Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-802 (Last run at Richmond)
Kenseth NSCS record at Dover International Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
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 26 2 12 17 2 $3,472,173
Kenseth on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“Dover is my favorite track on the Sprint Cup circuit, and it’s been a place where we’ve had a lot of success at as well, so I just love racing there. The track is so fast and challenging, and it’s unique because of the way you drive up out of the turns. The turns sit a bit lower than the straightaways and you can feel it when you’re driving out there. We’re just going to continue to try and put ourselves up front and into position to be able to be consistent each and every week for our Best Buy team.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“Dover is Matt’s favorite track and that always gives us motivation heading into the weekend there. Last year we had two great finishes at Dover with a win and a top five, so I’m looking for similar results this weekend. Dover is a fast and high-banked track, but with Matt’s past success there, we plan to have our Best Buy Ford set up to give Matt everything he needs for a great weekend.”
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 16.7 and an average finishing position of 12.2 at Dover
• Kenseth has achieved two poles, two wins, 12 top-five’s and 17 top-10’s at Dover in the Cup series
• Two of Kenseth’s seven career Sprint Cup poles have come at Dover (spring of ‘02 and fall of ‘03)
• Kenseth has completed 10,124 of 10,404 (97.3 percent) laps at Dover and led for a total of 744 laps
• This weekend at Dover, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Dover, Kenseth is currently second in the NSCS driver point standings
