Roush to Field Peter Shepherd in No. 50 NASCAR Craftsman Truck at Memphis

CONCORD, NC -- Roush Racing announced today that Canadian racecar driver
Peter Shepherd will pilot the No. 50 Roush Racing Ford F-150 in the NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 200 this weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Shepherd was selected as one of the 25 finalists for Roush Racing's Driver X
competition in 2005, and was quick to impress. Following a stellar
performance at Martinsville, Shepherd advanced to the second round of the
competition at Darlington, where he continued to impress team owner Jack
Roush.

"When I saw Peter's performance at Martinsville, it reminded me so much of a
young Mark Martin, someone who has the ability to learn and adapt very
quickly," said Roush. "He is the most talented 19-year old I've
ever seen."

Shepherd was signed to a driver development contract with Roush Racing
following his outstanding showing in Driver X. In addition to racing the No.
50 truck this weekend, he will also race in selected ARCA events with the
Roulo Brothers No. 39 entry. Shepherd currently races for Carl Edwards/ R.E.
Technologies Racing in the USAC Silver Crown division.

"I'm really happy to head to Memphis to make my first start in the Craftsman
Truck Series," said Shepherd. I got to test at Richmond last week with Erik
Darnell and Michel Jourdain, Jr. and I learned a lot there that will really
help me this weekend. I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to drive for Jack
Roush and everyone at Roush Racing, and I'll look forward to making the most
of it. We've got to make the race on time, so that puts some pressure on us
but I've got a great crew behind me and I really feel good about our chances
and I would love to represent any new sponsors that want to come on board."

Roush Racing is a subsidiary of Livonia, Mich., based Roush Enterprises which
operates 14 motorsports teams; five in NASCAR Nextel Cup Series with drivers
Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards, six
in the Busch Series with Martin, Kenseth, Biffle, Edwards, Todd Kluever and
Danny O'Quinn, and three in the Craftsman Truck Series with Martin, David
Ragan, Erik Darnell and Michel Jourdain, Jr.

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