dewalt tools : 17 Dewalt Tools Ford Pocono Preview

Matt Kenseth’s win at Dover was the 12th of his NEXTEL Cup career,
and the second of 2006.
* Dover becomes the tenth different track that Kenseth has scored a win
at. 2006 becomes the third season in which Kenseth has recorded
multiple wins.
* Kenseth’s eight top-five finishes in 2006 is currently tops among
NEXTEL Cup Series drivers.
* In Kenseth’s first 10 trips to Pocono, he finished on the lead lap
nine out 10 times. However, last year, Kenseth finished one or more laps
down in both races.
* Kenseth has led only 23 laps in 12 races at Pocono, the lowest total
number of laps led at any track where Kenseth has 10 or more starts.
* Tracking Kenseth’s turnaround; at this point in 2005 compared to this
season
Rank Points Behind Wins Top Fives Top 10s
2006 – 2 1937 -74 2 8 9
2005 – 22 1295 -617 0 0 2


Matt Kenseth
Team: No. 17 DEWALT Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Chassis: RK-340 Brand New car; never tested
RK-280 Tested at Charlotte, last ran Michigan, Jun.
’06; finished 4th

Kenseth, NNCS at Pocono Raceway:
Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Money
June Race 6 0 1 2 0 $486,144
Sept. Race 6 0 1 3 0 $473,094
Cumulative 12 0 2 5 0 $959,238

Kenseth on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Pocono hasn’t been one of our better tracks; especially last year,
this place really hurt us in the points. But, we’re riding a pretty good
wave of momentum right now. Coming off of an awesome win at Dover
means a lot. That was a special win for me and the team and our sponsor
DEWALT because being only one and a half hours away, they kind of
consider Dover their home track, and they had a big turnout. But, that was
last week, and that’s how you have to approach this. Pocono is a new
weekend and a completely different track. You need a lot of grip off the
corners, which are pretty flat, if you’re going to get the big run you
need down the straight-a-ways to make the pass. It’s a unique track
with a lot of room to pass, it’s really fast and I’m looking to have a
lot of fun out there on Sunday.”

Crew Chief Robbie Reiser on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Pocono creates a lot of different challenges for your team as far as
race setup. I think that’s why you see teams bring so many different
type cars here. Some bring short track cars, some bring speedway cars;
we’re bringing a brand new car that we sort of built with this place in
mind. It’s never tested other than a little wind tunnel time, so we’re
anxious to see how it’s going to work out.”

(C) 2006 Backstretch Motorsports