Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Valvoline NextGen Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-802 (Last raced at Loudon)
Kenseth NSCS record at Bristol Motor Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
3/26/00 Food City 500 22 12 500/500 Running $42,165
8/26/00 goracing.com 500 22 39 376/500 Overheating $35,575
3/25/01 Food City 500 24 14 500/500 Running $57,340
8/25/01 Sharpie 500 38 33 394/500 Crash $51,295
3/24/02 Food City 500 6 6 500/500 Running $74,670
8/24/02 Sharpie 500 10 5 500/500 Running $98,375
3/23/03 Food City 500 37 2 500/500 Running $118,870
8/23/03 Sharpie 500 10 4 500/500 Running $122,905
3/28/04 Food City 500 23 5 500/500 Running $136,098
8/28/04 Sharpie 500 23 9 499/500 Running $134,168
4/03/05 Food City 500 25 16 497/500 Running $128,401
8/27/05 Sharpie 500 1 1 500/500 Running $360,536
3/26/06 Food City 500 7 3 500/500 Running $166,566
8/26/06 Sharpie 500 4 1 500/500 Running $336,516
3/25/07 Food City 500 38 11 504/504 Running $132,816
8/25/07 Sharpie 500 12 39 452/500 Crash $131,176
3/16/08 Food City 500 4 10 506/506 Running $139,016
8/23/08 Sharpie 500 25 9 500/500 Running $149,591
3/22/09 Food City 500 33 33 497/503 Running $131,115
8/22/09 Sharpie 500 5 10 500/500 Running $150,065
3/21/10 Food City 500 7 5 500/500 Running $143,951
8/21/10 Irwin Tools Night Race 14 10 500/500 Running $148,526
3/20/11 Food City 500 11 4 500/500 Running $142,161
8/27/11 Irwin Tools Night Race 3 6 500/500 Running $158,861
3/18/12 Food City 500 21 2 500/500 Running $179,821
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 25 2 10 17 1 $3,470,579
Kenseth on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“I’m really not sure how the changes to the track surface at Bristol will affect the racing, but it should be interesting to see how it all works this weekend. If it turns out to be as slick as people are thinking it’s going to be, it’s going to be really tough to run side-by-side. It could be trouble if you’re running along someone and they decide to push you up into that top groove, so we’ll see how it all plays out.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“We’re going back to Bristol with the same car that we raced there earlier this season. We’ll unload with the same set-up we had back in March, but we’re going to need to work on that set-up since we need to learn about the new track surface since they changed the surface. We’ll be looking for more grip and more forward drive since I’m sure those will be the two areas we focus on with our Valvoline NextGen Ford this weekend.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 25 Cup starts at Bristol, Kenseth has completed 12,225 of 12,513 laps (97.7 percent) and led for 897
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 17.0 and an average finishing position of 11.6 at BMS
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, 10 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes at Bristol in the Cup series
• Kenseth has finished within the top ten in eight of his last ten starts at Bristol
• This weekend at Bristol, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Valvoline NextGen Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Bristol, Kenseth is currently second in the NSCS driver point standings
