NASCAR-BGN: Matt Kenseth/Dewalt Racing Charlotte Notes
27 May 1999
MATT KENSETH'S CHARLOTTE RECORDDate Start Finish Laps $ Won Status 5/25/96 37 31 194/200 5,745 Running 5/24/97 35 22 199/200 4,180 Running 10/4/97 38 12 200/200 12,198 Running 5/23/98 5 5 200/200* 31,500 Running 10/3/98 2 2 200/200** 54,500 RunningNOTES* Led 25 Laps ** Led 54 Laps
Matt Kenseth will be running the same Monte Carlo he competed with at Texas Motor Speedway in March.
Kenseth and the DeWALT Race Team did not test at Charlotte prior to this weekend.
One year ago, Matt Kenseth sat second in the championship points race going into the 1998 Charlotte Carquest 300. Kenseth was 10 points behind leader Mike McLaughlin and 101 points ahead of third place sitter Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale went on to capture the 1998 Busch Series Championship. Presently, Kenseth leads the point's race by 89 points over Dale Jr.
Matt will be signing autographs at two local Home Depot stores during Charlotte race week. Kenseth will be at the Home Depot in Pineville on Wednesday, May 26 from 6-8 PM and at the University Area Home Depot from 6-8 PM on Friday, May 28.
MATT'S THOUGHTS ON LMS
"I can't wait to head to Charlotte. It's one of my favorite racetracks. I've raced at Charlotte several times and had some good finishes there last season. I just want to have a good solid race and run up front." (On the points lead) "I'm happy to maintain the points lead, but I'm really happy to have this DeWALT Chevy back in victory lane. These wins are hard to come by. This Busch Series is ultra competitive. A lot of guys are running way better than we did last year."
1999 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD
Date Track S F Laps $ Won Status Pt. Std. 2/13 Daytona 18 4 120/120 48,500 Running 4 2/20 Rockingham 2 3 197/197 30,045 Running 2 3/6 Las Vegas 20 30 198/200 21,880 Running 4 3/13 Atlanta 13 25 187/195 13,575 Running 6 3/20 Darlington 9 1 147/147 45,200 Running 1 3/27 Texas 5 18 162/163 25,800 Running 2 4/3 Nashville 4 15 319/320 14,700 Running 3 4/10 Bristol 24 35 134/250 13,045 Accident 5 4/24 Talladega 5 4 113/113 31,650 Running 2 5/1 California 2 1 150/150 73,200 Running 2 5/8 Loudon 16 8 200/200 17,700 Running 2 5/14 Richmond 18 3 250/250 28,865 Running 1 5/23 Nazareth 7 1 168/168 39,100 Running 1 Totals (94.8%) 2345/2473 404,160
1999 SEASON RECAP
Races Led: 7 Average Start: 11 Times Led: 18 Average Finish: 11.4 Laps Led: 405 DNF's: 1
1999 DRIVERS POINTS STANDINGS
1 Matt Kenseth 1813 2 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1724 3 Jeff Green 1651 4 Elton Sawyer 1581 5 Jason Keller 1507 6 Jeff Purvis 14857 Todd Bodine 1473 8 Mike McLaughlin 1397 9 Casey Atwood 1390 10 Dave Blaney 1387
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES CAREER STATS
Year Starts Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 $ Won 1996 1 0 0 0 0 5,745 1997 21 0 0 2 7 199,655 1998 31 3 1 17 23 991,965 1999 13 3 0 7 8 404,160 Totals 65 6 1 26 38 1,601,525
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