Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-790 (last run at Martinsville, Nov. 2011)
Kenseth NSCS record at Phoenix International Raceway:
Date Event S F Laps Status Earnings
11/05/00 Checker Auto Parts 500 12 42 53/312 Crash $45,700
10/28/01 Checker Auto Parts 500 38 4 312/312 Running $97,960
11/10/02 Checker Auto Parts 500 28 1 312/312 Running $211,895
11/02/03 Checker Auto Parts 500 37 6 312/312 Running $86,000
11/07/04 Checker Auto Parts 500 16 36 280/315 Engine $101,903
04/23/05 Subway Fresh 500 17 42 164/312 Crash $107,021
11/13/05 Checker Auto Parts 500 16 32 310/312 Running $109,161
04/22/06 Subway Fresh 500 4 3 312/312 Running $168,116
11/12/06 Checker Auto Parts 500 10 13 312/312 Running $86,700
04/21/07 Subway Fresh Fit 500 17 5 312/312 Running $149,766
11/11/07 Checker Auto Parts 500 18 3 312/312 Running $172,291
04/12/08 Subway Fresh Fit 500 27 38 269/312 Running $111,466
11/09/08 Checker Auto Parts 500 34 15 313/313 Running $117,291
04/18/09 Subway Fresh Fit 500 17 27 311/312 Running $113,440
11/15/09 Checker Auto Parts 500 28 18 311/312 Running $115,765
04/10/10 Subway Fresh Fit 600 27 6 378/378 Running $154,651
11/14/10 Kobalt Tools 500 15 7 312/312 Running $130,101
02/27/11 Subway Fresh Fit 500 24 12 312/312 Running $114,986
11/13/11 Kobalt Tools 500 1 34 238/312 Crash $108,986
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative 19 1 5 8 1 $2,303,199
Kenseth on racing at Phoenix International Raceway:
“Phoenix is still a little bit of an unknown since they just repaved the track last year and the surface is still so new. The pavement was very slick at the start when we came out here for testing as well as for the race at the end of the season, but I felt that the track got better and better as the race went on last November. I think everyone is anxious to get on the track Friday and see what the weekend has in store for us.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Phoenix International Raceway:
“We had a really good car the last time we raced at Phoenix in the Fall and it was great to start from the pole. The plan for this weekend is to use a very similar set-up to what we ran last November, and then continue to tweak and adjust during practice on Friday. We’ll make sure that we focus on handling and race trim during practice in order to give Matt the best car we can for Sunday’s race.”
FAST FACTS:
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 20.3 and an average finishing position of 18.1 at Phoenix
• In 19 starts, Kenseth has achieved one win, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes, and one pole at Phoenix in the Sprint Cup series
• Kenseth has completed 5,435 of 5,998 (90.6 percent) laps at Phoenix and led for a total of 211 laps
• This weekend at Phoenix, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
• Entering this weekend, Kenseth is currently the leader in the NSCS driver point standings
