Fastenal Racing overview

Fastenal is proud to celebrate its 14th year as a NASCAR sponsor. Starting in the Truck Series, up through the Nationwide Series, and now as a proud sponsor of the Roush-Fenway Racing No. 17 Ford Mustang NASCAR CUP Series, racing has become a huge part of what Fastenal does. Through our racing partnerships Fastenal has been able to grow our fan base and sponsorship levels to become a prominent name in the racing world.

Fastenal Racing and Roush-Fenway Racing Partnership

Fastenal is proud to celebrate 10 Years of Partnership with Roush-Fenway Racing in 2020.

Fastenal Racing History

Fastenal Racing Drivers: Past & Present

​Season Summaries
2019
In 2019, Fastenal Racing and Roush Fenway Racing looked to bounce back from some missed opportunities in 2018. Starting strong in 2019, Stenhouse led 16 laps in the Daytona 500 before being caught up in an accident, but survive and eventually finished in 13th. A couple weeks later he would finish 6th a LMS, earning him his first top 10 of the season. Stenhouse and team were plagued by bad luck the rest of the season, and Roush-Fenway would eventually relieve Ricky of driving duties. Roush exercised a contract clause they had in place with Chris Buescher, who was at that time driving for JTG Daugherty Racing, to bring him back to Roush as the driver of the 17 Car for the 2020 season.
   
2018
​For the 2018 season, Fastenal Racing unveiled a brand new paint scheme with resounding approval from the NASCAR fanbase. Stenhouse was a favorite to win the Daytona 500 and led 11 laps before getting involved in a multi-car accident that took him out of contention.  In May of 2018, Fastenal announced a multi-year agreement with Roush Fenway Racing that would see the partnership through 2021.  The continued success both on and off the track of the Fastenal Racing program is a result of the relentless efforts of the Fastenal employees and the team at Roush Fenway.
2017
​In 2017, Fastenal celebrated two wins with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and the Roush Fenway team.  Although Fastenal was not the primary partner on the car for Stenhouse’s victories in Talladega and Daytona, it was an exciting time and put the Fastenal brand and Stenhouse in the spotlight.  Stenhouse went on to put the Fastenal Ford in the Playoffs in 2017 and raced his way to the Round of 12 with the two wins, four top-five’s, nine top-10’s and one pole.  Fastenal also ran an employee paint scheme with the names of nearly 20,000 employees to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Winona, MN-based company.
2016
In 2016 Roush Fenway Racing announced Wednesday morning that Fastenal has signed a multi-year extension as primary sponsor for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.‘s team. As part of the agreement, Fastenal will increase the number of races it will serve as primary sponsor in 2017. “We’ve seen a lot of improvement across the board this year,” Ricky Stenhouse Jr. said in a team release. “We are very happy that Fastenal will continue to be a part of the momentum at Roush Fenway. There has been a lot of hard work and effort put into this team and our goal and expectation is to reward Fastenal with a trip to victory lane and the Chase in the near future.” Ricky, finished the 2016 season 21st overall and finished out his very strong season with 4 top 5 finishes as well as 6 top 10 finishes.
2015
In late 2014 Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) announced that Fastenal will team with two-time NASCAR champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr., serving as the anchor sponsor on the No. 17 Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS). Ricky, finished the season 25th in the final standings and had one top 5 finish as well as 3 top 10 finishes.
2014
Carl Edwards was able to cap off his 11-year run with Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series with his eighth appearance in the Chase while driving the No. 99 Ford Fusion. Along with 2 wins, Edwards recorded 14 top 10s and 135 laps led in 2014. 
2013
In the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Carl Edwards drove the No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion car to two wins (namely the Subway Fresh Fit 500 and the Federated Auto Parts 400) and a 13th place points finish (last place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup).
2012
Was Fastenal’s seventh year as a NASCAR team sponsor and our first season in the Sprint Cup Series. During the 2012 season Carl Edwards drove the No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion. He finished the season with 3 top 5 finishes as well as 13 top 10 finishes. Edwards also finished the season 15th overall in the Sprint cup standings. 
2011
Fastenal partnered with Roush Fenway Racing and Carl Edwards to win seven times during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule. Fastenal also sponsored Matt Kinseth's winning effort in the No. 16 NNS entry in Charlotte in May.
2010
Fastenal partnered with Roush Fenway Racing for 15 races during the 2010 Nationwide Series season.  During that time Carl Edwards managed to earn Fastenal its first Victory at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.  To go along with that win he also finished in the top five six times, the top 10 nine times and started from the pole in Charlotte and Road America.
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Fastenal also expanded our sponsorship program into the GP3 Series with driver Esteban M. Gutiérrez.  Esteban went on to win the Series Championship in his first season.
2009
Fastenal partnered with JR Motorsports for 14 races during the 2009 Nationwide Series season.  During that time Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ron Fellows, Ryan Newman, and Scott Wimmer took to the track in the No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet, finishing with a top 5 and 4 top 10 finishes.
2008
Fastenal kicked off its first season in the Nationwide Series as sponsor of the No. 40 entry for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. One of the notable storylines was No. 40 driver Dario Franchitti’s transition to NASCAR one year after winning the Indy 500 and the IndyCar total points championship. Although the team failed to crack the winner’s circle, Franchitti combined with drivers Bryan Clauson, Kevin Hamlin, Reed Sorenson, Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Pruett for 5 top-10 finishes and 3 top 5s, including a 3rd place finish in Mexico City.
2007
​In 2007, Bobby Sr.’s long-time friend Kenny Schrader began the season as the primary driver of the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge. Dennis Setzer took over as a late-season replacement and pulled off four top-10 finishes in just seven starts. Thanks to Setzer’s late surge, the team finished the year with a respectable seven top-10 finishes and three top 5's.
2006
Fastenal made its NASCAR debut in 2006 as sponsor of Bobby Hamilton Racing’s No. 18 Dodge in the Craftsman Truck Series. The season was clouded by Hamilton’s cancer diagnosis after just the third race of the season. Bobby Hamilton Jr. took over primary duties, overcoming difficult circumstances to record five top-10 finishes, including a 4th place showing at Homestead to end the season.