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NASCAR WCUP/BGN: Matt Kenseth/Dewalt Racing Charlotte Notes

8 October 1999

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
The last three starts at LMS; Matt Kenseth has averaged a 5.33 starting position, a 3.33 finishing position, led 108 laps, and completed 100% of the laps.

Matt Kenseth is carrying a new decal on his Winston Cup Ford Taurus at Charlotte. Skills USA, a national organization offering training programs in technical, skilled at service occupations, is featured on the hood and lower quarter panel of the #17 Ford. DEWALT is supporting Skills USA's signature-collecting drive during race weekend to help the youth organization reach its goal of compiling one million signatures to present to Congress in September of 2000 during the Washington Leadership Training Institute.

DeWALT is hosting over 50 guests from Scandinavia this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The Scandinavians are employees of Black & Decker are learning how DEWALT markets its product in the USA. DEWALT is currently launching their product line in Scandinavia.

Matt will be signing autographs at several places in the Charlotte area race week. Kenseth will be at Interstate Bolt & Supply in Statesville on Wed. Oct. 6 from 7-9 AM and at Blockbuster Pavilion on Friday night for the NASCAR Racing Reunion.

The BUSCH SERIES car - Matt is running the same car he won with at California Speedway on May 1. The WINSTON CUP car - Kenseth is running the same car he ran with at Michigan and Darlington. This Ford was previously part of Mark Martin's fleet.

MATT'S THOUGHTS ON LMS


"I am looking forward to racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway, it's one of my favorite tracks and its great to sleep in your own bed. We've done pretty well there the last few times in a Busch car, I hope we can do the same this weekend. It will be challenging running the cup race, it's always a big weekend for the competitors. I just want to make the race and bring the DEWALT Ford home on the lead lap."

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