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[/media-credit]Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation/Gary Sinise Foundation Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-790 (Last ran at Martinsville, Oct. 2011)
Kenseth NSCS record at Martinsville Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
04/09/00 Goody’s 500 31 21 498/500 Running $38,625
10/01/00 NAPA Autocare 500 37 34 447/500 Running $32,700
04/08/01 Virginia 500 25 6 500/500 Running $57,750
10/15/01 Old Dominion 500 22 36 459/500 Rear End $37,725
04/14/02 Virginia 500 26 2 500/500 Running $97,165
10/20/02 Old Dominion 500 17 19 499/500 Running $55,875
04/13/03 Virginia 500 34 22 499/500 Running $66,725
10/19/03 Subway 500 14 13 500/500 Running $68,400
04/18/04 Advance Auto Parts 500 29 8 500/500 Running $113,728
10/24/04 Subway 500 25 16 500/500 Running $108,203
04/10/05 Advance Auto Parts 500 18 11 500/500 Running $118,186
10/23/05 Subway 500 25 12 500/500 Running $116,461
04/02/06 DirecTV 500 16 24 493/500 Accident $113,491
10/22/06 Subway 500 20 11 500/500 Running $118,716
04/01/07 Goody’s 500 33 10 500/500 Running $130,266
10/21/07 Subway 500 24 5 506/506 Running $147,916
03/30/08 Goody’s 500 28 30 496/500 Running $117,066
10/19/08 Tums 500 11 8 504/504 Running $123,416
03/29/09 Goody’s 500 10 23 499/500 Running $119,715
10/25/09 Tums 500 32 14 501/501 Running $120,290
03/29/10 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 2 18 508/508 Running $118,951
10/24/10 Tum’s Fast Relief 500 32 15 500/500 Running $120,951
04/03/11 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 24 6 500/500 Running $123,461
10/30/11 Tum’s Fast Relief 500 2 31 477/500 Running $106,461
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 24 0 2 7 0 $2,372,243
Kenseth on racing at Martinsville Speedway:
“Martinsville is a challenging track because it’s easy to get caught up in things that are beyond your control and you need to make sure that you try and remain patient. I never like getting run into or running into others during the race but most times, things like that happen at short tracks like Martinsville, I think that’s the most challenging aspect of racing there. There’s not a lot of room to maneuver for position since we don’t really have an outside groove as an option. We have a special paint scheme this weekend honoring USMC Corporal Josh ‘JB’ Kerns and I really hope that we can earn a finish that would make him proud.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Martinsville Speedway:
“Martinsville is a challenging short track for drivers because it’s a place where there is such limited room to pass since there aren’t long straightaways so qualifying and handling are two aspects that we’ll spend a lot of time on this weekend. The last time we raced here we got beat off the corners a bit so we will also work on making sure our No. 17 Ford has good drive off the corners. My plan is to work on race trim and then switch over to qualifying trim so that we can get a good session working with that set-up as well.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 24 Cup starts at Martinsville, Kenseth has completed 11,886 of 12,019 laps (98.9 percent) and led for 71 laps
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 22.4 and an average finishing position of 16.5 at Martinsville
• Kenseth has achieved two top-five and seven top-10 finishes at Martinsville in the Cup series
• This weekend at Martinsville, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation/Gary Sinise Foundation Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Martinsville, Kenseth is currently sixth in the NSCS driver point standings
