Matt Kenseth to Fly R+L Carriers Colors Again in Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. -- For the second consecutive season, Matt Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 R+L Carriers Ford Fusion in the season’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600. Matt Kenseth’s familiar yellow and black DEWALT Ford will be yellow and green this weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, as the R+L Carriers paint scheme will run its first of four races in 2007 as primary sponsor of Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 17 Ford. The other three dates for the R+L Carriers scheme are July 7 at Daytona International Speedway, September 2 at California Speedway, and October 21 at Martinsville Speedway.
“It’s good to have R+L Carriers back on board with us,” said Matt Kenseth, the 2003 NEXTEL Cup Champion. “We’ve enjoyed a successful relationship in 2006 and so far in 2007. I’d like nothing more than to get these guys into Victory Lane this year. We’re taking the same car back this weekend that ran in the All-Star race. It was really fast out front in that race and we’re expecting the same this weekend. With a little luck… who knows? Maybe we can finish Sunday night up front and give R+L Carriers the kind of finish they deserve.”
Matt Kenseth’s record in the Coca-Cola 600 is stellar. In seven starts, Matt Kenseth has scored five top-five finishes and one win in 2000, when he became the only rookie ever to win the Coca-Cola 600. Last season, in R+L Carriers’ first primary paint scheme since 1997, Matt Kenseth finished fifth. For his career, Matt Kenseth has scored four wins at Lowe’s Motor Speedway; two in the Busch Series, one in the All-Star race in 2004, and the 2000 Coca-Cola 600.
About R+L Carriers
Based out of Wilmington, Ohio, R+L Carriers is a family owned and operated company that with over 40 years of committed service to their customers, has grown to be one of today’s leaders in the Less than Truckload (LTL) industry. R+L Carriers, the first major LTL trucking company to sponsor a cup car in 1997, made the decision to rejoin the sport due to the positive impact between employees and customers and the connection NASCAR has of bringing them both together. With nearly 10,000 employees, R+L Carriers Inc. currently services 49 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and all of Canada. R+L Carriers continues to be the "The ONE CALL - ONE CARRIER" that you can count on.
About Roush Fenway Racing
Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating 14 motorsports teams, five in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup with drivers Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; five in the Busch Series with Matt Kenseth, Biffle, Edwards, McMurray, Ragan, Todd Kluever, Michel Jourdain Jr. and Danny O’Quinn Jr.; and three in the Craftsman Truck Series with Edwards, Peter Shepherd, Travis Kvapil and Erik Darnell; and one in the ARCA/ReMax Series with Darnell.
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