Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-707 (last run at Fontana)
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
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 16 1 7 10 0 $3,443,589
Kenseth on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
“Texas Motor Speedway is a track I really enjoy racing at and have been fortunate enough to have put together some successful races at as well. To me, it is a track that’s more about real racing and making sure that you have a car that handles better than the rest of the guys, so that you’re the fastest car around the track every lap. Earlier this season, we got a flat tire that forced us to finish mid-pack, but our goal is to race hard and get the best finishes we can in order to finish our season strong for the Crown Royal Black team.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
“I’m looking forward to heading out to Texas this weekend because it’s really a great place to race at. After spending the last two weeks racing on a short track and a superspeedway, it will be nice to get back to racing with our intermediate track program. Matt has achieved a lot of success at Texas and our goal is to keep up with the adjustments we need, have fast pit stops, and get the best result we can on Sunday for our team.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 18.4 and an average finishing position of 9.9 at Texas
• In 16 starts, Kenseth has achieved one win, seven top-five and ten top-10 finishes at Texas in the Sprint Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 5,302 of 5,354 (99.0 percent) laps at Texas and led for a total of 497 laps
• Kenseth’s No. 17 pit crew won their fourth Tissot Pit Road Award at Talladega last weekend and are currently tied for first in the pit crew competition
• Kenseth is tied for the most top fives (7) and the most top 10’s (10) in Cup action at Texas
• This weekend at Texas, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently eighth in the NSCS driver point standings
