Gibbs Brought Football To NASCAR, Could Roush Do The Same With Baseball?

 

Report: Boston Red Sox company thinking about spending 'something north of $50 million' for share of Roush Racing
By DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Will red socks soon become part of the official Roush Racing uniform?

Geoff Smith, president of the NASCAR team, confirmed this week that Roush Racing has “entered into discussions to sell an interest in Roush Racing to Fenway Sports Group.”

Fenway Sports Group is the sports marketing subsidiary of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, whose owner, John Henry, is an avid racing fan.

Henry has visited New Hampshire International Speedway several times, so when he was seen with Jack Roush at the track on Sunday and sat on Mark Martin’s pit box for the Sylvania 300, it didn’t necessarily mean there was something up.

But, apparently, there was something up.

Smith said that if Roush and Henry’s discussions should “ultimately materialize into a definitive agreement, Roush Racing will provide further information on the topic.”

Already, though, the story is big news in Boston. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday morning that Fenway Sports Group could be looking to buy as much as 50 percent of the Roush team “for something north of $50 million.”

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