Matt Kenseth comes into the TUMS Fast Relief 500 looking for his third win in the Chase and that will be no easy task. In 25 prior starts at the Martinsville Speedway, Kenseth has a best finish of 2nd (2002), three top 5s, and eight top 10s. One year ago he finished 31st, but on the upside in the Spring he finished 4th.
Team: No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-806 (Last ran at Loudon)
-In 25 Cup starts at Martinsville, Kenseth has completed 12,401 of 12,534 laps (98.9 percent) and led for 72 laps
-Kenseth has an average starting position of 22.3 and an average finishing position of 16.0 at Martinsville
-Kenseth has achieved three top-five and eight top-10 finishes at Martinsville in the Cup series
-This weekend at Martinsville, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion
-Entering the weekend at Martinsville, Kenseth is currently ninth in the Chase driver point standings
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