Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Daytona race 1 of 36]:

1) #17-Matt Kenseth 190 [1 win] 2) #29- 170 -20 3) #44-A.J. Allmendinger 165 -25 4) #33-Clint Bowyer 160 -30 5) #19-Elliott Sadler 160 -30 6) #6-David Ragan 150 -40 7) #14-Tony Stewart 147 -43 8) #55-Michael Waltrip 146 -44 9) #43-Reed Sorenson 138 -52 10) #1-Martin...

Wypall Wipers announces 2009 Crew Chief Lineup:

Three of the most respected and successful crew chiefs in the history of NASCAR have been named to the 2009 WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief lineup. The all-star line-up of Bob Osborne, Todd Berrier and Jeff Hammond, who have a total of 63 career Sprint Cup Series victories...

Stillman to be Edwards’ crew chief:

Roush Fenway Racing has hired Green Bay native Dan Stillman to be crew chief for Carl Edwards' championship-caliber #60 Nationwide Series team. The move came as a domino effect from the change the team made earlier this week, when it promoted Drew Blickensderfer to...

New Crew Chief for Kenseth? UPDATE:

Nationwide Series pit boss Drew Blickensderfer has been promoted to head the team. Chip Bolin, who held the position last year, will go back to work as an engineer at Roush Fenway Racing. Although Blickensderfer started 2008 as crew chief for Roush's #17 Nationwide...

Most Popular Driver = Dale Jr.:

NASCAR fans across the nation have once again made a statement about their favorite driver.Ã After tallying over one million votes, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the recipient of the 2008 NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award.Ã Throughout the race season, fans voted...

Kenseth re-signs with Roush Fenway:

Roush Fenway Racing announced that it has re-signed 2003 Sprint Cup Champion Matt Kenseth to a multi-year contract. Kenseth has been with Roush Fenway since 1998 and has claimed 16 Sprint Cup Series wins and 24 Nationwide Series wins in addition to Roush Fenway's first...

Chat Stats – End of Season:

#48-Jimmie Johnson managed to win his first Chase championship in 2006 by scoring 1430 points, the lowest winning total in the five-year history of the Chase. Since then, he has rung up 1663 points (1643 if you adjust for the 5-point increase rule in 2007) in 2007 ...

Racing Resources Says “¦

* Carl Edwards won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Edwards scored his third victory in the 10-race Chase, winning at Atlanta, Texas and Homestead and his ninth victory of the season. He posted his 16th career victory in his 157th career race. Edwards led ...

UNOFFICIAL Final Chase Driver Points Standings [after Homestead race 36 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6684 [7 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 6615 -69 [9 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 6467 -217 [2 wins] 4) #29-Kevin Harvick 6408 -276 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 6381 -303 [1 win] 6) #31-Jeff Burton 6335 -349 [2 wins] 7) #24-Jeff Gordon 6316 -368 8) #11-Denny Hamlin...

Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings

Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings (the OLD way) [after Homestead race 36 of 36]: 1) #99-Carl Edwards 5226 [9 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5220 -16 [7 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4984 -252 [8 wins] 4) #16-Greg Biffle 4747 -489 [2 wins] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 4709...

How did the Chase Drivers finish at Homestead:

(Standings after Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 15th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 1st 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 18th 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 40th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 2nd 6) #07-Clint Bowyer, 5th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th 8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 25th 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 13th 10) #88-Dale...

Drivers who won in 2007 but did not win in 2008

the drivers who lost winning streaks of at least one win a year: drivers and their last win listed: 14, Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, October 2007 [has won at least 2 races a year in this streak] 6, Matt Kenseth, Homestead, November 2007 2, Kevin Harvick, Daytona 500, February...

Where did this years Chasers finish last season at Homestead:

#17-Matt Kenseth WON #11-Denny Hamlin 3rd #24-Jeff Gordon 4th #99-Carl Edwards 5th #48-Jimmie Johnson 7th #31-Jeff Burton 8th #16-Greg Biffle 13th #29-Kevin Harvick 19th #18-Kyle Busch 20th [was in the #5] #20-Tony Stewart 30th #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 36th [was in the...

Montoya out of Bud Shootout if in a Chevy:

Chip Ganassi Racing's #42-Juan Pablo Montoya will not be allowed to use one of Dodge's spots in the 2009 Budweiser Shooutout if the new Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing team switches to Chevrolet. According to the new rules, the top six teams from each manufacturer from the...

Some spotter changes in 2009:

Hearing that Earl Barban [currentlt at the #38 team] will be back as the spotter for #48 Jimmie Johnson and current spotter, Stevie Reeves will join Yates Racing and Paul Menard [will be the #98 team]. Bob Jeffrey, the spotter for #17 Matt Kenseth will join Stewart...

How did the Chase Drivers qualify at Homestead:

(Standings after Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 30th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 4th 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 17th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 5th 6) #07-Clint Bowyer, 27th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 36th 8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3rd 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 25th 10) #88-...

Homestead Qualifying Fast Facts

David Reutimann won the Coors Light Pole Award for the FORD 400 with a lap of 31.462 seconds, 171.636 mph. This is his first pole in 63 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2008. He became the 23rd driver to win poles in all three...

Drivers who have not won in 2008

who have a current streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year: drivers and their last win listed: 14, Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, October 2007 [has won at least 2 races a year in this streak] 6, Matt Kenseth, Homestead, November 2007 2, Kevin Harvick, Daytona...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix race 35 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6561 [7 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 6420 -141 [8 wins] the following drivers are eliminated from the Chase 3) #16-Greg Biffle 6358 -203 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 6292 -269 [2 wins] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 6233 -328 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 6226 -335 [...

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix race 35 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5097 [7 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5041 -56 [8 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4878 -219 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4666 -431 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4638 -459 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4565 -532 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4516 -581 8) #...