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Racing Resources Says "¦ * Las Vegas native Kyle Busch won the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch was the pole winner but dropped to the rear, under penalty, for an engine change prior to the start. He is the first pole winner to win at Las Vegas. * Busch...
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UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Las Vegas race 3 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Las Vegas race 3 of 36]: 1) Jeff Gordon 459 2) Clint Bowyer 441 -18 3) Matt Kenseth 419 -40 [2 wins] 4) Greg Biffle 419 -40 5) David Reutimann 408 -51 6) #18-Kyle Busch 405 -54 [1 win] 7) #2-Kurt Busch 393 -66 8) #14-Tony Stewart...
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Kenseth goes for a record NO GO:

Kenseth goes for a record NO GO: #17-Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. He became just the fourth driver to win the Daytona 500 AND then the next race of the season: Richard Petty, (1973) Daytona & Richmond, 23rd at Rockingham...
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Roush could tie record:

Even if #17-Matt Kenseth fails to win Sunday, his four Roush Fenway Racing teammates could help match another Cup Series record. Only two owners / teams have won the first three races of a season. Owner Peter DePaolo's team won the first three races of 1957 (two wins...
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USG returns on the #17 at Vegas:

#17-Matt Kenseth will run the USG Sheetrock paint scheme on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first of three times this season. The other two USG Sheetrock races will be Chicago in July and Phoenix in Nov.(Roush Fenway Racing PR)(2-26-2009)...
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Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 22 Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Logano scored a 26th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Logano and #82-Scott Speed are tied for the lead (21-21) in the...
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Blickensderfer named Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race in Fontana:

Drew Blickensderfer, crew chief of the #17 Carhartt Ford driven by Matt Kenseth, has been named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race for the second straight week following Sunday's Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Ca. The #17 Blickensderfer-led team...
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* Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. He became just the fourth driver to win the Daytona 500 and then the next race of the season. He joined Richard Petty (1973), Cale Yarborough (1977) and Jeff Gordon (1997). Kenseth is...
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Kenseth’s win means 2nd race fan headed to Homestead:

Matt Kenseths back-to-back season-opening wins in his #17 Ford makes for back-to-back winners in Fords"We Race. You Win" national sweepstakes. For the second week in a row, a lucky fan will be notified this week about their trip to Ford Championship Weekend. The sweepstakes...
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Teams looking for sponsors:

The most important part of Sunday's Auto Club 500 was not what happened on the track but what took place in the garage, the suites and elsewhere. Some teams had prospective sponsors at Auto Club Speedway as they look to find additional funding. Teams looking for sponsors...
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Kenseth wins at California:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway for his second win in a row, his third at Fontana, and the 18th of his career. He is the first driver to win the season's opening two races since Jeff Gordon in 1997. #24-Gordon was second followed by #18...
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UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after California race 2 of 36]:

1) Matt Kenseth 385 [2 wins] 2) Jeff Gordon 304 -81 3) Kurt Busch 294 -91 4) Tony Stewart 294 -91 5) Greg Biffle 268 -117 6) Clint Bowyer 266 -119 7) Michael Waltrip 264 -121 8) David Ragan 262 -123 9) 260 -125 10) Juan Pablo Montoya 256 -129 11) Elliott Sadler 248...
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Kenseth’s spotter has permanent Daytona 500 memory:

While Matt Kenseth's spotter has already gotten a tattoo to honor the Roush Fenway Racing team's victory in last weekends Daytona 500, don't expect the driver to follow suit. While Kenseth spent the past week touring various cities as part of a post-victory media blitz...
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Kenseth Enjoys Victory Tour Through San Francisco:

Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth learned how to crack a Dungeness crab, enjoyed world-class chocolates and was given a magnum of Sonoma Valley wine on Wednesday in San Francisco. Kenseth, who won NASCAR's Great American Race on Sunday, celebrated his historic win ...
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R&L Carriers to sponsor Kenseth for four races:

R&L Carriers is an associate sponsor for #17-Matt Kenseth. For a total of four races this season (May 24-Charlotte, July 4-Daytona, Sept. 6-Atlanta and Oct. 11-California), Kenseths Ford will prominently display the green and yellow colors of R&L as well as...
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Kenseths Winning #17 Inducted Into Daytona 500 Experience:

The victory celebration of the 51st annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race continued Monday morning as Matt Kenseths #17 DeWalt Ford was inducted into the Daytona 500 Experience "“ the Official Attraction of NASCAR "“during the annual ConAgra Champions Breakfast...
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Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

* Matt Kenseth won the 51st running of the Daytona 500. * This was the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500. The previous rain-shortened 500s: 1965,133 laps; 1966, 198 laps; and 2003, 109 laps. Sunday's race ran 152 laps. The last rain-shortened Cup race was at Loudon...
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51 races, 4 rain outs:

four Daytona 500's out of the 51 run have been shortened by rain: 1965 won by Fred Lorenzen, ran 129 laps for 322.5 miles 1966 won by Richard Petty, ran 198 laps for 495 miles 2003 won by Michael Waltrip, ran 109 laps for 272.5 miles 2009 won by Matt Kenseth, ran 152...
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Race Fast Facts – Auto Club Speedway:

* Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500, his 18th victory in 330 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. * This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in 2009. The last driver to win the first two races of a season was Jeff Gordon in 1997. * This is his third victory ...
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Kenseth wins the Daytona 500:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the 2009 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, his first Daytona 500 win and Roush Fenway Racing's first Daytona 500. The race was called due to rain after 152 [of 200] laps. Kenseth started 39, the farthest back a driver has ever started...