Roush To Be Inducted Into Automotive Hall Of Fame

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Jack Roush, an icon of American motorsports and a distinguished automotive entrepreneur, will be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame on July 20 at the 2017 Induction & Awards Gala Ceremony in Detroit, Michigan.

As a racing team owner, Roush has won championships in NHRA and IHRA Drag Racing, SCCA Trans Am, IMSA GT and NASCAR stock car racing. In total, Roush’s teams have won over 400 races across numerous disciplines of motorsports.

In addition to his racing successes, Roush oversees Roush Enterprises, which encompasses a freelance engineering firm, an aftermarket automotive supplier and ROUSH CleanTech, a manufacturer of propane fuel systems.

Roush will be inducted alongside Alberto Bombassei, August Fruehauf and Edward Welburn. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Automotive Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 1967, a class which included automotive icons Henry Ford, Alfred P. Sloan, William C. Durant and Walter P. Chrysler.

The 2017 Automotive Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Gala Ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Tickets for the black-tie event are available at www.automotivehalloffame.org.

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