Daytona 500: 4 Days and Counting
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 12:56pm CST
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.
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Matt Kenseth
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2007 Stats
- Organization: Roush Fenway Racing
- Car Number: 17
- Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
- Sponsor: DeWalt
- Points: 4th :: 6298 :: -425
- Starts: 36
- Poles: 0
- Wins: 2
- Top 5’s: 13
- Top 10’s: 22
- Winnings: $6,485,630
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2008 Preview
- Organization: Roush Fenway Racing
- Car Number: 17
- Crew Chief: Chip Bolin
- Sponsor: DeWalt
Mr. Consistency, that’s Matt Kenseth. The 2007 season was no different, and is yet another feather in the cap for the #17 team and their sheet metal pilot. Yes, they fell short of the title by 425 points. No, that’s not a failure. Especially considering two factors. The first being that Hendrick was just that good in 2007. The second being that Jack Roush wasn’t doing any additional testing at non-sanctioned tracks. That all changed in May when Jack caved into the fact that NASCAR actually wasn’t going to police testing at non-sanctioned tracks, and he immediately realized his arm was long enough to reach down in his pocket to fund a test team set-up. Improvement across the board resulted.
The 2008 season brings no new expectations for the DeWalt team. They’ve been expected to contend, and that hasn’t changed at all. What has happened in the off-season though is a new Crew Chief for Matt Kenseth. Surprisingly, at least to people outside the internal situation, was that Robbie Riser announced he would be moving up within Roush and into a Genral Manager position, while Chip Bolin would become the new frontman for the #17 Crew. With the consistency in the pipes at Roush, the job transition went well, and here we are at Daytona.
Look for Kenseth to remain a contender in 2008 with his solid, consistent performances.
Note: information is accurate as of date published. Check Thunder Lounge for additional updates and information.
Filed Under: Drivers, Matt Kenseth, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Roush Racing #17, Sprint Cup, Teams
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