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| The No. 6 team during a pit stop during the History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 26, 2012) |
Since 2007, one team in NASCAR has been my favorite above
all others. I have seen two of my favorite drivers both get their first wins
with this team and also earn top rookie honors with the team during their
respective rookie years. This team has been the reason I have made every
attempt at not missing a Nationwide Series race since 2007, and they continue
to be the primary reason I enjoy the series so much. This team really made a
name for themselves the last two seasons as they went on to become two-time
champions with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. behind the wheel of the No. 6 Ford. I have
followed this team since 2007 when David Ragan won Nationwide Series Rookie of
the Year, through the ups and downs they had with Stenhouse in 2010 to coming
out on top not once, but twice in a row with Stenhouse in 2011 and 2012. The
No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing team has never ceased to amaze me, and every season,
I’ve watched them accomplish things that so many others said they never would.
When Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. joined the team in 2010,
he had only run a handful of Nationwide Series races prior to that. His rookie
year started off rocky, to say the least, but I was immediately drawn to the
driver that everyone had begun to say would never amount to anything after he
crashed numerous times that year. I’ve watched Stenhouse go from underdog to
top dog during his three seasons in the series. The No. 6 team never backed
down when things went wrong. They dug themselves out of holes that I’m not sure
other teams could have found ways out of to win back-to-back championships.
