A starting system for a vehicle including an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotatably supported within an engine block, the starting system comprising: a starter motor, a pinion gear driven by the starter motor, a drive plate having a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear, and a one-way clutch assembly adapted to drivingly interconnect the drive plate and the crankshaft, the one-way clutch assembly including an inner race (48, 48') adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race (46, 46') fixed for rotation with the drive plate, and a plurality of one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') positioned radially therebetween, one of the inner races (48, 48')and the outer races (46, 46') having circumferentially spaced apart cam surfaces, the one-way clutch assembly also including a cage assembly (52, 52') for positioning the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') in circumferentially spaced apart alignment with the cam surfaces and a roller bearing assembly (56, 56') positioned axially offset from the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') to rotatably support the outer race (46, 46') on the inner race (48, 48') and wherein the roller bearing assembly (56, 56') includes an inner member (76, 76') fixed for rotation with the inner race (48, 48'), an outer member (78, 78') fixed for rotation with the outer race (46, 46') and a plurality of rolling elements therebetween, characterized in that the starting system further includes a seal assembly (59, 59') engaging an inner surface of the outer race (46, 46') and an outer surface of the inner race (48, 48'), the seal assembly (59, 59') being positioned axially outboard of the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') and wherein the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50'), the roller bearing assembly (56, 56'), the cage assembly (52, 52') and the seal assembly (59, 59') are positioned along substantially the same radius. a starter motor, a pinion gear driven by the starter motor, a drive plate having a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear, and a one-way clutch assembly adapted to drivingly interconnect the drive plate and the crankshaft, the one-way clutch assembly including an inner race (48, 48') adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race (46, 46') fixed for rotation with the drive plate, and a plurality of one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') positioned radially therebetween, one of the inner races (48, 48')and the outer races (46, 46') having circumferentially spaced apart cam surfaces, the one-way clutch assembly also including a cage assembly (52, 52') for positioning the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') in circumferentially spaced apart alignment with the cam surfaces and a roller bearing assembly (56, 56') positioned axially offset from the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') to rotatably support the outer race (46, 46') on the inner race (48, 48') and wherein the roller bearing assembly (56, 56') includes an inner member (76, 76') fixed for rotation with the inner race (48, 48'), an outer member (78, 78') fixed for rotation with the outer race (46, 46') and a plurality of rolling elements therebetween, characterized in that the starting system further includes a seal assembly (59, 59') engaging an inner surface of the outer race (46, 46') and an outer surface of the inner race (48, 48'), the seal assembly (59, 59') being positioned axially outboard of the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50') and wherein the one-way clutch rollers (50, 50'), the roller bearing assembly (56, 56'), the cage assembly (52, 52') and the seal assembly (59, 59') are positioned along substantially the same radius.