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. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John W Henry. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Concord is a city located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ...

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 Performance parts for Ford Motor Vehicles ... Livonia is a city located in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

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". Panama Hat made for Harry Truman Panama hats sold on a street market in Ecuador A Panama hat or just Panama is a traditional brimmed hat that is made from the plaited leaves of the panama-hat palm (Carludovica palmata). ...

Biography

Roush was born in Covington, Kentucky and grew up in Manchester, Ohio. He earned a Mathematics degree with a bachelors in physics from Berea College, and a masters in Scientific Mathematics from Eastern Michigan University. Downtown Covington has many wooded streets and historic buildings Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. ... Manchester is a village located in Adams County, Ohio. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Berea College is a small liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky, south of Lexington, Kentucky with a full-time enrollment of 1514 students. ... 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. For other uses, including the Chrysler Brand, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ... The National Hot Rod Association, known as the NHRA, was founded by Wally Parks in 1951 in the State of California to provide a governing body to organize and promote the sport of drag racing. ... The International Hot Rod Association also known as IHRA is the 2nd largest drag racing organization after the NHRA External link http://www. ... The American Hot Rod Association, also known as AHRA, was, until the emergance of the IHRA, Americas second largest drag racing sanctioning body. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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. This led to a very successful run in the Trans-Am series and IMSA Camel GT in the 80s and early 90s. In 1988, Roush moved south and founded a NASCAR Nextel Cup team with driver Mark Martin which has since become one of NASCAR's premiere programs. Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales. ... The Trans-Am series was created in 1966 by the SCCA as the Trans-American Sedan Championship. ... IMSA logo 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. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... 2006 car Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ...

Roush Racing currently fields five cars in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (driven by Matt Kenseth, David Ragan, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards), six cars in the NASCAR Busch 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). Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Most recent champion(s) Kevin Harvick The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations...

Roush Performance sells modified Ford F-150s and Mustangs, and Focuses. These cars feature signature decals and performance-oriented modifications. The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see Ford Mustang Variants. ... // 2000-2004 Focus SE sedan The Focus was introduced in North American in 1999 as a 2000 model, initially as a 3 door hatchback (ZX3), 4 door sedan (ZX4) and 5 door wagon (ZXW). ...

On April 20, 2002, Roush almost lost his life when his private plane went down in a lake in Troy, Alabama. 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. 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. Troy is a city located in Pike County, Alabama. ... UAB Hospital, also known as University Hospital, is a Level I trauma center hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ...

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, developer or engineer. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Roush-Fenway Racing Official site
• Roush Mustang Jack Roush edition Ford Mustang
• Roush Performance Roush Performance Products site
• Roush Parts
• Roush UK Information