Company History

world class innovator for performance engines

staying true to the company’s mission to provide winning engines through demonstrated power and performance

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

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 V* Engine Platform
Ford Cammer V8 race engine introduced for Daytona Prototype (DP) Class
22 Poles
29 Wins

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

2007

roush racing becomes 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

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

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

2010

roush 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2024

FORD PERFORMANCE AND ROUSH YATES ENGINES WIN THIRD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN A ROW

The 2024 season began with the competitive debut of the Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
Team Penske’s Joey Logano and Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell swept the front row of qualifying to kick off the season-opening Daytona 500.
Team Penske’s Joey Logano won the All-Star race at the famed North Wilkesboro Speedway
Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won the inaugural Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway.
Harrison Burton won at Daytona to claim Wood Brothers Racing’s 100th win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Joey Logano, Team Penske won the 2024 NCS Driver & Owner Championships, marking 3-in-a-row for Team Penske and Roush Yates Engines.
2 Championships
16 Poles
17 Wins