After 22 starts in the Nationwide Series, Boris Said took his Roush Yates powered Ford to Victory Lane on Sunday in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The event ended with an exciting drag race to the finish, where Said’s Ford gave him the extra power needed to edge fellow driver Max Papis by inches across the start-finish line. The 0.12 second margin of victory was the closest ever on a road course in the Nationwide Series.
“I’m shocked……..overwhelmed,” said Boris Said. “I thought I was going to cry, but I didn’t. This was great clean racing and I’m happy to get this win for my team and owner Robby Benton.”
“Robby and Bobby Benton have been a part of Robert Yates Racing and Roush Yates Engines for many years and I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of their first win in the Nationwide Series,” said Doug Yates, CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “RAB Racing in an excellent organization and I look forward to celebrating many more wins with them.”
From asphalt to dirt, Roush Yates kept the winning streak alive with Don O’Neal going to Victory Lane in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Josh Richards giving Roush Yates’ new 410 Ford Dirt Late Model Engine its first ever win.
Don O’Neal won his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the season on Saturday Night at Bluegrass Speedway. O’Neal started on the pole and led the entire race with his Roush Yates Dirt Late Model Engine. Fellow Roush Yates driver and current 2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Scott Bloomquist finished 4th.
“We have always run well here, and tonight we brought a new car to win,” said O’Neal. “I want to thank my sponsors and Jay Dickens at Roush Yates Engines for giving me a great engine.”
Josh Richards gave Roush Yates’ new 410 Ford Dirt Late Model Engines its first win during his first start of the season in the Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic DIRTcar Super Late Model series on Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway. This was the first race ran with the new Ford engine and engine builders at Roush Yates are excited to see immediate success.
To learn more about all the different engines Roush Yates builds or to find out how Roush Yates can give your current engine the winning advantage, please call Jeff Clark at (704) 658-1540. You can also shop for Roush Yates Performance Products online at www.roushyatesparts.com.
About Roush Yates Engines
Roush Yates Engines designs, engineers and crafts high performance racing engines with the power to perform and the horsepower and durability you’d expect from legendary NASCAR pioneers Jack Roush and Robert Yates. The partnership of power and precision has come from merging the knowledge and experience of two legendary engine builders, both with a passion for winning today and powering up for tomorrow. In 2009 Doug Yates purchased his father’s half of Roush Yates Engines to become a co-owner in the company.
As CEO, Doug Yates leads a staff of 180 engineers and technicians who design, assemble, test, and service racing engines at two separate state-of-the-art facilities in Mooresville, North Carolina. Here, the best minds and latest technology are hard at work producing nearly 1,500 racing engines each year for teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA, Grand-Am, FIA GT3, Dirt Late Model, Sprint cars, and NHRA Pro Stock. At Roush Yates Engines, the mission is Power Performance, which is achieved through innovation design, precision engineering, and skillful craftsmanship. Building the best engines in racing today, providing service that’s second to none, and honoring a commitment to research and development are the heart of Roush Yates Engines.
- Roush Yates Engines Press Release