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Kansas Busch & Nextel Cup Preview
September 28, 2006

Kansas Speedway • Kansas City, Kan.
Yellow Transportation 300 • Saturday, September 30 • 3:00 pm/e TNT
Banquet 400 • Sunday, October 1 • 1:30 pm/e NBC

Nextel Cup Chassis — #17 DeWALT Ford Fusion
Primary — RK-385 (Last ran at Indy in Aug. ’06, led nine laps & finished second)
Backup — RK-280 (Has not run in 2006; tested at Charlotte)

Busch Chassis — #17 Pennzoil Ford Fusion
Primary — RK-360 (Last ran Fontana, finished 7th)

 
Matt Kenseth’s Cup Series performance summary at Kansas:

Date S F Laps Led Reason
10/09/05 1 5 267/267 71 Running
10/10/04 15 17 267/267 0 Running
10/05/03 37 36 220/267 0 Running
09/29/02 27 7 267/267 0 Running
09/30/01 13 32 238/267 14 Accident

 
Matt Kenseth Cup Series totals at Kansas:

  Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Led
Cumulative 5 0 1 2 1 85


Matt Kenseth’s Busch performance summary at Kansas:

Date S F Laps Reason
10/08/05 16 7 200/200 Running
10/09/04 33 33 108/204 Accident
09/29/01 11 4 200/200 Running

Matt Kenseth Busch Series totals at Kansas: 

  Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles
Cumulative 3 0 1 2 0

 
Matt Kenseth on racing at Kansas:

Cup: “Kansas has been a little bit of a hiccup for us in the past. We’ve had some pretty good cars there before, but we’ve struggled at times too. Last season was obviously our best run at Kansas. We won our first pole of the season there last year, and I’d love to do the same this weekend, so that we can make the Bud Shootout. We’re bringing a car that only has one start and that was Indy earlier this year, and it ran good there. It sounds funny to say, ‘we’ll bounce back this weekend,’ when we finished with a top 10 last week, but as everyone knows, we had the dominant car and didn’t win, and that’s always frustrating. You have to keep things in perspective though. It could have been a lot worse. We still finished 10th, we still cut into the points lead and most importantly, Robbie and the guys gave me an excellent car that was, for most of the day, the class of the field. Hopefully, we can have the same this weekend, just improve on the finish.”

Busch: “Jimmy and the guys did a great job at Dover and we were extremely close to pulling out the win. If it wasn’t for that last caution, I think we could have done it, but what’s promising is how well we ran and were able to compete all day. That was one of the more solid runs we’ve had all year as far as the setup, or adjustment and our job in the pits. We just ran out of time at the end. But, on the bright side, we’re carrying a ton of momentum into Kansas this weekend. Kansas has been a decent track for us. I enjoy it as a driver. It’s smooth and wide and a lot like Chicago without as much banking. It’s definitely multi-grooved and that’s always a lot more fun because you can move around on the track and find the line that works best for you. We’ve had a car that’s been able to compete for the win the last couple times we ran, and I don’t expect anything different this week. Pennzoil is back on the car, so hopefully we can get these guys into victory lane.”

Nextel Cup Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Kansas:

“This week we’re bringing our Indy car. It finished second at Indy and we think it’ll be good at Kansas too. Last weekend wasn’t how we wanted to finish, but we can’t dwell on that. I can understand everyone’s frustration… believe me, there was nobody more frustrated than I was, but we’ll put this behind us. That was last week and we’ll move on. We’re still in good shape in the points and if we continue to perform at this level, we’re going to be OK. Kansas was good to us last year and we believe we’re bringing a better car back this year. If we can go out Sunday, run up front, be a contender and maybe improve on last year’s finish, that will be the best way to put last week behind us.”

Busch series crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Kansas:

“We are very excited to have Pennzoil back with us this weekend in Kansas. The team pulled off a great run last weekend in Dover, so hopefully we can carry that momentum over into this weekend and go for the win.”

Kansas Fast Facts

n Matt Kenseth led for 215 laps at Dover and has now led the most laps in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup season with 1108.

n Kenseth’s 1108 laps led this season marks the highest single-season laps led total of his career, besting 2005’s total of 1001.

n Kenseth scored the third pole of his Cup career at Kansas last year. It is the only “Chase track” where Kenseth has recorded a pole.

n Kenseth’s average finish of 19.4 at Kansas Speedway ranks seventh among the 10 tracks in the Chase.

n Kenseth’s “Chase stats” at Kansas:

 

 

Start

Finish

Laps

Led

Rank

 

2005

1

5

267/267

71

8th

 

2004

15

17

267/267

0

7th

n By leading the most laps in the Dover 400, Kenseth has accumulated 115 bonus points in 2006, more than any driver in the NEXTEL Cup Series.


Kenseth finishes 10th at Dover
September 25, 2006

n Photos from Dover

No. 17 DeWALT Ford Fusion Recap
DOMINANT DAY ENDS IN DISAPPOINTMENT FOR KENSETH AT DOVER

After dominating the majority of the race, Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT team saw their promising top-five finish and possible victory run out of gas only two laps shy of the finish. Kenseth started third and led 215 of 400 laps, but the team elected to stay out while leading when the caution flag flew on lap 323 when all but three cars came to pit road for fuel. Having last pitted on lap 299, Kenseth’s crew believed they had enough fuel for the distance, but that miscalculation proved costly. After putting up a valiant effort, fighting off eventual winner Jeff Burton for the lead during a fantastic 20 lap battle, Kenseth’s troubles worsened when his No. 17 Ford ran out of gas with just two laps to go. A certain second-place finish and significant points lead slipped away in the process, but Kenseth still managed to get to pit road for a splash of fuel and continue on to a 10th-place finish; his sixth consecutive top 10.

Under threatening skies but perfect temperatures, Jeff Gordon led the field to the green flag in front of a packed house at the “Monster Mile,” at 1:10 PM Eastern. Kenseth entered the race third in the Championship points standings just 41 behind leader Kevin Harvick. Matching his best starting position of the season, Kenseth rolled off third in the same car he raced to victory at Dover back in June.

Together, Kenseth and chassis number 267 picked up where they left off in June, and it wasn’t long before the field knew that the No. 17 was the car to beat. Reporting the car as being loose from the center of the turn to the exit, Kenseth prepared the Robbie Reiser-led crew to make the first adjustments of the day when he brought the car in for service on lap 49. After restarting fourth, Kenseth began his march to the front and on lap 74 led for the first time of the day.

Over the next 90 laps, Kenseth and the No. 17 crew kept the DEWALT car out in front of the pack. But, on lap 166 as the leaders headed to pit road under caution, Kenseth stopped his car for service with his right-front tire on the pit box line. NASCAR’s rules state that before the crew can begin servicing the car it must be “inside the box.” In order not to violate the rule and avoid a penalty, Kenseth had to back up and correct his position before the crew could start their service. The mistake cost the No. 17 team, which came to pit road in first place, to exit in the 20th position.

That valuable track position was regained when under the next caution period, Reiser elected to keep Kenseth on the track while others pitted. Restarting eighth on lap 190, Kenseth needed another caution at the right time in order to get in sync with the other lead lap cars. The caution he needed flew on lap 205 and the majority of the field returned to pit road for fresh tires. Kenseth came in sixth and with a lightning-fast stop of 12.06 seconds by the “Killer Bees” returned to the track fourth among those that pitted and 11th overall.

The lap 214 restart signaled the beginning of the race’s longest green-flag run, and Kenseth was ready. By lap 225, Kenseth had maneuvered into the ninth position and was consistently the fastest car on the track. After cracking the top five on lap 237, Kenseth regained the lead on lap 264 and set sail, leading the next 131 laps.

The drama began to unfold when Kenseth led the field to pit road on lap 299. Kenseth’s huge on-track lead translated into more leeway on pit road. The crew had finished changing the tires but were afforded the luxury of making sure the fuel cell was as full as possible; waiting an extra two seconds before sending Kenseth back to the track, still with the lead, for what they hoped to be the final stop of the day.

Reiser knew they were going to be close on fuel and advised Kenseth to conserve as much gas as possible. But, when the last caution flag flew on lap 323, the team was confident that it was the relief they needed to make the distance on fuel. As a result, the No. 17 team elected to stay out along with three other cars while the rest of the field pitted.

On the lap 328 restart, Kenseth quickly pulled away from his pursuers and amassed a substantial lead. But, it became apparent by lap 347 that Burton, on fresher tires, was coming, when Reiser radioed as much to Kenseth. Kenseth’s car began to pick up a “tight” condition that only worsened the longer the run wore on. By lap 370, Burton had caught Kenseth and over the next 24 laps, Kenseth did everything in his power to keep him at bay. The two well-respected drivers put on an amazing battle for the lead as Burton drove low into the turns, but Kenseth held him off up high on the exit. This went on for 24 laps before Burton was finally able to make it around with just six to go.

Kenseth’s troubles suddenly became less about Burton, running directly in front of him, and more about his fuel. With only two laps remaining Kenseth reported to his crew that he was out of gas. Coasting to pit road as the field took the white flag, Kenseth received the splash of gas needed to turn one more circuit. Thankfully, due to the torrid pace that Kenseth had set for the final half of the race, only nine cars were on the lead lap, and Kenseth was able to finish 10th, the first car one lap down. As a show of sportsmanship and mutual respect, Kenseth drove around one more time to congratulate his good friend Burton on his first victory in nearly five years.

Kenseth’s 10th-place finish marks the sixth consecutive top 10 for the No. 17 team, dating back to the win at Michigan on Aug. 20. Despite having a seemingly disastrous ending, Kenseth still managed to make up ground in the Chase for the Championship and now sits in third, just 18 points out of first. By leading 215 laps on Sunday, Kenseth has now led the most laps of any driver in the NEXTEL Cup Series in 2006, bringing his total to 1,108. Kenseth’s 18 top-10 finish of 2006 is also tops in the Cup Series.

“We had a good car,” said a frustrated Kenseth immediately following the race. “We had older tires than everybody and for some reason that last set didn’t like my car as much. We had a couple problems with the car. I messed up in the pit box and I was pretty pumped up that we were able to come back and pass the whole field for the lead. I just don’t understand what we did there at the end. We gambled for fuel, but there was really no reason to gamble because we had the best car. Even if we would have lost two or three spots, we had the car to beat so I don’t understand how we can run out of fuel on the last lap.

“It was fun (racing with Burton at the end). I was hogging a lot of the track and I was real tight. If I couldn’t win, honestly, there’s nobody else I’d rather see win the race. Jeff Burton is a great guy. He’s a great friend of mine and I’m as happy as I can be that he won.”

RACE SUMMARY
Matt Kenseth • Started: 3rd  • Finished: 10th

POINTS SUMMARY
Matt Kenseth • Race Total: 144 points • Season Total: 5333 points, Ranked 3rd, 18 points out of first.

NEXT UP:
Banquet 400 • Kansas Speedway • Sunday, October 1


Kenseth 2nd in Dover Busch race
September 24, 2006

No. 17 DeWALT Ford Fusion Recap
KENSETH SCORES 11TH TOP-FIVE OF 2006 IN ONLY 16TH START

Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 Ameriquest team rolled off eighth on Saturday afternoon at “The Monster Mile” and turned in one of the most solid performances of the season. Spending much of the 200-lap event in the top ten, Kenseth returned to the track in the third position after his final pit stop on lap 120. In a race that saw the yellow flag wave 13 times for 46 laps, the caution was displayed six times in the final 80 laps keeping the field bunched together down the stretch. Kenseth exchanged the lead with Clint Bowyer during the last 30 laps and appeared poised to make the winning pass with just under five laps remaining. But, a green-white-checker finish ruined Kenseth’s chances for one final move, relegating him and the No. 17 team to a second-place finish.

Scott Riggs led the field of 43 to the green at 3:05 PM Eastern in Dover, Del. Kenseth qualified eighth, his 14th top-10 qualifying effort of the season, and quickly began to make his way forward. Early in the race, Kenseth reported the car being too loose off the turn claiming, “It feels like the rear end isn’t down on the track.”

Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig had just the remedy when Kenseth came to pit road for the first time on lap 59. Making a track bar and air pressure adjustment, in addition to changing fours tires and getting fuel, Kenseth lost several spots on pit road and returned to the track in the 15th position. While short on track position, Kenseth wasn’t short on experience and horsepower, quickly making his way back inside the top 10.

The longest green-flag run of the race occurred from lap 71 to lap 118 and during that span, Kenseth moved from 13th to sixth. Coming to pit road for the final time on lap 120, Kenseth entered in the sixth position but the No. 17 crew clicked off one of their best pit stops of the season and picked up three positions, turning Kenseth out in the third position.

Over the final 80 laps, the caution flag flew six times, keeping the leaders close to one another. Kenseth worked his way into the second position and on lap 170, just 30 laps shy of the finish, overtook Bowyer for the top spot. The two put on a spirited battle for the lead over the final 20 laps. Bowyer regained the lead with 21 laps to go and, for a moment, appeared to be cruising to the victory as his lead stretched to over one second. But, Kenseth’s car came to life and by lap 190, just 10 laps from the finish he had made his way back onto the rear bumper of Bowyer’s car.

The caution flag flew for the final time with just under five laps to go setting up a green-white-checker finish. But, the caution wasn’t what Kenseth needed. While under green, Kenseth was right behind Bowyer, threatening to pounce at any second, but Kenseth needed several laps to get going; something he was not afforded on the two-lap shootout. Kenseth ran out of time and was unable to make the final charge needed. Kenseth’s second-place finish was his seventh top-three finish of 2006 and his 11th top-five is the third most of any driver in the Busch Series despite having started 13 fewer races.

“This was a good run for us,” Kenseth said following the race. “We didn’t need that final caution flag. I thought we were done when the No. 2 passed us with about 20 to go. But, I kept running the high groove and it just suddenly took off. We closed on him in a hurry and I really thought we were going to have a heck of a finish. But, then we had that last caution and there just wasn’t anyway I could pass him in two laps. We needed about three or four more laps to have a chance. Still, it’s a good run and we’ll carry this momentum to Kansas.”

RACE SUMMARY
Matt Kenseth • Started: 8th  • Finished: 2nd

NEXT UP:
Yellow Transportation 300 Kansas Speedway • Saturday, September 30


Dover Busch & Nextel Cup Preview
September 20, 2006

Dover International Speedway • Dover, Del.
Dover 200 • Saturday, September 23 • 3:00 pm/e TNT
Dover 400 • Sunday, September 24 • 12:30 pm/e TNT

Nextel Cup Chassis — #17 DeWALT Ford Fusion
Primary — RK-267 (Last ran at Dover where it led 83 laps en route to victory; also in 2006: finished third at Darlington and 13th at Atlanta)
Backup — RK-280 (Has not run in 2006; new car; tested Charlotte)

Busch Chassis — #17 Ameriquest Ford Fusion
PrimaryRK-295 (last ran Bristol, finished 1st)

 
Matt Kenseth’s Cup Series performance summary at Dover:

Date S F Laps Led Reason
06/04/06 19 1 400/400 83 Running
09/25/05 11 35 367/400 0 Accident
06/05/05 23 7 400/400 0 Running
09/26/04 8 32 319/400 58 Accident
06/06/04 39 22 381/400 0 Accident
09/21/03 1 9 400/400 1 Running
06/01/03 4 7 400/400 0 Running
09/22/02 17 4 400/400 0 Running
06/02/02 1 40 297/400 0 Running
09/23/01 40 29 390/400 0 Running
06/03/01 13 16 399/400 0 Running
09/24/00 31 12 399/400 0 Running
06/04/00 26 2 400/400 0 Running
09/26/99 13 4 400/400 0 Running
09/20/98 16 6 400/400 0 Running

 
Matt Kenseth Cup Series totals at Dover:

  Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles
June race 7 1 2 4 1

Sept. race

8 0 2 4 0
Cumulative 15 1 4 8 1

  
Matt Kenseth’s Busch performance summary at Dover:

Date S F Laps Reason
06/03/06 18 26 197/200 Running
09/24/05 14 38 1/200 Accident
06/07/04 22 35 62/200 Accident
05/31/03 3 4 200/200 Running
09/22/01 20 10 199/200 Running
06/02/01 9 2 200/200 Running
09/23/00 14 1 200/200 Running
06/03/00 16 3 200/200 Running
09/25/99 1 38 120/200 Accident
06/05/99 14 32 154/200 Accident
09/19/98 4 1 200/200 Running
05/30/98 2 40 136/200 Accident
09/20/97 15 3 200/200 Running
05/31/97 32 11 199/200 Running

Matt Kenseth Busch Series totals at Dover: 

  Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles
Cumulative 14 2 6 7 1

 
Matt Kenseth on racing at Dover:

Cup: “Dover is a tough racetrack and one of the most physically demanding tracks we race at. It will always be special to me and winning there this past June made it even more special. It was the site of my first Cup start back in ’98 when I replaced Bill Elliott, whose Dad had passed away. No one knew who I was and we got a sixth-place finish that day. It seems we’ve been real hit or miss at Dover. Sometimes we’re real good and finish in the top 10, other times something freak will happen and ruin our day. Hopefully, we can hit on the setup again this weekend, with the same car we won with in June, and maybe pull out another top-five finish. Maybe, with a little luck, even challenge for the win.”

Busch: “We can only improve from the last time we went to Dover. Jimmy (Fennig) and the guys had done a great job setting up the car and I though we were going to have a great day and maybe challenge for the win, but right after we fired the engine we discovered a problem with one of the spark plugs. By the time we got it fixed we were already a lap down and it was hard to do anything at that point. If the car is as good this weekend as it was in practice back in June, then we should be able to compete for another win. Someone pointed out to me that the last three Busch Series winners have gone on to win the Cup race the next day... if that’s the case, it becomes even more important for us to put this Ameriquest car in victory lane on Saturday.”

Nextel Cup Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Dover:

“We’re bringing the same car we won with there in the spring. Chassis 267 has been pretty good every time we brought it to the track this year. We finished third with it at Darlington and of course won with it at Dover. Actually, it was a top-five car at Atlanta earlier this year but we got a little too aggressive with the setup and had some tire issues. New Hampshire wasn’t good to us, but we managed a top-10 finish anyway. That shows the kind of determination this team has. We probably didn’t have a top-10 car, but we kept at it, had good pit stops to maintain track position and then Matt drove one heck of a race down the stretch. We have to maintain that focus this weekend and hopefully come out of Dover with a top five.”

Busch series crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Dover:

“We are taking the same car that got us a win in Bristol to Dover this weekend, so hopefully we can get it back into victory lane where it belongs and earn another win for Ameriquest. The whole team had a weekend off so we are all ready to get back to racing.”

Dover Fast Facts

n Matt Kenseth made his Cup debut at Dover International Speedway in September of 1998 at the age of 26. He substituted for Bill Elliott that day and drove to a sixth place finish.

n Kenseth scored the first pole of his Cup career at Dover in June of 2002.

n Dover International Speedway is one of four “Chase” tracks where Kenseth has recorded a Cup victory.

n Kenseth’s “Chase stats” at Dover:

 

 

Start

Finish

Laps

Led

Rank

 

2005

11

35

367/400

0

9th

 

2004

8

32

319/400

0

7th

n By leading a lap last week in the Sylvania 300, Kenseth has led at least one lap in 18 of the series’ 27 races in 2006; tops among drivers in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup series.

n Kenseth was in the Guinness Book of World Records for approximately 24 hours last week, as he pelted talk-show host Kelly Ripa (of Regis & Kelly) with 17 custard pies in less than one minute; breaking the old mark of 15 pies. Ripa fired back on Friday breaking Kenseth’s mark by scoring 24 hits in one minute on another celebrity guest.


New Hampshire articles

n Kenseth brings undeniable swagger into Chase
n Chase Diary Week 1: Kenseth chases title
n NASCAR hits Big Apple to promote Chase
n Chase case can be made for all, but the pick here is Kenseth
n Charting the Chase: Try to catch Kenseth
n Kenseth’s edge in Chase: Fewer teammates
n King Kenseth…The easy pick
n Chase case can be made for all, but the pick here is Kenseth
n Drivers show bias when talking NASCAR tracks
n Deep cut to the Chase as only three drivers return to make run at title
n Kenseth looks like man to beat in Chase
n Kenseth taking it one race at a time
n Chase-tested veterans making case as postseason favorites
n Let us help you cut to the NASCAR Chase
n What you need to know about NASCAR’s Chase
n Analyzing the top 10
n Chase predictions
n Kenseth enters Chase on a roll
n Consistency a Chase virtue worth having
n Chase takes center stage in Loudon


Kenseth finishes 10th at NH
September 18, 2006

No. 17 DeWALT Ford Fusion Recap
KENSETH AND CREW LABOR FOR TOP-10 FINISH AT THE ‘MAGIC MILE’

Nothing was easy for Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT team this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway. From the time the team unloaded on Friday until the start of the race, the Robbie Reiser-led crew tried everything in order to find more speed throughout the three practice sessions, and while they picked up from 32nd fastest in the first session, to 14th fastest in the final session, everyone knew it was going to be an uphill battle on Sunday. “If we can come out of here with a top-10,” Reiser explained before the race, “with the way we’ve been running this weekend, it will almost be like a win.” Starting 25th on a track difficult to pass, Kenseth and company had their work cut out for them, but in typical “championship-like” fashion the No. 17 team took a potentially bad day and through good pit strategy, cerebral driving and excellent pit stops was able to grind out a 10th-place finish – the team’s 17th of 2006.

On a warm, sunny day in southeastern New Hampshire, Kevin Harvick, the eventual race winner, led the field to the green to kick off the first of 10 races in the 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. Kenseth began the day in 25th and knew from the outset that he needed long green-flag runs in order to make up ground.

Coming to pit road for the first time on lap 30, the “Killer Bees” went to work attempting to free the car up from the center of the turn to exit, as Kenseth was reporting the car handling as, “tight, tight, tight.” The adjustments appeared to help the machine as 19 laps into the next run the No. 17 began to make its move.

By lap 53, Kenseth had worked his way into the top 20 and was picking off cars at an increasingly rapid pace. Kenseth cracked the top 15 on lap 76 where he remained the rest of the afternoon. It was apparent that Kenseth needed about 20 laps under green before he could begin moving forward, so over the course of the long run, he was fine. But, early in a run, Kenseth struggled to hold on to what he had.

Finally on lap 146, 42 laps into a green-flag run, Kenseth broke into the top 10, but 12 laps later he began reporting that his brakes were beginning to go away, a problem that has plagued the team at flat tracks all year. Thirty laps later, still under green, Kenseth came to pit road, but not before he stayed out to lead a lap and receive five bonus points.

When the caution flag fell on lap 193 for debris in turn two, everyone came to pit road to fill up with gas hoping they could make it the rest of the way. At a place where track position is so important, Reiser couldn’t afford to let his driver fall behind. Making the call for two tires only, Reiser and the crew turned Kenseth out in the fifth position. The caution flag flew again, just four laps after the restart and everyone was faced with a similar decision. Now, well within the fuel window, teams again came to pit road to top off with fuel. Reiser called for gas only and again kept his driver in good shape, restarting in the fourth position.

But, just as it seemed the teams were all set with pit strategy, the caution flag waved yet again at lap 266, with only 34 laps remaining. Kenseth sat in the seventh position, and Reiser was faced with yet another gut-wrenching decision; he could leave his driver out on the track in seventh and risk everyone behind him coming to pit road for fresh tires, or he could set the trend. Reiser was proactive and brought Kenseth down to pit road one final time for four tires and fuel and the majority of teams behind him did the same.

The field took the green on lap 271 and Kenseth restarted 10th. Over the course of the next 29 laps, with his brakes nearly gone and fighting a loose racecar, Kenseth displayed a great amount of skill and patience, and held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and several other faster cars over the course of the final 20 laps in order to secure his 17th top-10 finish of the season. The top-10 finish was also Kenseth’s fifth straight dating back to his win at Michigan on Aug. 20th, and his ninth top-10 in the past 11 races at New Hampshire.

“The result was actually good for how we ran,” Kenseth explained afterwards. “I kind of messed up that last restart or maybe we could have gained a couple spots, but we weren’t good on the short run. We were kind of good on the long run, but then we just didn’t have any brakes. We’ve been fighting brake issues all year. I don’t really understand why. We never used to have them, but we’ve been having them all year. I drove the last half of the race with basically zero brakes, so that was a good finish for all the problems we had.”

RACE SUMMARY
Matt Kenseth • Started: 25th  • Finished: 10th

POINTS SUMMARY
Matt Kenseth • Race Total: 139 points • Season Total: 5189 points, Ranked 3rd, 41 points out of first.

NEXT UP:
Dover 400 • Dover International Speedway • Sunday, September 24


New Hampshire Nextel Cup Preview
September 13, 2006

New Hampshire International Raceway • Loudon, N.H.
Sylvania 300 • Sunday, September 17 • 12:30 pm/e TNT

Nextel Cup Chassis — #17 DeWALT Ford Fusion
Primary — RK-353 (Last ran Loudon in July, finished 14th; Also ran Phoenix in Apr., finished 3rd)
Backup — RK-150 (Tested earlier in ’06 at Vegas; Ran Loudon Sep. ’05, finished 3rd)

 
Matt Kenseth’s Cup Series performance summary at NHIS:

Date S F Laps Led Reason
07/16/06 24 14 308/308 0 Running
09/19/05 4 3 300/300 0 Running
07/17/05 16 10 300/300 0 Running
09/19/04 5 2 300/300 0 Running
07/25/04 31 4 300/300 0 Running
09/14/03 19 7 300/300 7 Running
07/20/03 1 3 300/300 1 Running
09/15/02 17 10 207/207 0 Running
07/21/02 6 33 299/300 77 Running
11/23/01 16 4 300/300 0 Running
07/22/01 21 16 300/300 0 Running
09/17/00 38 17 298/300 0 Running
07/09/00 22 19 272/273 0 Running

 
Matt Kenseth Cup Series totals at New Hampshire: