NASCAR’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. May Be the Next Hot Young Cup Driver

There are many young drivers who show exceptional talent as race car drivers coming up through the lower series of NASCAR, but one is a proven champion who is about to make a lot of noise in the Cup series. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 25, was driving ARCA cars for Roush Fenway Racing in 2008 where he captured a win in only his sixth race. In 2009 he began a partial schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for RFR. The 2010 season didn't go well for him when he wrecked his equipment in four of the first 10 races.Jack Roush had his driver sit out some races, with Stenhouse not sure what the future would be for him with the organization. Roush brought in Mike Kelly as a crew chief for the young driver and put him back on the track. Stenhouse wen...

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