Ford Power Dominates Daytona!  Exclusive Video
A.J. Allmendinger closed a three-hour finishing stint at the wheel of the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Daytona Prototype in first place to lead a 1-2-3 Ford sweep of the 50th edition of the storied Rolex 24 at Daytona.  We've got exclusive video for you here that recaptures the historic event.  To read the race recap, click here.

Boss 302R Flexes Muscles in Daytona Win
Erasing bad memories of last year, Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson drove their No. 61 Roush Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302R to an impressive win at Daytona International Speedway's opening race of the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend.  Click here for the details. Despite showing early power and promise, the debut of the Multimatic Motorsports Focus ST-R met an untimely end in the ST class race.  Click here for more.

Chris Duplessis and Fiesta R2 Dominate Class at Sno*Drift Rally
One year ago, as the lone Fiesta entered in Rally America, Dillon Van Way posted Fiesta's first North American 2WD rally class win at Sno*Drift. This year, four Fiestas were entered in the 2WD class and 2010 2WD champion Chris Duplessis and his R2 Fiesta dominated the 2WD field winning by 5 minutes and 36 seconds over veteran rally driver Andrew "ACP" Comrie-Picard in a Scion. Van Way, the 2009 2WD champ, was third in class just 21 seconds behind ACP.  For the full story and wild in-car video, click here.

John Medlen Returns To John Force Racing as Director of Safety
John Medlen, who won an NHRA Funny Car championship as crew chief to Tony Pedregon, helped design and develop the BOSS 500 Ford nitro motor and served as the "safety conscience" for drag racing after the tragic death of his son, Eric, confirmed Tuesday that he will return to JFR in the new capacity of Director of Technology and Safety.  Click here for the full story.

Ford Racing Radio: Jack Roush, Michael Shank, A.J. Allmendinger,
Mike Neff and More
In this week's exclusive Ford Racing Radio series, you get 30 minutes of insider talk with Jack Roush on the Daytona wins, fuel injection in NASCAR, the Daytona 500 and more.  Hear from Michael Shank who summarizes the big Daytona win.  A.J. Allmendinger, Billy Johnson and Jack Roush Jr. give the driver's perspective.  For good measure, we also talk to Chris Duplessis and Mike Neff.  Enjoy.

B-Spec Racing Series Will Have Six Stops in 2012
Grand-Am Road Racing recently announced a six-event, B-Spec racing series for 2012.  Staged in conjunction with Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Racing Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race weekends, the compact car-only series will compete at venues throughout North America. The series will open April 27-29 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Details are here.

Deegan Shows Off His Crazy Octane Academy Camp
Brian The General Deegan has created the gnarliest Octane Academy camp of all.  In this video you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the truck course, supercross track, foam pit and every ingredient needed to make the craziest camp in the OA series.  He's looking for carnage.

Global Spotlight – Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom Served on Ice
Australian V8 Supercar teams are always looking at unique ways to unveil their colors.  With Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom as its driver, it seemed appropriate that Orrcon Steel Ford Performance Racing should use the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne to unveil Frosty's 2012 V8 Ford Supercar. Watch the video here.  No, he did not break his foot on the ice. This injury occurred water-skiing over the summer holidays.

Ford Fiesta R2 Rally Kit
With the success of Chris Duplessis at the recent Sno*Drift Rally, the Ford Fiesta R2 rally car has served notice that the Ford teams are shooting for another Rally America 2WD championship. The Fiesta R2 is Ford's first global rally car and is based on the Ford Fiesta sedan hatchback model. The R2 kit was developed by Ford's European Rally partner M-Sport and is available in America through Team O'Neil Motorsport. For more information on the Fiesta R2 kit, click here.

2013 Cobra Jet Team Heads South for Testing at PBIR
Development of the next generation Cobra Jet continues as the Ford Racing engineering team tested recently at Palm Beach International Raceway. During the two-day test, the engineers evaluated both naturally aspirated and supercharged 5.0L engine combinations. In addition to engine updates, the 2013 Cobra Jet will feature an electric steering rack, high-back racing seats and new Cobra Jet graphics. To see a video for the test, click here.

Keyla Ramey of Key Largo, FL, Gets Her Shelby-Fan
Husband, Jonathan, Some Much-Deserved Recognition
If you're sharing involvement in the Ford performance vehicle hobby with your "significant other," then we think you'll enjoy the following note that we received from Keyla Ramey of Key Largo, FL:

"My husband, Jonathan Ramey, has owned many fords in his life, including a 1956 T-Bird, '69 Fairlane Cobra, '65 Mustang, '67 Shelby GT500, '96 Mustang, a Factory Five Daytona Coupe (with a Roush 351C), and a '07 Shelby GT/SC – the first supercharged GT delivered by Shelby American. Jonathan has drag raced his Fairlane and GT500 extensively, and will be taking his '07 Shelby GT/SC to a road course this year. We are always looking for car shows to attend, and my husband is teaching me the finer points of caring for our '07 Shelby (I kid him that he takes better care of that car than he does of me!) Jonathan reads Fast News from Ford Racing every week, and especially likes the "Ford Fan Spotlight" section. He's never been in any article or magazine column, so I'd appreciate it if you could put him in your Spotlight for being such a loyal Ford fan!"

Shelby American Unveils 50th Anniversary Car Lineup,
Kicks Off Yearlong National Celebration Events Tour
After unleashing a new line of Anniversary Edition Shelby GTS, GT350® and Super Snake® vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Shelby American officially launched the Shelby American 50th Anniversary Celebration national tour to commemorate Carroll Shelby's founding of Shelby American in 1962.

"We've planned a whirl-wind tour across the United States, much like the original Shelby Caravan in the mid-1960s," said John Luft, president of Shelby American. "It will celebrate this incredible 50-year milestone with anniversary events, merchandise and collectibles, and give the public a first glimpse at our limited-edition 50th Anniversary Shelby vehicles."

The yearlong tour's first stop was at the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, AZ, before moving on to the Boca Raton (FL) Concours D'Elegance Feb. 24-26, then anchoring a big Shelby American 50th Celebration weekend in Las Vegas March 14-17. You can check the tour schedule web site to get details on all the upcoming events. See you there!

EcoBoost in Big Demand; 2013 Escape Gets a 1.6-Liter Version
Now that record sales of 127,683 EcoBoost™-equipped vehicles in 2011 are on the books, Ford aims to more than triple production capacity of cars, utilities and trucks in 2012.  Ford will expand its portfolio of fuel-efficient offerings this year with the fuel-saving 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine in the high-volume Escape compact utility vehicle and Fusion sedan nameplates.  Get the full story here.

Lincoln Exchange Sales Event
Exclusive limited-time offers make this an advantageous time to trade up to a new Lincoln.  Now you can get luxury, technology and a four-year, $0-deductible, complimentary maintenance program.* Visit  your Lincoln Dealer to take advantage of the Lincoln Exchange Sales Event.


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