In 1988, Roush moved south and founded a NASCAR Winston Cup Series team with driver Mark Martin.

RFK Racing currently fields three cars in the NASCAR Cup Series (driven by Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Preece).

Typical improvements on the base chassis include appearance packages (body kit, wheels, etc.

[12] The company designs, engineers, manufactures and installs clean technology fuel systems, including propane autogas and electric propulsion technology for medium-duty Ford commercial vehicles and Type A and Type C Blue Bird Corporation school buses On April 19, 2002 (his 60th birthday), Roush almost lost his life when his private plane, an Aircam, went down in a lake in Troy, Alabama.

Shortly afterwards, Roush was flown to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was treated for a head injury, broken ribs, and a shattered left leg.

Hicks was injured as a result of the rescue, suffering cramps in both his arms and first degree chemical burns on his body from the fuel.

[16] On August 13, Roush made his first at track appearance since the incident at the Michigan International Speedway.

During that time he confirmed that he fractured his back, broke his jaw, and lost vision in his left eye as a result.

[17] The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the cause of the crash to pilot error, specifically, "pilot's decision not to advance the engines to takeoff power during the go-around, as stipulated by the airplane flight manual, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.