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Ask
Matt
Matt
Kenseth answers fan questions once a week.
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July 7, 2008 |
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Congratulations on
a great finish at Daytona! I was listening to
your scanner. When you pitted and your set-up
went bad mid-race, the changes seemed small yet
you lost all your handling. Why was that? Bad
tires?
Kerry Sutton, New Berlin, Wis. |
Past Q&A
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I don’t know that we
ever figured that out. The car, in the limited
practice we had, was very sensitive to changes.
It was tough to find the right balance. I’ve
never had to change that much on a car for
handling on a plate track before. It was a
challenge for sure.
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What do you do on
the weekdays when you don’t have a race?
Joey Betzel, Bettendorf, Iowa |
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Depends on the week.
Some weeks I get some time to hang out at home
and not do much. Other weeks we are busy testing
and or doing sponsor appearances. When I’m at
home I also try to get to the shop, spend a few
hours over there, and keep up with what we have
going on there as well.
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Do you play any musical instruments or Guitar
Hero?
Charmaine Huey, Nashville, Tenn. |
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No, but I like to sing
along to the stereo in the car, when I don’t
have passengers!
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Q |
How does it help to
“lay back” on a restart? Don’t you want to be
closer to the leaders?
Abigail W., Guilford, Conn. |
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What happens is, if
the pace car speed is 70, and you know where the
leader is going to restart, you try to lay back
a little and anticipate when the leader is going
to restart. So if you have some space in front
of you and can get in the gas just a little
before the leader, you can actually be going
faster than the leader when the race restarts
and get a run on the people in front of you.
Hope that makes sense, I even feel confused
now!!!
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Q |
When a driver or
owner has to pay a fine, what does the money go
to?
Robin Hendren, Upton, Ky. |
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It used to go into the
point fund, but this year they changed it and
now it all goes to the NASCAR foundation.
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