Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-810 (brand new chassis)
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
11/07/10 AAA Texas 500 19 2 334/334 Running $370,876
04/09/11 Samsung Mobile 500 4 1 334/334 Running $525,886
11/06/11 AAA Texas 500 3 4 334/334 Running $227,461
Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings
Cumulative: 19 2 10 13 0 $4,567,812
Kenseth on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
“I really enjoy racing at Texas, and especially the added fun of it being a night race now, just adds some excitement to the weekend. It’s a place I’ve been fortunate to have had a lot of great finishes at, and it’s a track where Roush Fenway as an entire team seems to perform well at. Texas gives us several lines to race on, so it’s just turned into a place where drivers can take the high line or the low line when it comes to racing for position. Texas is just a great fast track with the challenge of relatively flat straightaways and high-banked turns so it’s a place that can be challenging, but I always look forward to racing there twice a year.”
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
“We’ve had a lot of success at Texas over the years and had two great runs last season. Last November, our car got loose as the race went on and the track rubbered up so we’ll work on those similar situations this weekend in practice. We only have one practice Friday that will be around the same time as the race starts so we’ll spend time on race trim since track conditions should be similar to Saturday. I’m hoping that we can either get a win or a top five for our Best Buy team to start back up this next stretch of races.”
FAST FACTS:
• In 19 Cup starts at Texas, Kenseth has completed 6,304 of 6,356 laps (99.2 percent) and led for 756 laps
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 16.8 and an average finishing position of 8.7 at Texas
• Kenseth is the top active driver in the Sprint cup Series at TMS with the best average finish (8.7) and the most laps led (756)
• Kenseth has achieved two wins, 10 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes at Texas in the Cup series
• Kenseth holds the record for the most top five (10) and the most top 10’s (13) in Cup action at Texas
• This weekend at Texas, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Texas, Kenseth is currently 4th in the NSCS driver point standings
