Matt Kenseth
Lowe's Motor Speedway
1.5-mile oval, located in Concord, N.C.
NBS: Carquest Auto Parts 300
FAST FACTS
Kenseth made his first career NASCAR Busch Series start at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May of 1996, driving a Chevrolet for Wegner Racing; he finished 31st.
Kenseth is 12th in the NBS point standings heading into Darlington despite having started only eight of the series 12 events. Remarkably, Kenseth is ahead of 13 drivers who have started in all 12 NBS races this season.
MATT KENSETH – NBS, Carquest Auto Parts 300
Team: No. 17 Ameriquest Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK-346 Last ran Atlanta ’06, finished fourth
Also in ’06, ran Las Vegas, finished second, and Fontana, finished sixth
RK-360 Brand new car
Matt Kenseth on racing in the Busch Series at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
“I like the new pavement at Lowe’s. The track did a good job re-paving and it’s probably the smoothest it’s ever been. The tire is a little too hard and you slid around a lot, but it should make for an interesting race. So far this Busch team has been hard to beat. We’ve run eight races and scored eight top tens. I love coming to Charlotte. This track has always been good to me, so hopefully we can continue both of those trends this weekend.”
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
“Matt’s done really well at Charlotte over the years and I’m hoping we don’t let him down this weekend. We’re bringing one of our favorite cars this weekend. This car has come close to winning a few times already in 2006. Maybe this weekend, we’ll finally break through.”
