Business F1 Top 20 Petrolheads: Jack Roush, An Essential American Racer

Jack Roush, originally from Kentucky, developed his enthusiasm for cars at an early age, fueled by what he calls "mechanical curiosity." A curiosity that has made him a leading player in the Nascar Championship and and a top collector. Roush is also an entrepreneur and a terrific businessman. A combination of all these skills has rarely been seen in motorsports since the days of Colin Chapman. The Automotive Hall of Fame, which honored him in 2017, described him as "an icon of American motorsports and a distinguished automotive entrepreneur". Roush was born into a blue-collar family that gave him a strict work ethic and a determination to do good for the world. In college he studied mathematics and physics and distinguished himself by his ability to solve scientific problems, which would serve him well later on.