Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Wiley X Sunglasses Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-763 (Brand new chassis)
Kenseth on racing at Dover International Speedway: “Whenever I’m asked what my favorite track is on the circuit, I always answer with Dover. The track is so fast and challenging, and it’s unique because of the way you drive up out of the turns. The turns sit a bit lower than the straightaways and you can feel it when you’re driving out there.
I got my first Cup start at Dover and we’ve won in the Cup car, led a lot of laps and we’ve won a couple of times in the Nationwide Series there as well. We’ve had a lot of good times at Dover and I’m looking forward to going there again this weekend.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Dover International Speedway: “I’m ready to get to Dover this weekend because it’s a place where Matt likes to race at and where he’s earned a lot of great finishes. We need to change our luck around to get a good finish under our belts, and I feel like this weekend should do that for us. We’re taking a brand new race car, and since Dover is Matt’s favorite track, I’m hoping that we’ll be able to get a strong run for the Wiley X Sunglasses Ford.”
FAST FACTS:
• On Friday, May 13th at 6:00pm, Kenseth will be signing autographs for fans at the Walmart located at 1574 N. Dupont Hwy., Dover, DE on behalf of Gatorade
• Kenseth made his first career Sprint Cup start at Dover on Sept. 20, 1998, filling in for Bill Elliott
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 16.4 and an average finishing position of 12.9 at Dover
• Kenseth has achieved two poles, one win, ten top-five’s and 15 top-10’s at Dover in the Cup series
• Two of Kenseth’s five career Sprint Cup poles have come at Dover (spring of ‘02 and fall of ‘03) • Kenseth has completed 9,324 of 9,604 (97.1 percent) laps at Dover and led for a total of 708 laps • This weekend at Dover, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Wiley X Sunglasses Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Dover, Kenseth is currently tenth in the NSCS driver point standings
