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[/media-credit]Team: No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-802 (Last run at Bristol)
Kenseth NSCS record at Richmond International Raceway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
05/06/00 Pontiac Excitement 400 37 15 400/400 Running $41,660
09/09/00 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 20 32 376/400 Engine $35,305
05/05/01 Pontiac Excitement 400 19 8 400/400 Running $52,475
09/08/01 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 38 35 301/400 Running $42,425
05/05/02 Pontiac Excitement 400 7 6 400/400 Running $68,000
09/07/02 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 25 1 400/400 Running $163,595
05/03/03 Pontiac Excitement 400 18 7 393/393 Running $72,675
09/06/03 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 18 7 400/400 Running $75,230
05/15/04 Chevy American Rev. 400 29 5 400/400 Running $122,303
09/11/04 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 16 28 397/400 Running $107,658
05/14/05 Chevy American Rev. 400 26 12 400/400 Running $116,746
09/10/05 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 13 2 400/400 Running $191,561
05/06/06 Crown Royal 400 11 38 351/400 Running $109,016
09/09/06 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 10 8 400/400 Running $122,916
05/06/07 Crown Royal 400 28 10 400/400 Running $126,466
09/08/07 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 18 14 400/400 Running $117,591
05/03/08 Crown Royal 400 24 38 345/410 Running $113,366
09/07/08 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 9 39 398/400 Running $113,841
05/02/09 Crown Royal 400 35 13 400/400 Running $121,390
09/12/09 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 28 25 400/400 Running $116,990
05/10/10 Crown Royal 400 21 13 400/400 Running $121,201
09/11/10 Air Guard 400 12 14 400/400 Running $124,176
04/30/11 Crown Royal 400 33 21 398/400 Running $110,286
09/10/11 Wonderful Pistachios 400 25 24 399/400 Running $110,866
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 24 1 3 9 0 $2,497,738
Kenseth on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
“I think that both the drivers and the fans love the racing action at Richmond. It’s a great track because there’s enough room to maneuver around without running into someone or getting run into. It’s also a place where we can get a lot of speed on the straightaways, so that also makes it exciting for the fans as well. Night racing provides for a little more consistency with the track, since conditions usually don’t change too much once the sun is down, so we’ll see what our Ford EcoBoost has in store for us this weekend.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
“We are bringing a car we last raced at Bristol and finished second with this weekend, so I’m hoping to have another great performance with this car. I really feel like our short track program has been improving lately and with Matt’s finishes at Bristol and Martinsville already this season, I feel pretty good going into this weekend. The challenge at Richmond is getting off the corner straight and we always work on providing rear grip without losing the front end in the middle of the turns.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 24 Cup starts at Richmond, Kenseth has completed 9,358 of 9,603 laps (97.4 percent) and led for 223 laps
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 21.2 and an average finishing position of 17.2 at Richmond
• Kenseth has achieved one win, three top-five, and nine top-10 finishes at Richmond in the Cup series
• This weekend at Richmond, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Richmond, Kenseth is currently third in the NSCS driver point standings
