Matt Kenseth
California Speedway
Two-mile D-Shaped oval located in Fontana, Calif.
NNCS: Sony HD 500
FAST FACTS
Matt Kenseth and Robbie Reiser have posted four career wins at California Speedway, three in the Busch Series and one in Cup.
For his career, Kenseth has led in seven of his nine Cup races at Fontana for a total of 246 laps (fourth all time).
Since entering the Cup Series full time in 2000, no one has completed more laps on two-mile ovals (California Speedway & Michigan International Speedway) than Kenseth who has completed 5,049 of a possible 5,052.
Kenseth's average finish at the two, two-mile tracks is 9.79; tops among all drivers with 10 or more starts.
Kenseth successfully defended his Sharpie 500 crown last weekend at Bristol, marking the first time anyone has won two consecutive fall races at Bristol since Dale Earnhardt did it in 1987-88.
Kenseth's 13th top-five finish of 2006 leads the NEXTEL Cup Series by three and is a single-season best for him, topping 2005's total of 12.
Matt Kenseth - NNCS Advance
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: RK-323 Last ran at Michigan two weeks ago; led 87 laps and won
Won first Fontana race earlier this year after leading 40 laps in chassis' maiden voyage
Finished second in '06 at Las Vegas and Texas
RK-340 Last ran at Pocono in June '06, finished fifth in only start
Tested at Indy in July
Kenseth on racing at California Speedway:
"We've run pretty good at the two-mile tracks this year, and that's largely thanks to this car, No. 323, that Robbie and the guys built. It's been a good piece for us. We won with it at California earlier this year and it's fresh off the win at Michigan two weeks ago. It's not too far away from having three more wins, with two second-place finishes at Las Vegas and Atlanta, and a solid run at Chicago, although our results there weren't too good. Right now, it's all about momentum and it feels like we have a ton. We're coming off of consecutive wins and going to a place where we've enjoyed recent success. There's a lot of enthusiasm on this team right now. They're getting the job done and we'll be looking to do the same this weekend."
Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at California Speedway:
"I can't say enough about how proud I am of Matt and the guys. But, I still feel like our best is yet to come. We're taking it one race at a time and that's what I love about this race team: they stay hungry. When we got in the shop on Monday, there wasn't any talk about what we did last weekend. All we're focused on now is California. The guys in the body shop did a great job repairing the body on this car after it was wrecked in Chicago. That was evident by doing what we did in Michigan, in its first race since. It feels good to have secured a spot in the Chase, but we're hungry to get that first spot here in the next couple of weeks and go into the Chase with the points lead. We're going to a good track this weekend to try and get that done."
