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Roush Racing: Driver X was a television show on the Discovery Channel that documents the selection of NASCAR drivers for Roush Racing. Every year, Jack Roush, the owner of NASCAR's largest team, auditions drivers from around the world for the right to drive a Roush truck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The process included intensive physical and mental testing with auto racing performance specialist Dr. Jacques Dallaire. This audition is informally known as "The Gong Show." In 2005, the Discovery Channel decided to film and air these tests as "Roush Racing: Driver X". The show aired every Monday at 7:00 p.m. EST and at 11:00 p.m. EST on the Discovery Channel.
Roush Racing: Driver X was produced for Discovery Channel by Brainbox Entertainment.
[edit] 2005 Drivers
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- Sondi Eden
- Nevin George
- James Gue'
- Jason Hogan
- Matthew Jaskol
- Bud Kaeding
- Travis Kittleson
- Michael Lewis
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[edit] Previous Gong Show Winners
[edit] Results and Other Development Deals
The 2005 winner was Erik Darnell, who won a full-time ride in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Jack Roush Racing in the #99 Ford F-150. David Ragan will drive a limited number of races in the #6 Ford F-150. Also, Danny O'Quinn won a ride in the #50 World Financial Group Ford Fusion for Roush in the next level up in NASCAR, the Busch Series.
Other competitors in the "Driver X" series that came out on top were Pete Shepherd, who signed a driver development deal with Roush Racing (he will polish his skills in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2006). Also, Matt McCall signed with Robert Yates Racing after the show concluded to co-pilot the #90 Ford in the NASCAR Busch Series for 2006.
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