The
multiyear agreement will put Stewart-Haas Racing’s four drivers in Ford Fusions
beginning with Speedweeks 2017 at Daytona, with Ford engines prepared by Roush
Yates Engines.
“We
are thrilled to be able to add a championship-level team like Stewart-Haas
Racing to our Ford NASCAR program,” said Raj Nair, executive vice president and
Chief Technical Officer, Ford Motor Company. “Tony Stewart and Gene Haas have
the same passion for winning that we do, and bring a strong stable of drivers
and personnel that fit into what we’re trying to do in the sport.”
“We
have said very clearly that we are not in NASCAR just to race, but to win races
and championships,” said Dave Pericak, global director for Ford Performance.
“We believe the addition of Stewart-Haas Racing in 2017 will give our program a
major boost in terms of being in contention for both drivers’ and
manufacturers’ championships every year.
“We
believe that our NASCAR engineering experience and tools match up very well
with the expertise and personnel that Stewart-Haas Racing has in house right
now, and that we will both benefit from this partnership going forward.”
Stewart-Haas
Racing will join a Ford NASCAR lineup for 2017 that includes Team Penske, Roush
Fenway Racing, Wood Brothers Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports and Front Row
Motorsports. Roush Yates Engines is Ford’s technical partner for NASCAR race
engines.
Stewart-Haas
Racing will continue its relationships with Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports through
the end of the 2016 season.
Tony
Stewart and Gene Haas will remain co-owners of Stewart-Haas Racing, with Clint
Bowyer set to replace Stewart as driver of the No. 14 car in 2017. Stewart will
retire as a NASCAR driver following the 2016 season.
Shocker indeed. Did not see this coming by a long stretch. I still don't see him sharing information with Joey Logano
ReplyDeleteWell, there goes any chance SHR had of winning a championship in 2016. What kind of support will Chevrolet and Hendrick provide a lame duck team for the rest of this season?
ReplyDeleteI agree, might as well write this season off. They must have offered them big big money
DeleteHopefully, now with Ford, their chances will be no better in the future, either.
DeleteThis is a huge shock! Perhaps the bigger shock is the fact no one saw it coming. I do not recollect hearing a peep about this from any member of the media. Totally out of left field.
ReplyDeleteAs a Ford fan, YES!!!
ReplyDeleteThe thing I am happiest about here is that the story didn't leak before it could be announced. Seems like so much any more a source who wished not to be named leaks the story so the story becomes a story before it was meant to be a story.
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