Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-787 (last run in the All-Star race)
Kenseth NSCS record at Michigan International Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
06/17/12 Quicken Loans 400 6 3 200/200 Running $155,096
08/21/11 Pure Michigan 400 2 10 203/203 Running $128,511
06/19/11 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 3 2 200/200 Running $170,436
08/15/10 Carfax 400 7 5 200/200 Running $134,351
06/13/10 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 39 14 200/200 Running $129,551
08/16/09 CARFAX 400 25 14 200/200 Running $131,340
06/14/09 LifeLock 400 16 20 200/200 Running $124,590
08/17/08 3M Performance 400 14 5 200/200 Running $134,516
06/15/08 LifeLock 400 16 3 203/203 Running $155,066
08/21/07 3M Performance 400 21 4 203/203 Running $152,491
06/17/07 Citizens Bank 400 26 42 78/200 Accident $117,611
08/20/06 GFS Marketplace 400 3 1 200/200 Running $221,091
06/18/06 3M Performance 400 20 13 129/129 Running $121,416
08/21/05 GFS Marketplace 400 13 3 200/200 Running $148,371
06/19/05 Batman Begins 400 21 4 200/200 Running $138,261
08/22/04 GFS Marketplace 400 5 8 200/200 Running $117,343
06/20/04 DHL 400 18 7 200/200 Running $199,093
08/17/03 GFS Marketplace 400 33 9 200/200 Running $76,540
06/15/03 Sirius 400 21 4 200/200 Running $93,275
08/18/02 Pepsi 400 21 11 200/200 Running $65,340
06/16/02 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 20 1 200/200 Running $154,100
08/19/01 Pepsi 400 33 4 162/162 Running $70,050
06/10/01 Kmart 400 31 15 200/200 Running $54,040
08/20/00 Pepsi 400 28 8 200/200 Running $42,490
06/11/00 Kmart 400 23 17 193/194 Running $37,650
08/22/99 Pepsi 400 25 14 200/200 Running $25,040
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 26 2 12 17 0 $3,097,659
Kenseth on racing at Michigan International Speedway:
“With the repave this year at Michigan, there still is a lot that we’re learning in regards to our set-ups. We were able to go up for a Goodyear tire test at the end of July and got a few more laps under our belt on the new surface which always helps. Michigan is one of my favorite tracks during the season and I always look forward to going there since it’s in the Midwest. Racing at Michigan is always a big weekend for us since it’s the headquarters for Roush Industries and Ford Motor Company, so we’ll look to have another strong run in our Fifth Third Ford.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Michigan International Speedway:
“We went back to Michigan after the June race for the tire test and found a few other things that we think helped our set-ups going into this weekend, which is encouraging. The tires will still be an unknown for this weekend until we get to the first pit stop on Sunday. We’re going to come into the weekend building off of our set-up from June and go from there. I feel like we had an OK car for the last race, but I’m hopeful that we can improve upon our third-place finish from June this weekend at Michigan.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 18.8 and an average finishing position of 9.3 at Michigan
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, 12 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes at Michigan in the Cup series
• At Michigan, Kenseth ranks second for the best average finishing position with a 9.3 average. Roush Fenway teammate, Carl Edwards, has the best average finish among current drivers with a 8.4 average
• Kenseth has completed 4,971 of 5,094 (97.6 percent) laps at Michigan and led for a total of 279 laps
• This weekend at Michigan, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently third in the Sprint Cup Series driver point standings
