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Matt Kenseth – NNS ADVANCE

Team: No. 16 Ford Fusion

Race: Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond International Raceway

Crew Chief: Eddie Pardue

Chassis: RK-461

FAST FACTS:

FAMILIAR FACE FOR THE NO. 16 TEAM - The No. 16 will have a familiar
face behind the wheel this weekend at Richmond International Raceway.
Matt Kenseth will make his 19th career start and ninth start for Roush
Fenway Racing at the .75-mile track in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on
Friday night. Kenseth competed in 14 races with crew chief Eddie Pardue
and the No. 16 team last season.

KENSETH AT RICHMOND - In 18 starts at Richmond, Kenseth owns 12
top-fives, 15 top-10s and two pole awards with an average start of 11.7
and average finish of 6.2. In his last trip to Richmond in 2009,
Kenseth started from the pole, finished third and led two laps.

ROUSH FENWAY AT RICHMOND - Roush Fenway Racing has nine wins, 35
top-fives and 47 top-10s in the Nationwide Series at Richmond
International Raceway. The wins came from Mark Martin (5), Jeff Burton
(2) and Carl Edwards (3). Roush Fenway owns the most recent NNS win at
the short track with Carl Edwards taking the checkers last fall.

CHASSIS SELECTION – Crew chief Eddie Pardue has selected RK-461 this
weekend for the Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond. This car was driven
previously by David Ragan last fall at Phoenix International Raceway
where he qualified ninth and finished sixth.

Kenseth, on getting into the No. 16 car at Richmond:

“I’m really looking forward to driving the No. 16 Ford this weekend
at Richmond. I’ve been looking to run some races for awhile in the
Nationwide Series this year and I know our team was looking for sponsors
this off-season in order to make that a possibility for me.

I think we’ve got a great No. 16 team over here. I worked with Eddie
Pardue last year and he’s a really good guy, so I’m looking forward
to running good this weekend at Richmond. We’ve had some success there
in the past and I know we’ll have a great run in our No. 16 Ford on
Friday.”

Crew chief Eddie Pardue, on heading to Richmond with Matt Kenseth:

“It’s always great to work with a champion like Matt Kenseth and
we’re thrilled to have him back in the car this weekend. We had a
great run at Richmond in the No. 16 at Richmond last year with Matt
qualifying on the pole and finishing third. I think we have a good
chance of improving on that run this weekend. There are few things
better than short track racing on a Friday night at Richmond and we’re
excited to put on a good show for the fans.”

- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release