And while the finished engine had to run for 30 seconds to qualify, no one was going to tackle the Daytona 500 on my handiwork. For all their complexity, engines use relatively simple principles.

As for other components, teams procure them from various third-party vendors based on their specific car configurations and requirements. What is the role of teams in building NASCAR cars?

Doug Yates, CEO of Roush-Yates Engines, says a hike to 750hp wouldn't be much of a change and that he would like to see NASCAR be open-minded.

In a short time, NASCAR improved the track-build process and proved that the concept of parachuting into a major city for a race is doable.

Doug Yates, CEO of Roush-Yates Engines (the primary engine-builder for Ford Performance teams in the NASCAR Cup Series), weighed in on the matter during a radio spot with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio ...

Jordan Anderson Racing, led by Jordan Anderson, continues to thrive in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, with 2025 being no ...

A large amount of those come from our spec engine program,” Dodson said. The NASCAR Tech Spec Engine program isn’t just hands on, it’s where the best students build engines for competition.

One championship, 14 victories and three rookie-of-the-year awards in NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series East are accolades that could belong to most any professional engine building company.

Turns out one of NASCAR luminary Jack Roush’s companies is building the engine that will be a key part of blasting those massive rockets towards our biggest satellite.