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Kenseth Qualifies 30th at Texas
FT. WORTH, Texas (Nov. 6, 2009) – Matt Kenseth turned a lap of 28.677 (188.304 mph) to qualify 30th for Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Kenseth, who led 55 laps on the way to a fifth-place finish at TMS in the spring race, will start outside of row 15.
In 14 previous starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Kenseth has turned in one win, six top-five and nine top-10 finishes. His 497 career laps led in Sprint Cup action at TMS is a track record.
Kenseth won the race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002 after starting 31st.
Green flag for Sunday’s race is set for 3:31 p.m. EST. The race will be televised by ABC with live coverage set for 2:30 p.m.
Matt Kenseth 2009 Texas Advance
After a strong run and disappointing finish last week at Talladega, Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Team head west to Texas Motor Speedway, where they have been strong in 14 starts, including a trackleading 497 laps led. Check out all of Matt's statistics and thoughts on racing at Texas Motor Speedway!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Dickies 500
Texas Motor Speedway
2:30 pm ET on ABC
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Roush Fenway Racing 2009 Texas Advance
Fresh off a win at Talladega, the Roush Fenway Racing teams head to the Lone Star state this weekend in search of another trip to Victory Lane! In 81 starts at the 1.5-mile tri-oval, Roush Fenway Sprint Cup drivers have seven wins, 24 top-five and 37 top-10 finishes.the team has won 41 percent of the races run at the track! That’s more wins than any other NASCAR Sprint Cup team! Check out all of Roush Fenway Racing drivers' statistics and thoughts on racing at Texas Motor Speedway!
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Dickies 500
Texas Motor Speedway
2:30 pm ET on ABC
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
Saturday, November 7, 2009
O'Reilly Challenge
Texas Motor Speedway
12:00 pm ET on ESPN2
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:
Saturday, November 6, 2009
Lone Star 350k
Texas Motor Speedway
3:30 pm ET on Speed
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Matt Kenseth 2009 NNS Texas Advance
Matt and the No. 16 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion team are headed to Texas this week looking to repeat their 2007 performance where the team found themselves in first-place when the checkered flag waved! In fourteen races, the team has finished an astonishing twelve times in the top-10! Will this be the weekend for Matt to park his No.16 CitiFinancial Ford in Victory Lane? Tune in and find out! Check out all of Matt's statistics and thoughts on racing at Texas Motor Speedway!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
O'Reilly Challenge
Texas Motor Speedway
12:00 pm ET on ESPN2
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Kenseth Runs Short on Fuel in Tough Ending at Talladega
Talladega, Ala. (Nov. 1, 2009)– Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Team were running in second position with a solid shot at winning Sunday’s Amp Energy 500 race at Talladega Super Speedway, before a late caution forced ‘overtime’ laps with Kenseth coming up short on fuel and having to settle for a disappointing 24th-place finish after running the previous 15 laps inside the top-four.
“We had a good day in the pits and we were in position there at the end,” said Kenseth after the race. “We just ran out of gas and unfortunately didn’t get the finish we wanted.”
Kenseth was running in second position behind Roush Fenway teammate Jamie McMurray with just four laps to go when the race’s fifth and final caution was issued after the No. 39 car went airborne on lap 186.
The accident resulted in a red flag stoppage and then multi-lap cleanup. Kenseth was poised to run for the win – set to restart in second - but ran out of fuel just before the race went green for the final time for the green-white-checkered finish on lap 189.
The team came down pit road and refueled the car, with Kenseth finishing the race on the lead lap in 24th position, as caution was called for another multi-car accident that ended the race under caution on lap 191.
Kenseth had started the race 14th based on the Sprint Cup owner points after Saturday’s qualifying session was rained out. He was able to draft his way to the front on three separate occasions, but his No. 17 Fusion lacked the speed early to stay up front.
He moved all the way to third by just the 15th lap of the race and would work himself in and out of the draft for the next 100 laps. He moved back inside the top five on lap146 and he would run all but a handful of the remaining 42 laps inside the top five.
Working with McMurray, who went on to win the race, Kenseth moved to second on lap 181 with seven laps remaining in the event. He was able to hold position for the next seven laps, and looked in strong position to take his third win of the season before running out of fuel just before the final restart.
The team returns to action next weekend at Texas Motor Speedway where Kenseth finished 5th and led 55 laps in the spring. Green flag for the race is set for 3:31 p.m. EST. The event will be televised live by ABC with prerace coverage set for 2:30 p.m.