Kenseth Watkins Glen preview

<pre> MATT KENSETH'S WATKINS GLEN BUSCH SERIES RECORD

Date        Start       Finish          Laps        $ Won       Status
6/29/97       18          36            51/82        3,612      Clutch
6/28/98       31          17            82/82       11,925      Running
6/27/99        5          16            82/82       15,375      Running 

</pre> Matt Kenseth and the DEWALT Team tested at Watkins Glen on July 24 & 25 in preparation for the Global Crossing @ The Glen.

Kenseth will be running a brand new #17 DEWALT Ford Taurus at Watkins Glen. This #17 Ford was their back up car at Sears Point Raceway in June, but was never needed. The only track time this Taurus has seen is from the test session in July.

Matt Kenseth's Thoughts on The Glen
"I find road courses fun to drive on. It's something different than the norm. But I have found it difficult to be competitive on them. I have driven at Watkins Glen several times in a Busch car and have had some good runs. I think running a Winston Cup car at the Glen will be a lot different than running a Busch Series car. The competition level in the Cup Series is so much greater. I think I will run better this weekend than I did at Sear Point in June, but I believe it will be challenging for me to be a competitive front runner."

<pre> NASCAR Winston Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings

1.  Matt Kenseth        240
2.  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 221 (-19)
3.  Dave Blaney         164
4.  Stacy Compton       150
5.  Scott Pruett        144

MATT KENSETH 2000 WC SERIES RECORD Pt. Date Track S F Laps $Won Status Std. 2/20 Daytona 24 10 200/200 182,875 Running 10 2/27 Rockingham 6 37 383/393 31,200 Running 23 3/5 Las Vegas 21 14 148/148 76,875 Running 20 3/12 Atlanta 4 40 199/325 32,700 Engine 24 3/19 Darlington 16 6 293/293 47,575 Running 18 3/26 Bristol 22 12 500/500 42,165 Running 18 4/2 Texas 13 31 288/334 57,050 Accident 20 4/9 Martinsville 31 21 498/500 38,625 Running 21 4/16 Talladega 42 18 187/188 50,260 Running 19 4/30 California 23 3 250/250 114,325 Running 16 5/6 Richmond 37 15 400/400 41,660 Running 14 5/28 Charlotte 21 1 400/400 200,950 Running 13 6/4 Dover 26 2 400/400 119,755 Running 12 6/11 Michigan 23 17 193/194 37,650 Running 11 6/19 Pocono 29 14 200/200 48,665 Running 12 6/25 Sears Point 38 32 110/112 48,190 Running 13 7/1 Daytona 22 20 160/160 55,480 Running 12 7/9 Loudon 22 19 272/273 54,400 Running 12 7/23 Pocono 24 5 200/200 71,590 Running 12 8/5 Indy 37 26 159/160 97,435 Running 12 5440/5630 = 96.6% 1,485,464