Matt Kenseth Advance
Kansas Speedway
Oct. 6th-7th 2005 Nextel Cup Series
Banquet 400, Sunday, 1:10PM
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: RK-48 (new chassis tested at Kansas last week)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Kansas Speedway:
“We are relieved to be finished with Talladega. Our car was really good and we were able to come home with a solid third-place finish. It was disappointing, though, to lose the lead on the last lap and not end up in Victory Lane. Our momentum is good right now going into Kansas – our cars have been strong, the pit stops have been fast and this whole team is just focused every week on getting the best finish possible.”
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Kansas Speedway:
“We have a new car that we're taking to Kansas. We tested there last week and are looking forward to seeing if what we learned during the test will pay off. Our record at Kansas hasn’t been great and we’re definitely looking to turn that around.”
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth has one top-ten Cup Series finish at the Kansas Speedway.
Kenseth and the DEWALT team will be bringing a brand new car to the Kansas Speedway. Car number 48 was tested at Kansas last week.
Matt Kenseth will be running in both the Busch and Cup Series events this weekend.
Kenseth will be running car number 42 in the Busch Series event on Saturday. This car has not been run this season.
With his third-place finish at Talladega, Kenseth gained two spots in the point standings, moving up to the seventh position.
Matt Kenseth’s Cup Record at Kansas Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Reason
09/30/01 Protection One 400 13 32 238/267 Crash
09/29/02 Protection One 400 27 7 267/267 Running
10/05/03 Banquet 400 37 36 220/267 Running
10/10/04 Banquet 400 15 17 267/267 Running
