Rowan Racing

Rowan Racing is a team that competes in the Monasoki MET Series and the Matthew Media Vintage Series. In the MET Series, the team fields the #6 PowerTech Solutions Ford Mustang for Michael Rowan and in the Vintage Series, the team fields the #15 Ford Motor Company Ford Fusion for James Rowan.

History
Rowan Racing was originally founded as Roald Racing during the series inception in 2005, owned by the Roald family of Harrisonville, Qubee. The team’s primary driver, Michael Rowan, bought out the team following the 2012 season.

Car #6 History
The #6 car will debut in 2014. Michael Rowan will drive the #6 Ford Mustang full-time with sponsorship coming from the PowerTech Industries.

Car #6 History
The #6 debuted in 2005. Then-team owner John Roald made his series debut at Moccasins Motor Speedway, driving the #6 Chevrolet to a 14th place finish. Roald made seven other starts that season, exiting with a best finish of 7th. Roald returned part-time in 2006, competing in five races and claiming a best finish of 11th. Roald picked up sponsorship from Qwantech on a part-time basis in 2007, running nine races and exiting with a best finish of 5th. For 2008, Roald went full-time with Qwantech sponsoring twelve out of seventeen total races, finishing 13th in points. Roald and Qwantech returned in 2009, with the team finishing 11th in points. This partnership continued into 2010, with Roald finishing 7th in points. However, following 2010, Qwantech’s lost its biggest partner and was forced to declare bankruptcy thus leaving the team. Unable to attract sponsors, Roald stepped out of the #6. Roald hired 2010 Monasoki Truck Series champion Michael Rowan to drive the #6 full-time in 2010, switching to Fords supplied by Wilson Engines. Rowan picked up sponsorship from the Pfizer. Rowan failed to exceed at performance, finishing a dismal 14th in points. Rowan and Pfizer returned in 2012, just slightly improving to 13th in points. Citing a lack of performance, Rowan decided to buyout Roald Racing himself and renamed the team Rowan Racing. Rowan won three races and finished a team best 3rd in points. For 2014, the #6 team will be dissolved as Rowan moves on to the MET Series while Pfizer leaves the team.

Car #15 History
The #15 car debuted for 2012. Roald Racing decided to field a second full-time entry with John Roald’s only son, James, driving the car. The team failed to pick up any sponsorship, and finished dead last 22nd in points. For 2013, with the buyout of Roald Racing, Roald was replaced by James Rowan. Rowan failed to win but claimed multiple top tens, finishing 9th in points. During the early part of the season, the team picked up sponsorship from the team’s manufacturer, Ford Motor Company. For 2014, Rowan and Ford will return.