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Sep 13
Sunday

Kenseth, No. 17 Team Finish 25th at Richmond; Fall Short of Chase Berth

RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 12, 2009) – Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Racing team finished 25th in Saturday night’s Chase cutoff race at Richmond International Speedway. The combination of poor track position and an ill-handling racecar proved too much to overcome for the team, with Kenseth being unable to crack the top 20 all night. Kenseth, who had been inside the top 12 after each of the first 25 races of the season, lost two spots in the ‘regular season’ finale, dropping to 14th and finishing 38 points on the outside of the top-12 Chase contenders. “Honestly, we did approach it like any other race,” said Kenseth after the race on pit road. “This is about how we ran the last four ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing NSCS Teams Post-Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Race Recaps

GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – “I don’t even know where I finished. I have no idea. I tell you what, that was a hard-fought battle. Our car wasn’t that good. If ... FULL STORY »

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Q&A with Ford Racing NSCS Driver Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, is in the 12th and final transfer position for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup going into tomorrow night’s race. Kenseth, who is 20 points ahead of ... FULL STORY »

Matt Kenseth – Down to One: Judgment Day Here in Race for Chase

The 2009 race for the Chase comes down to one race, as Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Team head to Richmond International Raceway looking to keep their Chase streak in tact in one final showdown at the .75-mile ... FULL STORY »

This Week in Ford Racing Heading into Richmond with NSCS Driver Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, holds the 12th and final transfer position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings going into this Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway. The Top 12 drivers ... FULL STORY »

Kenseth Battles Back to 12th-Place Finish in Atlanta

Race for Chase will go down to wire for No. 17 Team HAMPTON, Ga. (Sept. 7, 2009) – Matt Kenseth battled back from an early brush with the wall to finish 12th in Sunday night’s Pep Boys Auto 500. In one ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing NSCS Teams Post-Pep Boys Auto 500 Race Recaps

GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion (Finished 10th) – “I’m glad we picked the right way to go on this thing because we were in big trouble. It just worked out. I hate it. ... FULL STORY »



Atlanta Motor Speedway Pep Boys Auto 500 Pit Notes Part 2
Posted 09.05.09
SAME CAR, SAME PLACE: After leading 234 laps en route to winning the spring Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch and his team decided it might not be a bad idea to bring the same chassis back for this weekend’s Pep Boys Auto 500. “If it can be ...FULL STORY »
Two To Go: Kenseth, No. 17 Team Look to Keep Perfect Chase Record In Tact
Posted 09.04.09
CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 4, 2009) – With only two races remaining in the Sprint Cup Series ‘regular season’ Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 team find themselves locked in an intense points battle as they look to maintain their perfect streak of making the Chase for ...FULL STORY »
Race to Chase Heats Up: Two to Go, Heading into Atlanta
Posted 09.02.09
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heats up as the series travels to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first of two showdowns that will determine the 2009 Chase for the Cup field. At Atlanta Starts: 19 - Wins: -, Top 5: 7 - Top 10: 11 - First time: 3/12/00 (40) - Last ...FULL STORY »
This Week if Ford Racing Heading into Atlanta with NSCS Drivers Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth
Posted 09.01.09
A slight change in the schedule will have the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visiting Atlanta Motor Speedway this Sunday night, the first time the track has hosted a race during Labor Day weekend. Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, has three career Cup wins at the ...FULL STORY »
Jeff Burton, No. 29 Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express Chevrolet Impala SS, Degree V12 300 Preview
Posted 09.01.09
Jeff Burton No. 29 Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express Chevrolet Impala SS Event Preview Fact Sheet Event: Degree V12 300 – September 5, 2009 Venue: ...FULL STORY »
NASCAR Sprint Cup Stars Chasing Chase Have History at Atlanta
Posted 09.01.09
HAMPTON, Ga. (September 1, 2009) – The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship has hit critical juncture as eight drivers are separated by just 89 points entering Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Pep Boys Auto 500, the penultimate race preceding the Chase. Of the eight drivers fighting for the final six positions ...FULL STORY »
NASCAR Sprint Cup Stars Set to Compete in Degree V12 300 Nationwide Race at AMS
Posted 08.27.09
HAMPTON, Ga. (August 27, 2009) – Racing under the lights at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first time on Labor Day weekend, the stars of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series will enter the Pep Boys Auto 500 with little more than educated guesswork and speculation as to how slick and ...FULL STORY »
Fastenal To Sponsor Carl Edwards In NASCAR Nationwide Series Beginning In 2010
Posted 08.24.09
Concord, N.C. (August 24, 2009) - Roush Fenway Racing announced that they have signed Fastenal to a multi-year contract to sponsor Carl Edwards in the Nationwide Series beginning in 2010. Fastenal, North America’s largest fastener distributor and one of the world’s fastest-growing full-line industrial suppliers, will appear on the No. 60 Ford for 15 ...FULL STORY »
Colin Braun To Pilot No. 16 3M Ford Fusion At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Posted 08.24.09
CONCORD, N.C. (August 24, 2009) - Colin Braun will make his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start of the season this weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Braun will be behind the wheel of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, the same car he drove in five NNS events last year. This will be ...FULL STORY »


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