MBNA America 400 * Dover Int'l Speedway * Sunday, September 21,
2003
Mark Martin
Team: No. (6) Roush Racing Ford Taurus
Sponsors: Viagra
Owner: Jack Roush
Driver: Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Ben Leslie
Chassis: RRC-104- This car made its first and only run earlier this
season at Chicago where it finished 14th.
Martin on racing at Dover:
"I've always enjoyed racing at Dover. We've had a lot of success
there, but not a lot lately. It will be an interesting weekend between
the weather and the racing. We really need to qualify better than we
did in June and I think that will help us out a lot for the race. There
are usually a lot of accidents in the middle and back of the pack, so
that is not where you want to be."
Crew Chief Ben Leslie on racing at Dover:
"We should have a good car for Mark this weekend at Dover. We had a
tough race in June so hopefully we can make up for that. Mark has a
great history at Dover and we're working really hard to make sure that
continues."
ROUSH RACING FAST FACTS:
Mark Martin holds the 400-mile race record at Dover with an
average speed of 132.719 mph, set on September 21, 1997.
Martin won three consecutive fall races at Dover from 1997 *
1999.
Martin leads all other active drivers with 15 top-five finishes
at Dover.
Martin has posted 20 top-10 finishes, including three victories,
in 34 races at Dover.
Matt Kenseth now has 21 top-10 finishes in 27 starts, a
league-leading statistic. He also has ten top-five finishes; tied with
Bobby Labonte and Ryan Newman for the most.
Kenseth's 2003 Winston Cup point lead is now 404 points over
second place Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
If Kenseth wins the Dover 400 event, his Winston-leader bonus
payout would be a record $280,000.
Kenseth has completed all but two laps of competition in the
2003 season.
Kurt Busch sits seventh in the 2003 Winston Cup point standings
after 26 events, 75 points out of the fifth and 692 points out of first
place.
Busch is second in Winston Cup wins this season with four
victories (California, Michigan & both Bristol events).
Busch's crew chief Jimmy Fennig is tied for winningest active
crew chief in the Winston Cup Series with 24 wins.
Jeff Burton has three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 19
Winston Cup starts at Dover.
In the last five races at Dover, Burton has completed 97.9% of
his Winston Cup laps run.
In 2002, Burton's average starting position at Dover was 31.5
but his average finish was 4.5.
Jon Wood and Carl Edwards will compete in Saturday's Craftsman
Truck Series race at California Speedway. Combined the two drivers have
four wins, two poles, 18 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes.
