Jack Roush is offering a selection of his historic race cars and prototypes for public auction for the first time. The event will be held from September 22-26 at the Nashville Superspeedway during Mecum's first Nashville sale.
The 750-hp 'Nobody's Fool' Mustang and the Paul Newman Legacy
A centerpiece of the upcoming auction is the No. 70 "Nobody's Fool" Mustang, a vehicle that secured a GTS-1 class victory and a third-place overall finish at the 1995 Rolex 24 at Daytona. According to the report, the car was driven by a high-profile team including Paul Newman, Tommy Kendall, Mark Martin, and Mike Brockman, and served as a celebration of Newman's 70th birthday.
The vehicle is built on a NASCAR-style tube-frame chassis and is powered by a 750-hp Roush-prepared V8. Because the car has been reunited with its original race-worn bodywork, it represents one of the most historically significant assets from the Roush Automotive Collection to ever reach the public market.
Tommy Kendall's 11-Victory 1997 Trans-Am Mustang
The auction will also feature a 1997 Trans-Am Mustang, a machine that became a symbol of Roush Racing's dominance in the series. As reported by the source, this specific car helped Tommy Kendall secure 11 victories in a single season, leading to both driver and team championships.
This vehicle captures a specific era of factory-backed performance before technical shifts altered the landscape of the Trans-Am series. For collectors, the car serves as a physical record of the peak engineering capabilities of the Mustang racing machine during the late 1990s.
The 2011 Shift from Fusion to Mustang Bodywork
The collection provides a chronological map of Ford's evolution in NASCAR, specifically highlighting the transition from the Fusion to Mustang bodywork in 2011. This shift was a pivotal moment for Roush Fenway Racing, which acted as a flagship team for Ford during this transition.
Other NASCAR-era vehicles in the sale include a 2004 Taurus from the closing years of that body style's Cup career and a 2008 Fusion. The 2008 Fusion, in particular, represents the era of straight-line dominance featuring drivers such as Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, and Jamie McMurray. The lineup is rounded out by a 2012 Fusion from one of the team's most successful seasons on short tracks and superspeedways.
The P-51B Mustang's Aviation-Inspired Engineering
Beyond the track, the sale showcases Jack Roush's lifelong fascination with aviation through the P-51B Mustang. this limited-production model is named after the North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft from World War II and blends a supercharged V8 with styling cues derived from the legendary plane.
The P-51B Mustang illustrates the broader trend of "halo vehicles" within the Roush Industries portfolio, where production cars are transformed into high-performance art.. It serves as a bridge between the world of aerospace engineering and automotive performance, a recurring theme in Jack Roush's five-decade career.
The Missing Valuations for the 50th Anniversary Collection
While the event celebrates the 50th anniversary of Roush Industries, several key details remain unverified. The source mentions a "selection" of cars is headed to auction, but it does not specify the total number of vehicles in the offering or provide estimated price ranges for the crown jewels like the "Nobody's Fool" Mustang.
Additionally, the reeport does not clarify if this is a one-time liquidation of the Roush Automotive Collection or if further sales are planned. Prospective buyers will have to wait until the September 22-26 event at Nashville Superspeedway to see the full scale of the inventory.
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