California Speedway - Pop Secret 500, 4:30PM, September 5th
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 Smirnoff Ice Ford Taurus
Owner: Jack Roush/Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: MMR-34 (raced at Fontana, Michigan and Indy)
Matt Kenseth on racing at California Speedway:
"I have to say I'm glad we're heading to California Speedway this weekend. This track kind of lends itself to our program as we're pretty strong at the 1.5-2 mile tracks on the schedule. We're bringing the same car we finished fourth with earlier this year so I'm pretty confident. I think it's going to be a good race overall for the countdown to the Chase because this race puts more of the success in the driver's hands as opposed to luck, like last week."
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at California Speedway:
"We've got a lot of confidence in this chassis. We've run up front every time we've used it this year. The two variables I'll have to worry about Sunday are the pit crew and fuel mileage. I'd rather see the outcome in the hands of my guys than a fuel tank, though."
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth finished ninth at Bristol Motor Speedway one week ago. It was his 15th top-10 finish in 2004. Kenseth has now been inside the NASCAR Top-10 for 59 straight weeks*the longest active streak.
This week, the car will again carry the colors of Smirnoff Ice as the primary sponsor. This marks the fifth of six races with this paint scheme. The only remaining Smirnoff race is the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
