Roy J. Akers talks to Jack about his racing career and RFK Racing and Jack Jr. Susan Roush McClanahan and granddaughter Josie also talk about the racing family (3 Part series plus Mark Martin at MIS in ride along)
Parts One and Two (below) and Part Three and Mark Martin follow
By Roy J. Akers — www.skyviewsports.net
Many NASCAR fans do not know this, but Jack Roush had an outstanding racing career. No, it was not at the CUP level, but Roush raced and built everything. His museum in Livonia, Michigan is still quite a collection of racing and iconic cars, and even has parts from one of the two plane crashes he was in. Unlike Roger Penske and Rick Hendrick, who started out in NASCAR as young men, Roush launched into the unfamiliar world of the CUP series.
Roush is extremely proud of what his family has accomplished in racing. His son Jack races in various series. His daughter Susan races in the drag series as his grand daughter Josie did the same. One of the coolest things anyone has ever given me is a Roush family minted coin commemorating his families 400 wins. Jack is in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and with Brad Keselowski infusing a fresh attitude and drive, the RFK team is looking for more. Each of the three episodes are roughly 30 minutes each, and the bonus episode is with Mark Martin, who speaks to me during a three minute media ride-along.
