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[/media-credit]Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-802 (brand new chassis)
Kenseth NSCS record at Bristol Motor Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
3/26/00 Food City 500 22 12 500/500 Running $42,165
8/26/00 goracing.com 500 22 39 376/500 Overheating $35,575
3/25/01 Food City 500 24 14 500/500 Running $57,340
8/25/01 Sharpie 500 38 33 394/500 Crash $51,295
3/24/02 Food City 500 6 6 500/500 Running $74,670
8/24/02 Sharpie 500 10 5 500/500 Running $98,375
3/23/03 Food City 500 37 2 500/500 Running $118,870
8/23/03 Sharpie 500 10 4 500/500 Running $122,905
3/28/04 Food City 500 23 5 500/500 Running $136,098
8/28/04 Sharpie 500 23 9 499/500 Running $134,168
4/03/05 Food City 500 25 16 497/500 Running $128,401
8/27/05 Sharpie 500 1 1 500/500 Running $360,536
3/26/06 Food City 500 7 3 500/500 Running $166,566
8/26/06 Sharpie 500 4 1 500/500 Running $336,516
3/25/07 Food City 500 38 11 504/504 Running $132,816
8/25/07 Sharpie 500 12 39 452/500 Crash $131,176
3/16/08 Food City 500 4 10 506/506 Running $139,016
8/23/08 Sharpie 500 25 9 500/500 Running $149,591
3/22/09 Food City 500 33 33 497/503 Running $131,115
8/22/09 Sharpie 500 5 10 500/500 Running $150,065
3/21/10 Food City 500 7 5 500/500 Running $143,951
8/21/10 Irwin Tools Night Race 14 10 500/500 Running $148,526
3/20/11 Food City 500 11 4 500/500 Running $142,161
8/27/11 Irwin Tools Night Race 3 6 500/500 Running $158,861
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 24 2 9 16 1 $3,290,758
Kenseth on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“I like going to Bristol a lot. The track is different there after they reconfigured it, so it’s one that is always a challenge. You need to be ready for it because it’s a really fast track and things happen in a hurry. I’m looking forward to going there this weekend with our Best Buy Ford. It’s one of the most fun races of the year so I think everyone always looks forward to heading to Bristol. We had some decent runs there last year so I’m ready to unload this weekend and see what our team is able to do.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“Last time we were at Bristol we were fighting loose off in our handling, so we’re going to focus on the drive off the corners for the Best Buy Ford. Usually if you have good drive off the corners, and if you can turn halfway decent in the middle, you have a car that’s able to pass people at Bristol. We’ll also work on qualifying trim since track position is key and you need every advantage for good track position.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 24 Cup starts at Bristol, Kenseth has completed 11,725 of 12,013 laps (97.6 percent) and led for 852
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 16.8 and an average finishing position of 12.0 at BMS
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, nine top-five and 16 top-10 finishes at Bristol in the Cup series
• Kenseth has finished within the top ten in seven of his last eight starts at Bristol
• This weekend at Bristol, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Bristol, Kenseth is currently 5th in the NSCS driver point standings
