2015 Team Spotlight Preview: Roush Fenway Racing

RFR 2015 Season Preview

By Richard Tix

2014 Season Review

2014 Season Stats of Current 2015 Drivers (Bayne included/Edwards not included)

Races: 83

Wins: 0

Top 5: 4

Top 10: 16

Pole: 0

2014 Chase Drivers: 1

The statistics for returning (and joining) 2015 Roush Fenway Racing drivers is a bit underwhelming. Some of that can be credited to a bad 2014 by RFR, but also the fact that the best driver from 2014 left for JGR in 2015 (Carl Edwards).

About 14 or 15 drivers alone had stats as good or better than 0 wins, 4 top 5's, and 16 top 10's which say it all. In 2015 I can not see RFR having as bad of a year as they did in 2014, but then again they lost Edwards who was always good for a win or two. 

In 2015 they will rely on young guys who are unproven and a veteran who is on the back 9 of his racing career. So even if RFR puts a better product on the track they may not end up with better results.

That should still be RFR's key in 2015, better product on the track. That's because they have a ton of young talent that will be ready to make the jump to Cup in the next few years so getting to a point where those young guys have the best car to learn in will be a huge win for RFR in the future. 

Greg Biffle

• In my opinion RFR's 2015 Chase chances all hinge on how well Biffe runs. Biffle has a few years left in the tank to make a run, but I don't think he will ever get that elusive Championship. The nice thing is this new format gives him some new life. I think the goal is to make the Chase in 2015 and see where it can take him, anything less will be disapointing.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr

• This past season was a rough year for Ricky. In many ways 2014 was a worse season than his rookie season in 2013. So, year three will be a big year in deciding which way he will go. We know Ricky can win, but can he win at this level? He had back to back Nationwide Championship's before moving up so maybe the pressure got to him last year? Either way, a bounce back season in 2015 will go a long way in his confidence.

Trevor Bayne

• So far in Bayne's Cup career he has run in the famed Wood Brothers #21 and he has also won the Daytona 500. Not a bad start to your career, yet he has not run a full time season or finished top 5 other than his win. Trevor has a lot of work to do but in 2015 he will get that shot in a full time ride with RFR. I don't expect big things from him in 2015 but the opportunity for success is there. RFR's goals for Bayne should be to continue to log some laps and find a way to get him some top 10 finishes.