Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Affliction Clothing Live Fast Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-766 (last raced at All-Star Race)
Kenseth on racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: “New Hampshire is a lot like a larger Martinsville when I think of a track to compare it to. Your car needs to turn really well at Loudon and that seems to be the biggest thing I always fight; getting the car to turn in the middle of the corner. It seems that if you can have a car that turns well then it makes the rest of the overall handling a lot easier. Usually the guy that can roll through the middle of the corner fastest is the guy that will have a shot to win.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: “Looking ahead to this weekend at New Hampshire, we’re hoping to learn as much as we can from our car in order to return to Loudon in the Fall for the Chase. Our goal is always to make sure that we give Matt the best equipment we can each and every week to be consistent and make the Chase once again this year. We’ll take what we learn this weekend and hopefully add to our notes as we prepare for the Chase. Loudon is a difficult track to pass at and it really is a place that makes drivers and teams work for a good finish.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth will participate in a RFR Boston fan appreciation event on Thursday, July 14th along with his fellow teammates. The free fan event will take place at City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston, MA and will begin at 1:30pm.
• On Friday, July 15th, Kenseth will appear at Liquor Store #66 located along I-93 N in Hooksett, NH at 5:30pm. Wristbands will be handed out starting at 5:00pm Friday and attendees must be ages 21+
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 20.0 and an average finishing position of 14.1 at Loudon
• Kenseth has achieved one pole, five top-five, and 11 top-10 finishes at New Hampshire
• Kenseth has completed 6,369 of 6,446 (98.8 percent) laps at Loudon and led for a total of 88 laps
• This weekend at Loudon, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Affliction Clothing Live Fast Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently sixth in the Sprint Cup Series driver point standings
