Matt Kenseth Michigan 2 Advance
Michigan International Speedway
August 18-21st, 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
GFS Marketplace 400, Sunday @ 2:10PM
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: RK-39 (led the most laps at Chicago this year)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Michigan:
"I really like racing at Michigan. There are multiple grooves and you can pass, which are characteristics of my favorite kind of track. We've consistently had good finishes at Michigan, so it's a good place for us to be going after Watkins Glen, where we didn't finish very well. We are taking the same car that was so dominant in Chicago, so I hope we will come out with a top-five finish."
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Michigan:
"We certainly didn't have the finish that we were looking for at Watkins Glen, so we're looking forward to heading back to Michigan where we've been successful in the past. We have one win under our belts there, along with a string of top-ten finishes. We finished fourth there in June which was our best finish of the season at the time. I'm looking for another top-five finish this weekend to get back on track."
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth has finished in the top-ten eight times in the last ten races at the Michigan International Speedway.
Kenseth will be running car number 39 on Sunday at Michigan. This is the same car that led 176 out of 267 laps at the Chicagoland Speedway in July of this year.
Matt Kenseth's Cup Record at Michigan:
Date Event S F Laps Reason
08/22/99 Pepsi 400 25 14 200/200 Running
06/11/00 Kmart 400 23 17 193/194 Running
08/20/00 Pepsi 400 28 8 200/200 Running
06/10/01 Kmart 400 31 15 200/200 Running
08/19/01 Pepsi 400 33 4 162/162 Running
06/16/02 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 20 1 200/200 Running
08/18/02 Pepsi 400 21 11 200/200 Running
06/15/03 Sirius 400 21 4 200/200 Running
08/17/03 GFS Marketplace 400 33 9 200/200 Running
06/20/04 DHL 400 18 7 200/200 Running
08/22/04 GFS Marketplace 400 5 8 200/200 Running
06/19/05 Batman Begins 400 21 4 200/200 Running
