Matt Kenseth Advance
Talladega Superspeedway
Sep. 29 – Oct. 2 2005 Nextel Cup Series
Talladega 500, Sunday, 2:30PM
Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: RK-40 (finished 11th at Talladega in the spring)
Matt Kenseth on racing at Talladega Superspeedway:
"The first thing that comes to mind when I think about returning to Talladega next weekend is that I hope I don't hit anything! It's the same as always when we think about Talladega, but I think we've got better cars than we've ever had for our speedway program. Our speedway program has been a lot better the last couple of years. I don't want to lie and say that I look forward to going there, but I look forward to going there more than I have in the past. I think we can be competitive and hopefully we can be in the lead draft and stay out of trouble."
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Talladega Superspeedway:
"I really hope we got our bad luck out of the way in Dover. We cut that first tire down and were able to battle back but when the second one went, our day was finished. Looking ahead to Talladega, the most important thing is to stay out of trouble. That's not always within your control, however, with the field running so closely together, but we'll avoid what we can and hopefully be around in the lead draft at the end."
Fast Facts
Matt Kenseth has one top-five and three top-ten finishes in his 11 starts at Talladega.
Matt Kenseth has led at least one lap in eight of his 11 starts at Talladega.
The No. 17 team will be bringing car number 40 to Talladega next weekend. This is the same car that Kenseth raced at Talladega earlier this year, finishing in the 11th position. Car number 40 made its' debut at this race one year ago, racing 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
05/01/05 Aaron's 499 23 11 194/194 Running
