Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-719 (Brand new chassis)
Kenseth NSCS record in the Budweiser Shootout event at Daytona Int’l Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
2/08/03 Budweiser Shootout 5 3 70/70 Running $55,000
2/12/06 Budweiser Shootout 16 6 72/72 Running $48,377
2/07/09 Budweiser Shootout 25 8 78/78 Running $45,000
2/06/10 Budweiser Shootout 8 16 74/76 Crash $34,834
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 4 0 1 3 0 $183,211
Kenseth on racing in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona:
“We had the chance to get on track at Daytona twice during the off-season with a tire test as well as NASCAR’s test in January and we have a lot more grip with the new track surface. In the past, handling was one of the main points we’d focus on for Daytona, but now with the new surface, I really think it’s going to make for extremely exciting racing. I think we definitely have what it takes to be contenders this season and I’m just looking forward to getting back onto the track to start this season with our Crown Royal team. The Shootout should be a lot of fun Saturday night for both drivers and the fans.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona:
“The Shootout should be an exciting race this year with a lot of good racing because the new track surface really takes away the problems of handling drivers had experienced in the past. The Shootout is always an advantage to get cars into race trim before the rest of the field for the Daytona 500 has that chance. Goodyear put together a really great tire for Daytona this year, and we found that after our testing last month, it really doesn’t seem to wear off that much which is always good. I’m ready to get down to Daytona, unload our cars for the Shootout this weekend, and get the year started.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth’s best finish at Daytona for the Shootout is third, which he accomplished in 2003 during his first Shootout race
• Kenseth has achieved one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes in his four career Budweiser Shootout starts
• Kenseth has completed 99 percent of the Shootout laps he has attempted (294 of 296 laps)
• This weekend at Daytona, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford Fusion
