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Matt
Matt
Kenseth answers fan questions once a week.
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April
2, 2008 |
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Matt, was there
anybody on the track Sunday at Martinsville that
did not hit you? It has to be frustrating to be
at a track you really do not like and have these
things happen. Good luck at Texas.
Fred Hester, St. Peters, Mo. |
2008 Q&A
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Thanks, the race was
much more eventful than I was hoping for.
Hopefully this will be a better week.
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Does a NASCAR
driver’s pit crew build a car from scratch, or
do drivers buy a car and then modify it?
Benjamin, San Diego, Calif. |
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The teams build the
cars pretty much from scratch. We build the
frames, engines, and put the bodies on. We also
build a lot of the bolt-on components but we do
purchase brakes and things like that from
outside vendors.
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Other than all your #17 Ford Fusions, what cars
do you own and what is your favorite?
Adam Lambert, Goulburn NSW,
Australia |
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My favorite is my 2005
Ford GT. It’s an awesome car that Ford Motor
Company gave me after our championship in 2003.
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I was wondering
what was the first car you ever drove? If you
are like many people, it was your parents’ car;
so my second question is, what was the first car
you ever owned?
Jane Sullivan Dover, Del. |
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I don’t know about the
first car I ever drove; it was probably one of
my dad’s furniture delivery vans. The first car
I owned was an ’82 Honda Accord 4-door. It was
awful. It was a hand-me-down from my sister, and
I had to work on it for weeks just to get it to
run.
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I listen to your
in-car audio every week thanks to NASCAR
Trackpass, and I’d like to know more about the
origins of the “Cupcake” and “Missile Crisis”
nicknames.
Matt Burgess Gainesville, Fla. |
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Well, “Cupcake” is
what our spotter calls Harvick. It’s an inside
joke between them and as hard as I try, neither
will tell me what it means, so it must be good.
The other one is kind of an inside joke, so I
think I better leave it there....
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Hey Matt, I will be
watching you on TV and listening to you on the
radio, I see you driving side by side and
through the corner, all the while making jokes
with your spotter. Is this racing thing easier
than it looks? Plus, you guys are hilarious to
listen to.
Cody Mortensen, Clearfield,
Utah |
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Well, it can’t be that
hard or I wouldn’t be able to do it!!!! It just
depends, there are times when you are
concentrating very hard, but I think we all
perform better when we can try to be relaxed and
keep it light.....
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Every race I listen
to you on the scanner. You and Bob crack me up.
I learn a lot about racing by listening to you.
Can your team listen to any other teams that are
not Roush-Fenway?
Jackie Tobritzhofer, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn. |
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Yes, the crew chiefs
and engineers will scan the other teams at times
to see what they are up to. Katie will scan
others during the race. I always have questions
on the way home about what happened with
everyone, so she gives me the scoop.
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