Auto Club 500, California Speedway, 5/2/04
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Owner: Jack Roush/Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: #34 (new chassis, tested at Kentucky)
Matt Kenseth on racing at California Speedway:
"I'm kind of glad to get back to some normal racing this week and California Speedway has been pretty good to us in the past. I'm kind of anxious to see how the setup works for us with the new tires falling off and everything. It will definitely help that I'm running my Busch car out here so I can get some extra laps throughout the weekend."
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at California Speedway:
"We're bringing a brand new car with us this weekend, but we've tested it a couple of times and we kind of like the way it responds to changes. If we can get our chassis to handle, we'll use the best pit strategy we can come up with for Sunday."
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth fell to fifth in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings on the heels of a 42nd place finish at Talladega one week ago. He is now 155 points out of first place. Kenseth has spent 44 straight weeks inside the "NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10" - the longest active streak.
Matt Kenseth has two top-10 finishes in four starts at California Speedway. He has led at least one lap in three of the four events at the track.
