Homestead-Miami Speedway, November 18th-21st, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Ford 400, Sunday, 1:00PM
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Owner: Jack Roush/Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: MMR-36 (new chassis tested at Homestead on 11/2-3)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
“We don’t have enough laps at Homestead in the four years that we’ve been coming here. We’ve had some trouble in those races so it was a place where we definitely needed to test this year. The test we had a couple of weeks ago went really well so I’m anxious to see how it works out in practice. I think we have a good car underneath us and hopefully we can capitalize on things and end the year on a great note.”
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
“I have a feeling we’re going to have a good weekend and make up for some of the finishes we haven’t had lately. The pit crew is on their 'A' game right now and I think we have a great car and we had a great test. We’d like to go out on top this year.”
Fast Facts:
Matt Kenseth finished 20th at Darlington Raceway one week ago. He has 16 top-10 finishes in 35 starts in 2004. Kenseth has now been inside the NASCAR Top-10 for 70 straight weeks, the longest active streak.
Kenseth moved up one spot in the point chase rankings to eighth place heading into this final week.
Kenseth’s best finish at Homestead is a 21st place effort, coming in his rookie season.
Matt Kenseth will also be running in the Busch Series race Saturday in the No. 17 Bayer Ford Taurus
