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SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), one of America's leading health and nutrition companies, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the ROUSH Performance Road Racing Team. The team includes renowned race car driver Jack Roush, Jr., son to legendary race car driver and owner of ROUSH Performance Products, his enthusiastic co-driver Billy Johnson, and their fast working pit crew.

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"In addition to getting plenty of exercise, I take USANA's nutritional products. Not only do they contain the nutrients I need to excel, but it's delivered in a format that's easy for the body to process and use," says Jack Roush, Jr. "I personally believe in the products USANA makes, and I'm proud to promote them as a sponsor of our race team."

Roush, Jr. began his racing career in go-karts at the age of six in 1979, clearly displaying his "drive" to compete in racing. An extremely talented and versatile racer, Roush, Jr. has also participated in the NMRA drag racing series behind the wheel of a ROUSH Performance R&D car.

"There are unique physical challenges to racing cars that people don't think about," says Dan Macuga, vice president of marketing, public relations and social media. "Physical conditioning and nutritional support are instrumental to competitive athletes' performance, and we're thrilled to sponsor such a talented team."

Billy Johnson made his racing debut in 2000 at the age of 13 racing go-karts, like his partner, Roush, Jr. In 2003, Billy moved into auto racing after winning the Skip Barber Racing School scholarship. In the 2004 Formula BMW season, Billy finished fifth in the championship as well as received the Sportsman of the Year award.

"It's difficult to describe what we as drivers go though," says Billy Johnson. "Inside the car temperatures can reach up to 140 degrees F and it's as physically demanding as running on a treadmill in this heat. These extreme temperatures in conjunction with our three-layer fire suits are incredibly hard on our bodies. I've been an avid believer and user of USANA products for the past six years now and USANA has been an important component of my physical performance and driving success."

In June 2011, teammates Billy and Roush, Jr. took 1st place in round six of the 2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in their No. 61 ROUSH Performance Ford Mustang. The pair led 30 laps, including the final 19 to bring home a win.  

"The ROUSH Performance road racing team is constantly looking to gain a competitive advantage," says Jack Roush, Jr. "For us, racing performance is more than the performance of the race car, but human performance of the drivers and pit crew too."

Jack Roush, Jr. career summary

Jack, Jr. owns three GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport victories, all with Billy Johnson. He's finished career-best third in 2010 Continental Tire GS point standings. He won 28 top-10 continental Tire GS finishes in 43 starts, and won four championships in go-karts.

Billy Johnson career summary

In the past five years, Billy has more victories and top three podium finishes than any driver in the Grand-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series with 11 wins, 27 podiums, and 34 top five finishes.

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