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Suncom 200 - Matt Kenseth Notes Matt Kenseth / Visine Racing Pre-Race Notes for Darlington Raceway KENSETH'S MARCH MADNESS AT DARLINGTON: In seven career NASCAR Busch Series events at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C., Matt Kenseth has finished no worse than 12th. His last six Busch Series races at the 1.366-mile track have each resulted in a top-10 finish. Kenseth recorded a second-place finish last March and won at Darlington in March 1999. 100 PERCENT EFFORT: Kenseth has completed every lap in seven Busch Series events at Darlington Raceway. He has led 115 laps at Darlington, including 97 laps on March 20, 1999, when he drove to victory lane. KENSETH TO DRIVE NEXT THREE RACES: Matt Kenseth is scheduled to drive the next three NASCAR Busch Series races in Darlington, Bristol and Texas. Kenseth's 2001 NASCAR Busch Series schedule includes a total of 20 events. So far, he has finished third at the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway in Florida, 34th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and 30th at Atlanta Motor Speedway. MATT KENSETH's Comments on Darlington: "It's one of my favorite tracks, along with Atlanta, Charlotte and Dover. We've had success at Darlington in the Busch car and a lot of experience at the track. You have to get the car handling better than everyone else with good pit stops to win this race. It's a handling track more so than a speed track. As long as we're smart with our tires and make good, fast pit stops, we should have a shot at winning Saturday. We're going to try to improve on what we've been doing so far this year. We've been in a position in all three of my Busch races this year to make a run at a win. Things haven't gone the way we'd like them to, but that's all a part of racing. We'll try and make it to the end this week and win one." KENSETH ON THE HANS DEVICE: "I've been wearing it all year and I like wearing it. I'm not an engineer or doctor, but I've taken a look at the crash tests they've done and they seem to have good success with it. If it helps your chances in preventing neck and head injuries, then I'm going to wear it. It's not a burden once you get used to wearing it a few times. My position is that it would be foolish not to wear the HANS device if it increases your chances of survival in a hard wreck." Crew Chief Russ Strupp's Comments: "Going to Darlington is always interesting. Your tires wear out in five laps and the car practically looks like it was hit with a sandblaster by the time the weekend's over. Darlington's a fast and challenging track, which is to Matt's liking. We'll give him a good, fast car and hopefully make quick pit stops so we can get a win Saturday. We're taking "Chassis No. 12" to Darlington. It hasn't won a race yet, but Matt finished second in that car at Darlington last spring. We're pumped up and ready to go. It's time to win a race." Last year's SunCOM 200 (March 18, 2000): Kenseth earned his fourth top-five finish in five races of the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series season by crossing the finish line in second place. He made a full-charged effort to pass Jeff Burton on the final lap of the SunCom 200 at Darlington Raceway. Kenseth followed Mark Martin and Burton for the bulk of the 147-lap race, but he did lead two laps. The Visine Racing Team serviced Kenseth's Chevrolet three times under yellow flag conditions, but only minor adjustments were made to the Visine Chevrolet. Last Race: Bad luck found Kenseth for the second straight Busch Series race. A week after wrecking at Las Vegas, he recorded his first DNF of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series season. Kenseth finished 30th at Atlanta thanks to a blown engine. Kenseth began his 29th birthday starting 18th in the Aaron's 312. He would maneuver the Visine Chevrolet as high as third on lap 119 after running out of fuel on lap 64. Kenseth experienced overheating problems on lap139. He climbed out of the car on lap 171 once the engine blew. Sponsor Notes: Partners on the Visine Chevrolet for the SunCom 200 are BenGay and Cortizone, products produced by Pfizer Consumer Health Care.
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