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[/media-credit]Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-810 (last run at Texas)
Kenseth NSCS record at Pocono Raceway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
08/07/11 Good Sam RV 500 20 16 200/200 Running $109,886
06/12/11 5-Hour Energy 500 27 8 200/200 Running $120,661
08/01/10 Sunoco Pennsylvania 500 26 18 200/200 Running $115,176
06/06/10 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 15 17 204/204 Running $116,399
08/03/09 Pennsylvania 500 12 11 200/200 Running $121,515
06/07/09 Pocono 500 8 16 200/200 Running $115,840
08/03/08 Pennsylvania 500 5 11 200/200 Running $120,591
06/08/08 Pocono 500 13 7 200/200 Running $130,866
08/05/07 Pennsylvania 500 37 14 200/200 Running $122,191
06/10/07 Pocono 500 24 9 106/106 Running $123,916
07/23/06 Pennsylvania 500 11 14 200/200 Running $113,316
06/11/06 Pocono 500 25 5 200/200 Running $141,641
07/24/05 Pennsylvania 500 30 36 195/203 Running $107,341
06/12/05 Pocono 500 10 32 197/201 Running $108,111
08/01/04 Pennsylvania 500 15 8 200/200 Running $113,968
06/13/04 Pocono 500 15 21 200/200 Running $105,918
07/27/03 Pennsylvania 500 9 13 200/200 Running $68,590
06/08/03 Pocono 500 25 3 200/200 Running $109,870
07/28/02 Pennsylvania 500 22 8 175/175 Running $64,765
06/09/02 Pocono 500 4 35 161/200 Running $53,865
07/29/01 Pennsylvania 500 24 14 200/200 Running $46,840
06/17/01 Pocono 500 31 6 200/200 Running $59,715
07/23/00 Pennsylvania 500 24 5 200/200 Running $71,590
06/19/00 Pocono 500 29 14 200/200 Running $48,665
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 24 0 3 9 0 $2,411,236
Kenseth on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“I don’t know a lot about Pocono since they repaved it, but since we have to be there for testing next week, I think by the time we do the test, we’ll have a good idea of what you need and a good plan going into Friday and getting ready for the weekend. It is a bit of an unknown right now, and until we get on the track, having not been on that surface yet with a tire on that new surface it is hard to predict how much tires are going to make a difference compared to track position and all those variables. I would assume with it being a new paved track that we’ll have a fairly hard tire and be more focused on track position and fuel mileage than on tires. Again, we haven’t been on the track yet so it is hard to predict all that right now.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“We have two days of testing this week heading into the race weekend, so there may be a few things we find in the test which we will use. My plan is to use our Indy notes to begin the test since that’s the closest track that is similar to Pocono. We’ll see if there’s anything new from the test this week, but typically at Pocono, teams want a car that can get great gas mileage, but we also need as much horsepower as possible to make the most of the long straightaway.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 19.2 and an average finishing position of 14.2 at Pocono
• Kenseth has achieved three top-five and nine top-10 finishes at Pocono in the Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 4,638 of 4,689 (98.9 percent) laps at Pocono and led for a total of 39 laps
• This weekend at Pocono, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently second in the NSCS driver point standings
