Roush Fenway Racing needs a star. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. needs a breakthrough.
Together, team and driver need long-term sponsor commitment to succeed. They got that on Wednesday with announcement of a multiyear deal with Fastenal.
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Stenhouse and Trevor Bayne are the bellwether drivers for Roush, once a power and now showing signs of having the combination of men and machines to be Chase for the Sprint Cup contenders. They aren't there yet, but signs are positive.