Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-826 (brand new chassis)
Kenseth NSCS record at Kansas Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
04/22/12 STP 400 18 4 267/267 Running $166,521
10/09/11 Hollywood Casino 400 4 4 272/272 Running $186,311
06/05/11 STP 400 21 6 267/267 Running $141,911
10/03/10 Price Chopper 400 8 7 267/267 Running $151,626
10/04/09 Price Chopper 400 23 39 134/267 Engine $128,290
09/28/08 Camping World RV 400 3 5 267/267 Running $164,866
09/30/07 Lifelock 400 2 35 206/210 Running $133,091
10/01/06 Banquet 400 8 23 266/267 Running $129,516
10/09/05 Banquet 400 1 5 267/267 Running $174,111
10/10/04 Banquet 400 15 17 267/267 Running $77,650
10/05/03 Banquet 400 37 36 220/267 Running $68,575
09/29/02 Protection One 400 27 7 267/267 Running $89,400
09/30/01 Protection One 400 13 32 238/267 Accident $53,900
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 13 0 4 7 1 $1,665,768
Kenseth on racing at Kansas Speedway:
“They did a really nice job with the repave at Kansas Speedway. They put a little bit more banking in it and the track was really smooth when we went out there for our test. It reminded me a lot of Las Vegas after they changed that track. I’m not sure if they did or not, but it seems like they narrowed up the groove a lot, especially in Turn 1. As much as they have been dragging tires and getting everyone out on the track at Kansas, I think it will be good for this weekend’s racing.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Kansas Speedway:
“We’re bringing a brand new car with us this weekend to Kansas. We participated in a tire test on this new surface, but we also have two extra days on track this week to get ready for this weekend. We have a few ideas that we’re going to try and see what ends up being the best to put into our car for this weekend. It’s a whole different track now but I have a feeling that we’ll see the cars start out slow, but as more rubber builds into the track, the faster they’ll go and more grip they’ll have.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 13.8 and an average finishing position of 16.9 at Kansas
• Kenseth has achieved one pole, four top-five and seven top-10 finishes at Kansas in the Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 3,205 of 3,419 (93.7 percent) laps at Kansas and led for a total of 238 laps
• This weekend at Kansas, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently 11th in the NSCS Chase driver point standings
