Talladega Superspeedway, October 1st – 3rd, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: EA Sports 500, 1:30PM CDT, Sunday, October 3rd
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 Smirnoff ICE Ford Taurus
Owner: Jack Roush/Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: MMR-40 (new chassis, tested at Talladega last week)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Talladega:
"We just need to go out this week and try to run up front. We need to
stay out of trouble all day long and a lot of times that’s a factor that’s out of your hands, but we have to do our
best. I think we have a good car that we’re bringing and we’ll see what we can come up with on Sunday and
hopefully get some of our points back.”
Robbie Reiser on racing at Talladega:
“This is a new car, it’s been to the wind tunnel and we like what we see,
but that’s just on paper-sometimes it doesn’t translate like you want it to, but if we can give Matt a car that
handles well in the draft, we’ve seen that he can take care of the rest out there. The number one thing is for us
to stay out of trouble.”
Fast Facts:
Matt Kenseth finished 32nd at Dover one week ago. He has 16 top-10 finishes in 28 starts in 2004. Kenseth has now been inside the NASCAR Top-10 for 63 straight weeks—the longest active streak.
This week, the team will bring chassis No. 40 to Talladega—it’s brand new and has only been tested once.
This marks the final race for the 2004 Smirnoff Ice colors for Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 team.
