2005 Matt Kenseth Daytona Nextel Cup Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth and the #17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
~Daytona 500/Daytona International Speedway~
February 20, 2005
Matt Kenseth's Thoughts on Daytona:
"I spent last weekend driving in the Rolex 24 Hour race and I had a lot of fun, but I’m ready to get back to driving my DEWALT car on ovals again. We had a pretty decent test at Daytona in January and we’ve made a few more tweaks to the car since that. Robbie (Reiser) and the guys have worked very hard all winter to get this car ready to go. Daytona is unusual this year since we have less time on the track than we typically do for Speedweeks. We have a few days off which will be nice, but we will have to make the most of our practice time.”
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser's Thoughts on Daytona:
“I think this team is as ready as we’ve ever been for Daytona. The car we are taking was actually a bit slower in testing, but it has better front downforce. We’d all like to come out of the gate strong at Daytona, so we’ve given Matt a car we think is capable of that.”
Things to Know:
For Speedweeks, the team will bring chassis No. 42 to Daytona— it is a new car
Kenseth has 10 starts at Daytona with three top-10 finishes.
Matt Kenseth will also be running in the Busch Series race Saturday in the No. 17 Waste Management Ford Taurus.
