Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-707 (brand new chassis)
Kenseth NSCS record at Auto Club Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
04/30/00 NAPA Auto Parts 500 23 3 250/250 Running $114,325
04/29/01 NAPA Auto Parts 500 23 17 250/250 Running $61,500
04/28/02 NAPA Auto Parts 500 20 20 249/250 Running $77,550
04/27/03 Auto Club 500 23 9 250/250 Running $95,425
05/02/04 Auto Club 500 25 4 250/250 Running $172,578
09/05/04 Pop Secret 500 30 22 250/250 Running $129,803
02/27/05 Auto Club 6 26 249/250 Running $127,286
09/04/05 SONY HD 500 23 7 254/254 Running $150,286
02/26/06 Auto Club 500 31 1 251/251 Running $324,991
09/03/06 SONY HD 500 11 7 250/250 Running $146,641
02/25/07 Auto Club 500 25 1 250/250 Running $342,316
09/02/07 Sharp Aquos 500 36 7 250/250 Running $158,941
02/24/08 Auto Club 500 4 5 250/250 Running $169,841
08/31/08 Pepsi 500 27 5 250/250 Running $169,941
02/22/09 Auto Club 500 24 1 250/250 Running $346,615
10/11/09 Pepsi 500 17 13 250/250 Running $144,340
02/21/10 Auto Club 500 20 7 250/250 Running $152,201
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 17 3 7 12 0 $2,884,580
Kenseth on racing at Auto Club Speedway:
“Fontana is typically a good track for me and the No. 17 team, so it’s good to travel there this weekend, especially after a strong run at Kansas last week. I really feel like we’ve been steadily improving on our program lately, so heading to Fontana where our team has run well at in the past, should hopefully mean another great run. Our Crown Royal team is focused on taking it one week at a time in order to make sure we get the finishes we deserve. Fontana is a down force track where aerodynamics comes into play, but our Roush Fenway organization really prepares for these kinds of tracks, so I’m looking forward to Sunday’s race.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Auto Club Speedway:
“Fontana is a place where horsepower is very important to having a successful weekend, so our Roush-Yates Engines become a great advantage to us even more this week. It’s a handling track where you want to try and keep fresh tires on your car, and pit crews play a key role as well when it comes to track position at Fontana. Fontana’s a track that focuses on horsepower, aerodynamics, and teamwork all in one, so to win at California is a pretty big accomplishment for a team.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 22.2 and an average finishing position of 9.1 at Fontana
• Kenseth has achieved three wins, seven top-five’s, and 12 top-10’s at Fontana in the Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 4,253 of 4,255 laps at Fontana and led for a total of 468 laps
• This weekend at California, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently 11th in the Sprint Cup Series driver point standings
