Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-821 (Last run at Chicago)
Kenseth record at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
05/27/12 Coca-Cola 600 20 10 399/400 Running $157,226
10/15/11 Bank of America 500 2 1 334/334 Running $284,436
05/29/11 Coca-Cola 600 19 14 402/402 Running $152,186
10/16/10 Bank of America 500 17 6 334/334 Running $144,551
05/30/10 Coca-Cola 600 16 10 400/400 Running $153,451
10/17/09 NASCAR Banking 500 4 2 334/334 Running $240,915
05/25/09 Coca-Cola 600 30 10 227/227 Running $160,965
10/11/08 Bank of America 500 9 41 194/334 Crash $110,796
05/25/08 Coca-Cola 600 12 7 400/400 Running $163,341
10/13/07 Bank of America 500 7 34 282/337 Accident $115,516
05/27/07 Coca-Cola 600 5 12 400/400 Running $156,241
10/14/06 Bank of America 500 11 14 332/334 Running $115,466
05/28/06 Coca-Cola 600 6 5 400/400 Running $180,366
10/15/05 UAW-GM Quality 500 18 26 326/336 Running $113,561
05/29/05 Coca-Cola 600 3 37 254/400 Accident $131,456
10/16/04 UAW-GM Quality 500 36 11 334/334 Running $113,803
05/30/04 Coca-Cola 600 37 3 400/400 Running $222,478
10/11/03 UAW-GM Quality 500 29 8 334/334 Running $82,425
05/25/03 Coca-Cola 600 18 2 276/276 Running $206,500
10/13/02 UAW-GM Quality 500 7 34 254/334 Engine $62,680
05/26/02 Coca-Cola 600 21 2 400/400 Running $170,600
10/07/01 UAW-Quality GM 500 32 12 334/334 Running $52,440
05/27/01 Coca-Cola 600 40 18 334/334 Running $65,630
10/08/00 UAW-Quality GM 500 26 9 334/334 Running $50,100
05/28/00 Coca-Cola 600 21 1 400/400 Running $200,950
10/11/99 UAW-Quality GM 500 27 40 231/334 Accident $19,680
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 26 2 7 14 0 $3,637,759
Kenseth on racing at Charlotte:
“Charlotte this weekend is really about car set-up and being able to get your car through the corner along with great race strategy. We’re taking this Chase one race at a time right now, and we’re going to go out and win some races to hopefully start climbing our way up in the points. Charlotte has been a pretty good track for us lately. I’m looking forward to getting in there this weekend and seeing how our stuff performs compared to the competition. I’m really curious to get there and look at how we’ll be competitive because typically it’s been a great track for us in the past.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Charlotte:
“We had a great finish at Talladega on Sunday so that gives us a little momentum heading into this weekend at Charlotte. We always look forward to racing at Charlotte since the track is right in our backyard and our home track for family and friends. Matt has had a lot of success at Charlotte including last year’s Fall race here, so I hope we earn another great finish for our Best Buy team Saturday night.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth earned his first career Sprint Cup series win at Charlotte on May 28, 2000
• Kenseth is the defending winner of the 2011 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
• Kenseth is one of four drivers to win all three Sprint Cup series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway along with both Nationwide Series events
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 18.2 and an average finishing position of 14.2 at Charlotte
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, seven top-five, and 14 top-10 finishes at Charlotte in the Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 8,705 of 9,252 (94.1 percent) laps at Charlotte and led for a total of 455 laps
• This weekend at Charlotte, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
• Kenseth is currently 12th in the Sprint Cup Series Chase driver point standings
