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[/media-credit]Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-787 (Last run at Texas, Nov. 2011)
Kenseth NSCS record at Auto Club Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
04/30/00 NAPA Auto Parts 500 23 3 250/250 Running $114,325
04/29/01 NAPA Auto Parts 500 23 17 250/250 Running $61,500
04/28/02 NAPA Auto Parts 500 20 20 249/250 Running $77,550
04/27/03 Auto Club 500 23 9 250/250 Running $95,425
05/02/04 Auto Club 500 25 4 250/250 Running $172,578
09/05/04 Pop Secret 500 30 22 250/250 Running $129,803
02/27/05 Auto Club 6 26 249/250 Running $127,286
09/04/05 SONY HD 500 23 7 254/254 Running $150,286
02/26/06 Auto Club 500 31 1 251/251 Running $324,991
09/03/06 SONY HD 500 11 7 250/250 Running $146,641
02/25/07 Auto Club 500 25 1 250/250 Running $342,316
09/02/07 Sharp Aquos 500 36 7 250/250 Running $158,941
02/24/08 Auto Club 500 4 5 250/250 Running $169,841
08/31/08 Pepsi 500 27 5 250/250 Running $169,941
02/22/09 Auto Club 500 24 1 250/250 Running $346,615
10/11/09 Pepsi 500 17 13 250/250 Running $144,340
02/21/10 Auto Club 500 20 7 250/250 Running $152,201
10/10/10 Pepsi Max 400 3 30 200/200 Running $119,101
03/27/11 Auto Club 400 11 4 200/200 Running $172,111
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 19 3 8 13 0 $3,175,792
Kenseth on racing at Auto Club Speedway:
“Fontana has always has been a track that I really enjoy racing at but it has changed a lot the last few years. It seems like we used to have a better handle on it before it got really rough, the cracks got wide, it wore out and the groove moved up so much. It is a really fun track and really challenging because of the huge cracks in the corners you have to drive around combined with the seams in the pavement. In order to have a good car, you have to get through the corners faster than everybody else. Everyone thinks it is a big horsepower track because it is a two-mile track, but it gets so slick and there is not a lot of grip in the corners as the run goes on. You just need to really have your car balanced well and have that momentum through the corners.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Auto Club Speedway:
“Fontana is a place where Matt (Kenseth) and the Roush cars in general have done well at in the past. We had a strong finish at Bristol last weekend, and our goal is to continue to run up front again this weekend. Fontana is a wide track where horsepower and handling really come into play, along with aerodynamics since it’s a down-force track. It’s also a place where we’ve seen tire wear come into play during the weekend, so there really are a lot of factors you need to work on in order to have a successful race out there.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 19 Cup starts at Fontana, Kenseth has completed 4,653 of 4,655 laps (99.9 percent) and led for 497
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 20.6 and an average finishing position of 9.9 at ACS
• Kenseth has achieved three wins, seven top-five and 13 top-10 finishes at Fontana in the Cup series
• Kenseth has finished within the top ten in 10 of his last 12 starts at Auto Club Speedway
• This weekend at Fontana, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Fontana, Kenseth is currently 3rd in the NSCS driver point standings
