Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-810 (last run at Pocono)
Kenseth NSCS record at Pocono Raceway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
06/10/12 Pocono 400 14 7 160/160 Running $135,646
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 25 0 3 10 0 $2,546,882
Kenseth on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“The track surface at Pocono was way better in June with the new surface. I thought they did a great job paving it because one of the big challenges about Pocono used to be how bumpy it was. Usually everyone is against new pavement, including myself, because you think it hurts the racing, but I thought it was better overall. I never did well there in the past, and honestly never really liked the track there before, but I feel like we ran competitive during our race there in June. I don’t remember everything that happened during the race, or what we did to finish seventh, but I am looking forward to going back and trying to improve on that finish this weekend.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Our last race at Pocono in June was on the new pavement and we weren’t sure what to expect heading into the weekend, but we ended up having a pretty good run that day. It’s a different set of challenges at Pocono now since it’s not as bumpy as it was, and drivers aren’t using as much brake. It’s still a track with three very different corners, but the bumps used to be the fourth challenge for us when it came to handling. I’m looking forward to heading back this weekend since we were able to lead some laps back in June, I’d like to lead more of them this weekend.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 19.0 and an average finishing position of 13.9 at Pocono
• Kenseth has achieved three top-five and ten top-10 finishes at Pocono in the Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 4,798 of 4,849 (98.9 percent) laps at Pocono and led for a total of 50 laps
• This weekend at Pocono, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently second in the NSCS driver point standings
