Dover International Speedway, September 24-26, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: MBNA 400, 1:00PM Sunday, September 26
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Owner: Jack Roush/Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: MMR-39 (new chassis, tested at Dover last week)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“It’s my favorite track so obviously I’m excited to get here and get another Chase race under our belts—hopefully with a great finish. Last week, we did exactly what we had to do by competing like a championship-caliber team and we need to go out and do that nine more times, then we can see how it shakes out. I think Dover plays to our strengths—I like the place a lot. I like the speed you have entering the corners and if you have a good setup underneath you, this place can be a lot of fun to drive. I like where we are in the points right now and we’re just hoping we can do even better this week.”
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“This is a new car, but I think it’s going to do a great job for us. We had a lot of planning and research that went into it so we’re hoping it performs. I would have loved to have had some more time to test it, but some time is better than none at all.”
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth finished second at NHIS one week ago. He has 16 top-10 finishes in 27 starts in 2004. Kenseth has now been inside the NASCAR Top-10 for 62 straight weeks—the longest active streak.
