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[/media-credit]Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-806 (Brand new chassis)
Kenseth NSCS record at Darlington Raceway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
08/22/99 Pepsi Southern 500 31 37 145/270 Crash $25,531
03/19/00 Mail.com 400 16 6 293/293 Running $47,575
09/03/00 Pepsi Southern 500 24 33 286/328 Running $41,675
03/18/01 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 30 19 292/293 Running $43,640
09/02/01 Mountain Dew Southern 500 28 23 365/367 Running $50,025
03/17/02 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 34 8 293/293 Running $70,365
09/01/02 Mountain Dew Southern 500 9 37 325/367 Running $61,000
03/16/03 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 12 8 293/293 Running $69,440
08/31/03 Mountain Dew Southern 500 6 14 367/367 Running $75,720
03/21/04 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 15 31 289/293 Running $102,358
11/14/04 Mountain Dew Southern 500 9 20 365/367 Running $113,603
05/07/05 Dodge Charger 500 31 26 367/370 Running $116,536
05/13/06 Dodge Charger 500 31 3 367/367 Running $205,291
05/13/07 Dodge Avenger 500 31 7 367/367 Running $143,516
05/10/08 Dodge Avenger 500 34 6 367/367 Running $146,016
05/09/09 Southern 500 1 10 367/367 Running $142,188
05/08/10 Showtime Southern 500 29 13 367/367 Running $133,651
05/07/11 Showtime Southern 500 20 25 366/370 Running $117,486
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 18 0 1 7 1 $1,705,616
Kenseth on racing at Darlington Raceway:
“Darlington is a challenging track since you get so much speed going into the turns that many cars throughout the weekend end up with “Darlington stripes” down the side after brushing the wall. Darlington is just a great race track with a lot of history surrounding it where we race fast with narrow lanes, and track position near the end of the race is really important. I’ve had some great races at Darlington, and I’m hoping that our Zest Ford has a strong run Saturday night.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Darlington Raceway:
“I like racing at Darlington because of the history and tradition associated with that track. It can be a difficult track for drivers and that makes the races here exciting. Darlington has changed a little due to the new surface a few years ago since the old racing used to focus on conserving your tires. The biggest challenge for drivers is that they always run the chance of getting the “Darlington stripe” down the side of their car since they are running so fast with the car just inches off the outside wall at both ends of the track.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 18 Cup starts at Darlington, Kenseth has completed 5,881 of 6,106 laps (96.3 percent) and led for 154 laps
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 21.7 and an average finishing position of 18.1 at Darlington
• Kenseth has achieved one pole, one top-five and seven top-10 finishes at Darlington in the Cup series
• This weekend at Darlington, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Darlington, Kenseth is currently second in the NSCS driver point standings
