Auto racing notebook: Roush Racing hoping Kenseth can help out

TALLADEGA: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. can now lean on the same guy he turned to for advice at times as a young driver trying to make it to the Cup Series. He’s hoping the hiring of Matt Kenseth, and a return to Talladega Superspeedway, make for much-needed boosts for struggling Roush Fenway Racing this week.

 The 30-year-old Stenhouse’s victory at Talladega last spring was the first Cup win of his career and put a Roush car in the playoffs, which was no small feat for the organization.

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“I would like to back up what we were able to do last year with qualifying on the pole and then winning the race,” he said. “That is what we came down here to do.”

Roush could use a jolt of confidence. Once considered among the top teams in the garage, Roush drivers won 15 races in 2005 and had five cars finish in the top 10 in the standings.

But that domination declined over the ensuing decade, and Roush’s top drivers all moved on to different teams.

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