Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Rumblings – Kansas:

It was almost as if this race took all day to run.....and confusion reigned supreme at the end. I don't know how you can have a winner sitting in the grass on the frontstretch (presumably with the engine not running....whether there was any fuel left is open to discussion...

Ramblings – Kansas

Jimmie Johnson took the Bud Pole today at Kansas Speedway for Sunday's Lifelock 400 with a time of 30.846 (175.063 mph) for his second top-spot in a row and 3rd of the season. This was career pole #12 for the Lowe's Chevy driver. He'll be joined on the front-row by...

Kansas Qualifying Fast Facts:

..Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole for the LifeLock 400 with a lap of 30.846 seconds, 175.063 mph. .. This is his 12th Bud Pole in 212 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his third Bud Pole and 20th top-10 start in 2007. He is tied with Denny Hamlin (seventh) for the...

100th Cup win for Roush:

#99-Carl Edwards hit another historical marker Sunday winning his seventh career Nextel Cup race at Dover International Speedway and claiming win number 100 for Jack Roush and Roush Fenway Racing in NASCAR's elite series [4th all-time]. Roush's first Nextel Cup win...

The Chase Standings [after Dover, race 28]:

1) #24-Jeff Gordon 5340 2) #20-Tony Stewart 5338, -2 3) #99-Carl Edwards 5337, -3 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5336, -4 5) #5-Kyle Busch 5330, -10 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 5322, -18 7) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5294, -46 8) #31-Jeff Burton 5265, -75 9) #29-Kevin Harvick 5225, -115 10...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Dover [28 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4149 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3845 -304 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3715 -434 4) #99-Carl Edwards 3689 -460 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3662 -487 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 3644 -505 7) #5-Kyle...

Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

Carl Edwards takes the Dodge Dealers 400 today at Dover International Speedway by a comfortable .671 seconds over teammate Greg Biffle after another teammate (Matt Kenseth) pretty much dominated. When Kenseth lost a motor on lap 374, Edwards was home free. This was...

Dover Qualifying Fast Facts:

.. Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole for the Dodge Dealers 400 with a lap of 23.261 seconds, 154.765 mph. .. This is his 11th Bud Pole in 211 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his second Bud Pole and 19th top-10 start in 2007, including each of the past eight races...

Special Scheme for Kenseth at Dover UPDATE:

#17-Matt Kenseth is scheduled to run a DeWALT / NANO Technologies special paint scheme at Dover on September 23rd. See an image of the scheme on my #17 Team Schemes page.(9-17-2007) UPDATE: This weekend, the #17 Ford Fusion will be painted black and carrying the DEWALT...

Dr. Jerry Punch to Emcee Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony:

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame officials announced that Dr. Jerry Punch, lead announcer and host of ESPN/ABC sports coverage, will emcee the 2007 Induction Ceremony honoring Matt Kenseth and Terry Labonte. "I know how much my dear friend, the late Benny Parsons, loved...

The Chase Standings [after NHIS, race 27]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5210 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 5210 3) #20-Tony Stewart 5200 -10 4) #07-Clint Bowyer 5195 -15 5) #5-Kyle Busch 5175 -35 6) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5170 -40 7) #17-Matt Kenseth 5156 -54 8) #99-Carl Edwards 5147 -63 9) #11-Denny Hamlin 5128 -82 10) #29-Kevin...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after New Hampshire [27 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4019 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3707 -312 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 3608 -411 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3589 -430 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 3576 -443 6) #99-Carl Edwards 3499 -520 7...

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

Clint Bowyer gets his first-ever Nextel Cup victory today in the Sylvania 300 at New Hamphshire International Speedway....and a more boring race you may never see! I guess this race was really over on Friday when Bowyer grabbed the pole, cause there sure wasn't any...

From the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska…

THE "LATE SHOW" TOP TWELVE "Top Twelve Reasons I Love Racing" For the first time in the history of the Late Show with David Letterman broadcasts, tonight's Late Show Top Ten is instead a Top Twelve, presented by the 12 NASCAR drivers in the Chase for the Nextel Cup...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after Richmond [26 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 3849 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3537 -312 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 3490 -359 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3439 -410 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 3430 -419 6) #99-Carl Edwards 3372 -477 7) #31-Jeff Burton 3328 -521 8) #5-...

Chase Stats before Richmond:

Quiet for most of the summer, defending champ Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team clinched their fourth straight Chase by winning at California, and took the lead in the 2007 Chase standings as well. Only #17-Matt Kenseth has made all four Chases. All #07-Clint Bowyer ...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after California [25 of 36 races]: 1) #24- Jeff Gordon 3679 cliched chase 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3362 -317, cliched chase 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 3335 -344, cliched chase 4) #99Carl Edwards 3330 -349, cliched chase 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 3309 -370, cliched chase 6) #48-Jimmie...

Rumblings – California:

It was a hot one....but JJ was nothin' but cool at the end! Jimmie Johnson dominated late tonight at California Speedway and went on to win the Sharp Aquos 500 (tho you wouldn't have known the race sponsor by watching the event on ESPN) over Carl Edwards. Johnson led...

Sharp Aquos 500 Fast Facts:

.. Jimmie Johnson won the Sharp AQUOS 500, his 28th victory in 208 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his Series-leading fifth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 10 races at California Speedway. .. Carl...

Yellow and Green colors for the #17 at California:

#17-Matt Kenseth will run the R+L Carriers paint scheme for the third time this season in Sunday's Sharp Aquos 500. In his previous two he has scored finishes of 12th at Charlotte in May and eighth at Daytona in July. The R+L Carriers scheme will run once more at Martinsville...