Matt Kenseth – NBS ADVANCE, USG Durock 300
Team: No. 17 Ameriquest Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK-346 Last ran Charlotte in May; won the pole, led 83
laps before mechanical failure ended the day in 38th
RK-355 Yet to run in 2006
Kenseth on racing in the Busch Series at Chicagoland Speedway:
“I’m looking forward to getting back on track with Jimmy and the guys. It’s been about a month since we raced and that was at Dover, which didn’t go so good. Other than that race, we’ve had a pretty good year in the Busch Series. It seems like every time we run, if we aren’t competing for the win, we’re running a solid top five or top 10. That makes racing a lot of fun, I don’t care what series you’re running, when you can come to the track and race for the win. Hopefully we’ll continue that this weekend at Chicago.”
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Chicagoland Speedway:
“We’re bringing our favorite car. It’s already won two poles this season and I thought we were the class of the field in Charlotte before we blew up. Before that, its worst finish this season was sixth at Fontana. So, we feel like it’s capable of running up front and competing for the win. These guys have been anxious to get back on the track considering it’s almost been a month since we’ve raced. We’re looking forward to a positive weekend and hopefully, if some things fall our way, we’ll be able to put this Ameriquest Ford up front and pick up a win.”
