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[/media-credit]Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-741 (Last run at Kansas)
Kenseth record at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
10/15/11 Bank of America 500 2 1 334/334 Running $284,436
05/29/11 Coca-Cola 600 19 14 402/402 Running $152,186
10/16/10 Bank of America 500 17 6 334/334 Running $144,551
05/30/10 Coca-Cola 600 16 10 400/400 Running $153,451
10/17/09 NASCAR Banking 500 4 2 334/334 Running $240,915
05/25/09 Coca-Cola 600 30 10 227/227 Running $160,965
10/11/08 Bank of America 500 9 41 194/334 Crash $110,796
05/25/08 Coca-Cola 600 12 7 400/400 Running $163,341
10/13/07 Bank of America 500 7 34 282/337 Accident $115,516
05/27/07 Coca-Cola 600 5 12 400/400 Running $156,241
10/14/06 Bank of America 500 11 14 332/334 Running $115,466
05/28/06 Coca-Cola 600 6 5 400/400 Running $180,366
10/15/05 UAW-GM Quality 500 18 26 326/336 Running $113,561
05/29/05 Coca-Cola 600 3 37 254/400 Accident $131,456
10/16/04 UAW-GM Quality 500 36 11 334/334 Running $113,803
05/30/04 Coca-Cola 600 37 3 400/400 Running $222,478
10/11/03 UAW-GM Quality 500 29 8 334/334 Running $82,425
05/25/03 Coca-Cola 600 18 2 276/276 Running $206,500
10/13/02 UAW-GM Quality 500 7 34 254/334 Engine $62,680
05/26/02 Coca-Cola 600 21 2 400/400 Running $170,600
10/07/01 UAW-Quality GM 500 32 12 334/334 Running $52,440
05/27/01 Coca-Cola 600 40 18 334/334 Running $65,630
10/08/00 UAW-Quality GM 500 26 9 334/334 Running $50,100
05/28/00 Coca-Cola 600 21 1 400/400 Running $200,950
10/11/99 UAW-Quality GM 500 27 40 231/334 Accident $19,680
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 25 2 7 13 0 $3,470,533
Kenseth on racing at Charlotte:
“Track conditions can change a lot during the 600 since it can start out hot and sunny which makes the track slick, and that can entirely change by the end of the race. It’s always challenging but I really like running that entire 600 miles and continuingly working on strategy and your car’s set-up. Even though it’s our longest race of the season, I’ve always really enjoyed the 600 miles and just the challenge it presents to teams. It’s always nice to race at Charlotte as well since it’s our home base. All three of our Cup cars have Fastenal on board, so hopefully we can once again get a string of top-five finishes for them, similar to last year’s Nationwide race at Charlotte.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Charlotte:
“This weekend’s race it’s more important than ever that you have your car there at the end since this is the longest race of the year. We need to take care of our equipment all race long as well as be able to adjust on our car as track conditions change. Practices during the day don’t really give us a great idea as to how grip will be Sunday night, so we have looked over notes from previous years combined with Matt’s feedback from the All-Star race. He thought the balance was good last weekend, so we’ll use those notes and start from there as our base.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth earned his first career Sprint Cup series win at Charlotte on May 28, 2000
• Kenseth is one of four drivers to win all three Sprint Cup series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway along with both Nationwide Series events
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 18.1 and an average finishing position of 14.4 at Charlotte
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, seven top-five, and 13 top-10 finishes at Charlotte in the Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 8,306 of 8,852 (93.8 percent) laps at Charlotte and led for a total of 455 laps
• This weekend at Charlotte, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion
• Kenseth is currently second in the Sprint Cup Series driver point standings
