Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C., May 6-7, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Dodge Charger 500, Saturday, 7:10 pm (EDT)
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Matt Kenseth on racing at Darlington Raceway:
"We came out with a decent finish at Talladega that boosted us in the points a few spots, and I hope we can continue that forward momentum into Darlington. This is a challenging track, and you can get into trouble here if you're not careful. I'm looking forward to getting back to non-restrictor plate racing, and hopefully we can pull out a good finish in our new Carhartt Ford Taurus."
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Darlington Raceway:
"We managed to come out relatively unscathed from Talladega, which could've been a lot worse for us, considering the incidents we got caught up in. Matt's running Saturday and Sunday this weekend at Darlington and hopefully throughout the practice sessions we can figure out our set-up. He's done well in the Busch Series here and even has one win. I'm looking for some good things this weekend for our teams."
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth will be running a special paint scheme this weekend in the Darlington Cup race. The No. 17 will be sporting the copper and black colors of Carhartt.
This is the first of three races in which the No. 17 will be sporting the Carhartt paint scheme. The other two are Michigan in June and Lowe's Motor Speedway in October.
Matt Kenseth will be competing in the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 in the No. 17 Waste Management Ford on Saturday in the Busch Series. In his ten Busch starts at Darlington, Kenseth has one win, six top-five's and nine top-ten finishes.
With his 11th-place finish at Talladega, Kenseth gained five positions in the Nextel Cup point standings, to the 23rd position.
Matt Kenseth's Cup Record at Darlington:
Date Event S F Laps Reason
08/22/99 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 31 37 145/270 Crash
03/19/00 Mall.com 400 16 6 293/293 Running
09/03/00 Pepsi Southern 500 24 33 286/328 Running
03/18/01 Carolina Dodge Dealers 500 30 19 292/293 Running
09/02/01 Mountain Dew Southern 500 28 23 365/367 Running
03/17/02 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 34 8 293/293 Running
09/01/02 Mountain Dew Southern 500 9 37 325/367 Running
03/16/03 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 12 8 293/293 Running
08/31/03 Mountain Dew Southern 500 6 14 367/367 Running
03/21/04 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 15 31 289/293 Running
11/14/04 Mountain Dew Southern 500 9 20 365/367 Running
Totals Races Wins Top 5's Top 10's Poles
Cumulative 11 0 0 3 0
Matt Kenseth's Busch Record at Darlington:
Date Event S F Laps Reason
08/30/97 Dura Lube 200 14 12 147/147 Running
03/21/98 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 13 4 147/147 Running
09/05/98 Dura-Lube 200 11 6 147/147 Running
03/20/99 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 9 1 147/147 Running
09/04/99 Dura Lube 200 6 3 147/147 Running
03/18/00 Suncom 200 3 2 147/147 Running
09/02/00 Dura Lube/All Pro 200 15 8 147/147 Running
03/17/01 Suncom 200 3 2 147/147 Running
09/01/01 South Carolina 200 9 7 147/147 Running
11/13/04 Bi-Lo 200 32 5 147/147 Running
Totals Races Wins Top 5's Top 10's Poles
Cumulative 10 1 6 9 0
STANDINGS
Nextel Cup Series
Position Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top-5's Top 10's
23 Matt Kenseth 875 -493 9 0 0 0 1
