dirk Muller/Sebastien Bourdais won the Rolex 24 At Daytona, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, GTLM class
- Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 41 Kurt Busch won the Daytona 500. First Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event and first SHR win with Ford Performance
- Roush Fenway Racing, No. 16 Ryan Reed won the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR Xfinity Series
- Milestone achieved, 250th overall Pole
- Milestone achieved, 300th overall Race Win (points & non-points)
- Robert Yates nominated into the NASCAR Hall of Fame 2018 Class
- Introduction of new Ford Mustang 5.2L V8 race engine for participation in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, GS class
- 31 Poles
- 29 Wins
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2018
2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONS
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers', Owners', and Manufacturers' Champion with Joey Logano, Roger Penske, Team Penske & Ford Motor Company
- MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year - Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
- NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners' Championship with Stewart-Haas Racing, Tony Stewart and Gene Haas
- MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year - NASCAR Xfinity Series
- IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Manufacturers' Champion with Ford Motor Company
- IMSA Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup Drivers', Teams' and Manufacturers' Champion with Dirk Mueller / Joey Hand, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing and Ford Motor Company
- IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Manufacturers' Champion with Ford Motor Company
- 1st Indianapolis Brickyard 400 win with Brad Keselowski, Team-Penske and Ford Motor Company
- Robert Yates inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame 2018 Class
- Jack Roush nominated into the NASCAR Hall of Fame 2019 Class
- Expansion into 88,000 square foot Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions facility
- Milestone achieved, 300th overall Pole
- Milestone achieved, 350th overall Race Win (points & non-points)
- Milestone achieved, 150th all-time MENCS Race Win (points & non-points)
- 9 Championships
- 38 Poles
- 41 Wins
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2019
FORD PERFORMANCE | ROUSH YATES ENGINES WON THE BRICKYARD 400 BACK-TO-BACK
- Indianapolis Brickyard 400 winner with Kevin Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing
- IMSA Michelin Pilot Endurance Cup Drivers', Teams', and Manufacturers' Championship titles with drivers Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook & Scott Dixon, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing and Ford Motor Company
- Jack Roush inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame 2019 Class
- Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing was selected as NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year
- Milestone achieved, 100th NASCAR Cup Series win for the Ford FR9 engine
- Milestone achieved, 350th overall Pole
- 3 Championships
- 36 Poles
- 25 Wins
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2020
AUSTIN CINDRIC 2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES CHAMPION
- NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturers' Championship with Ford Motor Company
- NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year with Cole Custer and Stewart-Haas Racing
- NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Driver Title with Kevin Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing
- NASCAR Xfinity Series Drivers' Championship with Austin Cindric
- NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners' Championship with Roger Penske, Team Penske
- NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Driver Title with Austin Cindric and Team Penske
- Kevin Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing won back-to-back Indianapolis Brickyard 400 races, marking third in a row for Ford and Roush Yates Engines
- Indiana native, Chase Briscoe with Stewart-Haas Racing won the NXS Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard to sweep the Indianapolis Motor Speedway event
- Milestone achieved, 200th overall Ford FR9 engine win (points & non-points paying events) across three NASCAR Series
- Milestone achieved, 700th NASCAR Cup Series win for Ford Motor Co. (158 with Roush Yates Engines)
- Milestone achieved, Nine NASCAR Xfinity Series races won by one driver in a season, Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing with Ford Motor Co.
- 3 Championships
- 15 Poles
- 33 Wins
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2021
Front Row Motorsports | Ford Performance | Roush Yates Engines win Daytona 500
- Front Row Motorsports, No. 34 Michael McDowell won the Daytona 500. First NASCAR Cup Series win for McDowell.
- Team Penske, No. 22 Joey Logano won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Race.
- 7th straight NASCAR Cup Series race win at Michigan International Speedway/Ford retains Michigan Heritage Trophy.
- Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe wins 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year.
- Roger Penske, Team Penske won 5th NXS Owner’s Championship.
- 1 Championship
- 21 Poles
- 13 Wins
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2022
ROUSH YATES ENGINES | JOEY LOGANO WIN 2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
- Joey Logano, Team Penske won inaugural Clash at the LA Coliseum.
- Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing swept both Daytona Duel races with Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski. First win for RFK Racing with Keselowski as co-owner.
- Team Penske, No. 2 Austin Cindric won the Daytona 500. Cindric was the first rookie to win the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s biggest race.
- Stewart Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe posted first Cup Series win at Phoenix.
- Cole Custer, SS Greenlight Racing won Xfinity race at Auto Club Speedway. First win for Bobby Dotter as team owner.
- Kevin Harvick claimed back-to-back wins at Michigan and Richmond, retaining the Michigan Heritage trophy for the 8th straight year for Ford.
- Team Penske’s Austin Cindric won 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award.
- Joey Logano, Team Penske win 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Driver and Owner Championships.
- 2 Championships
- 15 Poles
- 15 Wins
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2023
ROUSH YATES ENGINES CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
- Roush Yates Engines celebrates its 20th season as the engine builder for Ford Performance in NASCAR and IMSA.
- Ford Performance drivers Joey Logano and Aric Almirola swept both Duel races at Daytona.
- Joey Logano with Team Penske wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Team Penske's Ryan Blaney wins crown jewel Coca-Cola 600 race
- Aric Almirola, RSS Racing won the inaugural Xfinity Series race at Sonoma. First Xfinity race win for Rod Sieg as team owner.
- Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer won the Xfinity Series inaugural Chicago Street Course race.
- RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher won back-to-back at Richmond and Michigan, Ford retained the Michigan Heritage trophy for the 9th win in a row.
- Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports won at the Indianapolis Road Course, making three consecutive wins for Ford Performance.
- Cole Custer, Stewart-Haas Racing won the 2023 NXS Driver & Owner Championships
- Ryan Blaney, Team Penske won the 2023 NCS Driver & Owner Championships