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Engine builder Doug Yates: Stewart-Haas key to Ford's new focus on winning

Tremors continue to be felt after last week's announcement that Stewart-Haas Racing will switch to Ford for the 2017 Sprint Cup season.

Long stockcar racing's second fiddle to Chevrolet, Ford now has a clear vision of the future. In a word: win.

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Doug Yates will be a major part of the plan. As president of Roush Yates Engines, his company will power the four Stewart-Haas cars in their pursuit of victories.

Yates, in an interview with Motorsports.