Jack Roush is
always on the move. Wearing his trademark straw hat, Roush can usually be found at the racetrack walking through the
NASCAR Nextel Cup garage area watching, learning, jotting down notes, and developing innovative new methods for improving
on-track performance. Roush’s childhood fascination with all things mechanical has since grown into a lifelong passion
for performance, and translated into a tremendous engineering and motorsports success story.
Roush first began his professional career in 1964
as an engineer for Ford Motor Company. He eventually left Ford to pursue his interest in engine development and
motorsports. Roush formed Jack Roush Performance Engineering, a precursor of today’s Roush Industries, in 1976 and Roush
Racing in 1988.
Roush's
numerous educational and philanthropic activities
include establishment of the Jack Roush Motorsports Scholarship fund at Clemson University, which is dedicated to supporting
graduate and undergraduate students in their pursuit of motorsports-related degrees. Roush is also a member of the
governing board of The Great Race, an annual vintage car road rally event.