Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.R.Primary: RK-802 (Last run at Bristol)
Kenseth NSCS record at Dover International Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
06/03/12 FedEx 400 5 3 400/400 Running $201,601
10/02/11 AAA 400 18 5 400/400 Running $148,311
05/15/11 FedEx 400 24 1 400/400 Running $314,311
09/26/10 AAA 400 14 18 399/400 Running $118,601
05/16/10 Autism Speaks 400 21 3 400/400 Running $210,101
09/27/09 AAA 400 23 3 400/400 Running $176,515
05/31/09 Autism Speaks 400 14 4 400/400 Running $179,940
09/21/08 Camping World RV 400 8 2 400/400 Running $208,041
06/01/08 Best Buy 400 21 4 400/400 Running $173,541
09/23/07 Dodge Dealers 400 10 35 374/400 Engine $113,716
06/03/07 Autism Speaks 400 17 5 400/400 Running $161,341
09/24/06 Dover 400 3 10 399/400 Running $136,816
06/04/06 Neighborhood Excellence 400 19 1 400/400 Running $323,591
09/25/05 MBNA 400 11 35 367/400 Accident $110,986
06/05/05 MBNA 400 23 7 400/400 Running $142,321
09/26/04 MBNA 400 8 32 319/400 Accident $118,833
06/06/04 MBNA 400 39 22 381/400 Accident $115,913
09/21/03 Dover 400 1 9 400/400 Running $79,840
06/01/03 MBNA 400 4 7 400/400 Running $87,985
09/22/02 MBNA 400 17 4 400/400 Running $91,680
06/02/02 MBNA 400 1 40 297/400 Running $72,845
09/23/01 MBNA 400 40 29 390/400 Running $50,815
06/03/01 MBNA 400 13 16 399/400 Running $58,435
09/24/00 MBNA 400 31 12 399/400 Running $64,440
06/04/00 MBNA 400 26 2 400/400 Running $119,755
09/26/99 MBNA 400 13 4 400/400 Running $51,160
09/20/98 MBNA 400 16 6 400/400 Running $42,340
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 27 2 13 18 2 $3,673,774
Kenseth on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“Dover has been one of our better tracks historically. We haven’t been really dominant there, but we’ve been able to get some top-fives there the last few times we’ve been to Dover, which is good, but we still need to be a little better there too. We’ve got a little work to do as we head to Dover, but it’s definitely one of our better tracks on the circuit, and a place that I’m really hoping we can make up some ground in the point standings.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“Earlier this season at Dover we qualified and finished well, but our car just wasn’t where it needed to be during the race so our plan is to try out a few different packages and hopefully we can find something that works out better. Track position is really important at Dover, so we will also work on our pit strategy to make sure that we have Matt out front at the end on Sunday.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth made his first career Sprint Cup start at Dover on Sept. 20, 1998, filling in for Bill Elliott
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 16.3 and an average finishing position of 11.8 at Dover
• Kenseth has achieved two poles, two wins, 13 top-five’s and 18 top-10’s at Dover in the Cup series
• Two of Kenseth’s eight career Sprint Cup poles have come at Dover (spring of ‘02 and fall of ‘03)
• Kenseth has completed 10,524 of 10,804 (97.4 percent) laps at Dover and led for a total of 746 laps
• This weekend at Dover, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Dover, Kenseth is currently 11th in the Chase driver point standings
