By Sarah Handy, Staff Writer
When the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series hits the short track of Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the First Data 500, Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Newman will be sporting the Bird Blue School Bus colors on his No. 6 Ford Mustang.
Roush Fenway Racing announced on Tuesday that Bird Blue and Roush CleanTech Partner would celebrate their Propane School Bus partnership at the paper clip.
The paint scheme will celebrate Blue Bird and Roush CleanTech delivering their 15,000th propane school bus this week as the buses will be delivered to the Newport News Public Schools district in Virginia.
“As a parent, I was interested to learn about what ROUSH CleanTech is doing to help make school buses safer, more economical and environmentally friendly,” said Newman in a team press release.
“The Blue Bird paint scheme reflects the familiar yellow bus that we all grew up riding to school and I think the fans are going to love it when they see it on the track in Martinsville.”
Roush and Blue Bird have been partners since 2012 with this weekend being the second time Blue Bird will have appeared on one of Jack Roush’s Ford Mustang’s.
Fellow Roush Fenway Racing driver, Ricky Stenhouse Jr took the company to victory lane in September of 2012 at Chicagoland Speedway when his Ford sported the company and its colors.
About Blue Bird: Blue Bird Corporation is the leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses. The company has sold more than 550,000 buses since its formation in 1927 with approximately 180,000 buses operating today.
Furthermore, it’s the only manufacturer of chassis and body production that are designed specifically for school buses.
In addition, Blue Bird is recognized as an industry leader for school bus innovation, safety, product quality, reliability, durability, operating costs and drivability. Blue Bird is the market leader in alternative fuel applications with its propane-powered, electric and compressed natural gas-powered school buses.
For more information visit: www.blue-bird.com.
About ROUSH CleanTech: The company a division of Roush Enterprises based in Livonia, Michigan is an industry leader of alternative fuel vehicle technology.
ROUSH CleanTech designs, engineers, manufactures and installs propane auto gas and electric fuel system technology for medium-duty Ford commercial vehicles and school buses. In addition, ROUSH CleanTech uses compressed natural gas fuel systems for school buses.
To learn more visit: http://www.ROUSHcleantech.com or by calling 800.59.ROUSH.
Ryan Newman enters Martinsville Speedway looking for his first victory of the 2019 season. Newman has earned three Top-5s, 12 Top-10s and 19 Top-15s in 32 starts.
Newman’s best finish of the season thus far is a second-place result at Talladega Superspeedway.
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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 will take place on Sunday October 27 at 3:00pm ET and be broadcast on NBCSN, and it can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 90.