hearing Ameriquest will sponsor either Roush Racing in some capacity or the #21 Wood Brosthers team as a co-primary.(11-16-2005)
UPDATE: been told Ameriquest will be the sponsor of the #16 Roush Racing Ford in the Busch series with a few of the Cup drivers piloting the car.(11-16-2006)
UPDATE 2: Ameriquest Mortgage Company, one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, announced a landmark partnership with Roush Racing to serve as the team’s primary sponsor of four of its drivers in the Busch Series (NBS) for the 2006 racing season. Dubbed the “Ameriquest Dream Team,” it will consist of drivers Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards. The partnership includes sponsorship of all four teams throughout the NBS race season – unprecedented in the series’ 24-year history. Through Roush Racing’s manufacturer partnership with Ford Racing, the “Ameriquest Dream Team” drivers will pilot Ford Fusions in all NBS races.
Ameriquest will serve as the primary sponsor for at least two drivers in 26 selected NBS races in 2006. In addition, in two of these events, all four drivers will carry the Ameriquest colors. Those events are: the May 27 event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. and the Ameriquest 300 on September 2 at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. The four drivers have combined to win 87-career NBS races, including nine this season, and three NASCAR national series championships. In addition, Ameriquest, proud sponsor of the American dream, will become the official mortgage company of Roush Racing. For more information about Ameriquest Mortgage Company, visit www.ameriquest.com.(Alan Taylor Communications PR)(11-22-2005)
UPDATE: Kenseth will run about 20 races in the #17, Biffle another 20 in the #16, Edwards will have 15 in the #60 and Martin will have five or six in the #6. Edwards will get additional sponsorship from another company so he can run the entire season, and Todd Kluever will run the entire schedule in the #06 car with sponsorships to be named. Crew chiefs have not been finalized, but Mike Kelley, a car chief on the Cup side for Roush, will go to the #16 Busch car as the crew chief.(NASCAR Scene via BGNRacing.com)(11-26-2005)
