NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: MBNA 400, Dover International Speedway, 6/6/4
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Owner: Jack Roush/Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: #19 (ran at both Lowe’s events, finishing first and third the past two weeks)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“I’ve always said that Dover is my favorite racetrack. It’s a lot of fun to drive and I got my first ever Cup start here back in 1998, filling in for Bill Elliott. I just like the speed you get to carry in the corners. When you get your chassis hooked up just right, it makes it a lot of fun for the driver. I’ve won a couple of races here in the Busch Series, but I haven’t ever won here in a Cup car. I hope to change that this weekend.”
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“We decided to bring chassis #19 to Dover this week. It’s been a great car for us over the past two weeks. I like how it responds to changes. I will say one thing though—this car has spent more time in the paint shop over the last two weeks than on the track, it seems.” Chassis #19 carried the DEWALT scheme for the All-Star race, but was painted to Smirnoff Ice for the Coca-Cola 600. It will return to DEWALT colors for Dover.
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth advanced one spot to third in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings on the heels of a third place finish at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last week. He is now 111 points out of first place. Kenseth has spent 47 straight weeks inside the “NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10”—the longest active streak.
In past events at Dover, Matt Kenseth has three top-fives and six top-tens in 10 starts at the one-mile track.
Kenseth has one career pole position—at Dover, coming in the June, 2002 event.
Kenseth is on record as saying that Dover is his favorite racetrack on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup circuit. His first ever Cup start came here in 1998, when he finished an impressive sixth place while subbing for Bill Elliott.
