Jack Roush, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jack Roush

American businessman and race team owner

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1942

Place of Birth: Covington, Kentucky, United States

Profession: businessperson, NASCAR team owner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jack Roush (born Jackson Earnest Roush on April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. Roush Enterprises is the parent company for Roush Racing as well as Roush Industries, a freelance engineering firm; Roush Performance, an automotive aftermarket development company; and ROUSH CleanTech, a manufacturer of propane autogas fuel systems, all headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.
His companies employ more than 2,000 people throughout North America and Europe. Rarely seen without his trademark Panama hat, Roush is known on the NASCAR circuit as "The Cat in the Hat". Roush was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on April 27, 2006.
In 2008, Roush was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted on September 13, 2010, in Novi. On May 23, 2018, Jack Roush was selected as one of the five inductees for the 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame class.