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[/media-credit]Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-771 (Last raced at Watkins Glen)
Kenseth NSCS record at Sonoma:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
06/26/11 Toyota/Save Mart 350 33 14 110/110 Running $123,761
06/20/10 Toyota/Save Mart 350 34 30 110/110 Running $120,376
06/21/09 Toyota/Save Mart 350 10 18 113/113 Running $126,663
06/22/08 Toyota/Save Mart 350 33 8 112/112 Running $142,841
06/24/07 Toyota/Save Mart 350 27 34 109/110 Running $117,596
06/25/06 Dodge/Save Mart 350 9 17 110/110 Running $120,791
06/26/05 Dodge/Save Mart 350 24 11 110/110 Running $126,561
06/27/04 Dodge/Save Mart 350 5 20 110/110 Running $111,603
06/22/03 Dodge/Save Mart 350 4 14 110/110 Running $78,975
06/23/02 Dodge/Save Mart 350 6 39 90/110 Running $65,405
06/24/01 Dodge/Save Mart 350 20 21 112/112 Running $53,200
06/25/00 Save Mart/Kragen 350 38 32 110/112 Running $48,190
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 12 0 0 1 0 $1,235,962
Kenseth on racing at Sonoma:
“You go there thinking about different things because your driving style on approach, and things you do in the car, is a lot different. We go to Sonoma working as hard as we can in practice to get our car to drive as good as it can because certainly there are a lot more opportunities for mistakes from a drivers standpoint at that track. Sonoma is always a challenge, and one that I sort of look forward to trying to get better at, but I also look forward to leaving on Sunday night too. Hopefully we can get a good result and get our cars running better there. All our cars were fast at Watkins Glen last year and hopefully we get them going fast at Sonoma this year.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Sonoma:
“The car that we are bringing with us this weekend to Sonoma was last raced at Watkins Glen last year and we actually took it to VIR at the end of May just to shake it down. Fuel mileage is important out at Sonoma so we’ll focus on that as well as just making sure that we help to give Matt a car that he can stay on the course and out of trouble with all day. Pit stops are also important for track position this weekend since it’s difficult to pass there.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 20.2 and an average finishing position of 21.5 at Sonoma
• Kenseth’s best finish at Sonoma came in 2008 when he earned a top-10 finish at the road course
• Sonoma is the only track on the NASCAR Cup circuit where Kenseth has yet to lead a lap
• Kenseth has completed 1,306 of 1,329 (98.3 percent) laps at Sonoma
• This weekend at Sonoma, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently leading the Sprint Cup Series driver point standings
