Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-821 (last run at Charlotte)
Kenseth NSCS record at Texas Motor Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
04/02/00 DirecTV 500 13 31 288/334 Crash $57,050
04/01/01 Harrah’s 500 27 20 332/334 Running $80,700
04/08/02 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 31 1 334/334 Running $418,275
03/30/03 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 17 6 334/334 Running $142,950
04/04/04 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 25 16 332/334 Running $145,103
04/17/05 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 39 18 334/334 Running $101,625
11/06/05 Dickies 500 3 3 334/334 Running $260,961
04/09/06 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 6 2 334/334 Running $362,491
11/05/06 Dickies 500 36 12 339/339 Running $152,791
04/15/07 Samsung 500 4 2 334/334 Running $357,266
11/04/07 Dickies 500 18 2 334/334 Running $378,041
04/06/08 Samsung 500 8 9 339/339 Running $173,891
11/02/08 Dickies 500 6 9 334/334 Running $170,016
04/05/09 Samsung 500 3 5 334/334 Running $221,363
11/08/09 Dickies 500 30 3 334/334 Running $267,515
04/18/10 Samsung Mobile 500 28 20 332/334 Running $153,551
11/07/10 AAA Texas 500 19 2 334/334 Running $370,876
04/09/11 Samsung Mobile 500 4 1 334/334 Running $525,886
11/06/11 AAA Texas 500 3 4 334/334 Running $227,461
04/14/12 Samsung Mobile 500 2 5 334/334 Running $212,901
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative: 20 2 11 14 0 $4,780,713
Kenseth on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
“Texas is a really great race track that I really enjoy racing at twice during the season. There are a lot of fans who always come out and support us there, and it’s also a place that I’ve been lucky enough to have had some great races and finishes at. Texas is a fast 1.5-mile track where we have options to run several lines. It’s a place that can be challenging as well since the straightaways are fairly flat while the corners have some high banking in them. I’m looking forward to this weekend and hope to have another strong performance at a 1.5-mile track similar to our run at Kansas.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
“We’re bringing the car that we last ran at Charlotte, and I thought it was a pretty good car for us. Going into Texas we ran pretty decent in the spring, but I also feel like we’ve improved our stuff since the spring as well. We’re going to take some of what we learned at Kansas in regards to set-ups and plan to apply it to Texas as a starting point for this weekend’s race.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 20 Cup starts at Texas, Kenseth has completed 6,638 of 6,690 laps (99.2 percent) and led for 771 laps
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 16.1 and an average finishing position of 8.6 at Texas
• Kenseth is the top active driver in the Sprint cup Series at TMS with the best average finish (8.6) and the most laps led (771)
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, 11 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes at Texas in the Cup series
• Kenseth holds the record for the most top five (11) and the most top 10’s (14) in Cup action at Texas
• This weekend at Texas, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Texas, Kenseth is currently 8th in the Chase driver point standings
