There's a lot to thank Jack Roush on his birthday

It was August 2010, Trevor Bayne had lost his deal with Michael Waltrip Racing because of sponsorship issues with Out! Pet Care not going through for the rest of the season.  It didn't take long for Jack Roush to come calling and put Trevor Bayne in one of his cars for the remainder of the season. 

It was the first of many times Trevor Bayne probably can thank his boss along the lines of his career to getting into the No. 6 car.  I don't think that there is another car owner in the garage area that would have stuck by his drivers the way that Roush has in these struggling times but for Bayne there's more to it than the struggling.

When Bayne came down with multiple sclerosis in 2011 after winning the 500, no one really knew at the time what he had.  Bayne first began to feel a numbness in his arm during a race at Texas in 2011, six weeks after he won the Daytona 500.  It was during that time he felt it was related to an insect bite on his elbow that had become irritated and developed into a rash on his arm. 

He was then admitted to the Mayo Clinic three weeks later for nausea, fatigue and double division.  He would undergo a spinal tap, the doctors at the clinic would rule out Lyme disease and discharged him with a diagnosis of "inflammatory condition." 

It would take almost two years before the clinic would eventually find he had MS.   The question is, had Bayne been with any other car owner during this time table would he still have kept his ride with the organization?  I highly doubt it.  Roush kept him on the roster and when the sponsorship came he was moved to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2015 with AdvoCare as his full-time sponsorship. 

Jack Roush celebrated his 75th birthday today.  And it doesn't appear he is going to be giving up anytime soon on his organization. So right now there is a lot to thank Jack Roush for if you are a Trevor Bayne fan!