Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Kroger Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-741 (last raced at Indy)
Kenseth on racing at Michigan International Speedway:
“Michigan is one of my favorite tracks throughout the season and I always look forward to going to Michigan since it’s the Midwest and close to my home state of Wisconsin. We had a really great race here in June starting third and finishing second, and our whole organization usually has a lot of success at Michigan. It’s really important to have a good-handling car at Michigan since it’s a big sweeping track with plenty of room to pass. If you can get your car to handle the right way, you can have a lot of fun racing there. Racing at Michigan is also significant because the area is the headquarters for Roush Industries and Ford Motor Company, so it’s always a big weekend for us at a place we consider one of our home tracks.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Michigan International Speedway :
“Roush Fenway usually runs well at Michigan and it’s always a place we try to finish well at since Ford Motor Company and Roush Industries are headquartered nearby. Matt has had a lot of success at Michigan, and two-mile tracks in general, so we always look forward to a strong performance at Michigan. This is a great place to race because it’s a track that allows drivers to race for track position as long as you have a great-handling race car. Strong cars are usually able to drive their way through the field at Michigan since it’s a wide track which gives drivers many different lines to run.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 20.1 and an average finishing position of 9.5 at Michigan
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, 11 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes at Michigan in the Cup series
• At Michigan, Kenseth ranks second for the best average finishing position with a 9.5 average. Roush Fenway teammate, Carl Edwards, has the best average finish among current drivers with a 6.2 average
• Kenseth has completed 4,568 of 4,691 (97.4 percent) laps at Michigan and led for a total of 247 laps
• This weekend at Michigan , Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Kroger Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently fifth in the Sprint Cup Series driver point standings
