Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL, April 30-May 1, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Aaron’s 499, Sunday at 1:20 pm
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: #40 (Finished 14th in the fall race at Talladega last year)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Talladega Superspeedway:
"There's nothing quite like racing at Talladega and Daytona, where the draft is so important and the racing is so close. I've yet to get a win in a restrictor plate race and that's definitely something that I want to do. I've been lucky and managed to stay out of the huge wrecks for the most part at Talladega. If we can do that this weekend, hopefully we can post a strong finish. I figure our luck has to turn around sometime."
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Talladega Superspeedway:
"I'm confident in the engine we'll be bringing to Talladega. We had engine trouble at Daytona this year, but I'm not concerned about it. The other Roush teams didn't have the trouble we did, and I know the Roush-Yates motors are strong. A lot of what happens at Talladega is out of your control. You have to hope you don't get caught up in any trouble, and you must use pit strategy to put yourself in a good position for the end of the race."
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth has one top-five and three top-ten finishes at Talladega.
Matt Kenseth has led at least one lap in eight of his 10 starts at Talladega.
The No. 17 team will be bringing car number 40 to Talladega next weekend. This is the same car that ran for the first time in the fall race at Talladega last year, which Kenseth drove to a 14th-place finish.
Matt Kenseth's Cup Record at Talladega:
Date Event S F Laps Reason
04/16/00 DieHard 500 42 18 187/188 Running
10/15/00 Winston 500 36 10 188/188 Running
04/22/01 Talladega 500 40 19 188/188 Running
10/21/01 EA Sports 500 24 4 188/188 Running
04/21/02 Aaron's 499 37 30 180/188 Running
10/06/02 EA Sports 500 8 14 188/188 Running
04/06/03 Aaron's 499 27 9 188/188 Running
09/28/03 EA Sports 500 37 33 158/188 Engine
04/25/04 Aaron's 499 31 42 59/188 Engine
10/03/04 EA Sports 500 7 14 188/188 Running
Totals Races Wins Top 5's Top 10's Poles
Cumulative 10 0 1 3 0
STANDINGS
Nextel Cup Series
Position Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top-5's Top 10's
28th Matt Kenseth 745 -515 8 0 0 0 1
