Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Battle Heats Up for the Most Popular Driver Award:

The 2007 season is well under way and the battle is heating up for the 2007 NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award. Race fans have really begun to show their enthusiasm for their favorite driver and continue to make their votes count at www.MostPopularDriver.com...

COT Pts:

the top 10 in drivers pts in the four [of 16] COT races: #24-Jeff Gordon, 705 (1 win) #5-Kyle Busch, 676 (1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 655 (2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 636 #17-Matt Kenseth, 563 #20-Tony Stewart, 546 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 541 #07-Clint Bowyer, 507 #99-Carl Edwards...

DNF’s – Kenseth/Hamlin 40:

#17-Matt Kenseth and #11-Denny Hamlin have been running at the finish in 40 consecutive races, the longest current streak.(5-6-2007)...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

after Richmond [10 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 1691 #48-Jimmie Johnson 1480 -211 #17-Matt Kenseth 1431 -260 #11-Denny Hamlin 1359 -332 #31-Jeff Burton 1352 -339 #5-Kyle Busch 1229 -462 #20-Tony Stewart 1225 -466 #29-Kevin Harvick 1203 -488 #2-Kurt Busch 1198 -493...

Rumblings – Richmond Race Notes:

Jimmie Johnson outsprinted teammate Kyle Busch in a 20 lap dash to the checkers today and took the Crown Royal Presents the Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Run one day late due to rain last night, it didn't seem to matter to the Hendrick boyz cause...

After 9 races in 2004-2006 worst spot a future chaser was?

with #9-Kasey Kahne, 31st in drivers championship points after 9 races, the question has been, after 9 races in the three previous Chase's, what was the worst spot a future Chaser [in that season] was in after the 9th race? In 2006 after the 9th race, #11-Hamlin was...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Richmond:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Aarons 312 at Talladega. Ragan finished fourth, his second top-five and second top-10 finish of the season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. Ragan holds a two-point edge...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

after Talladega [9 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 1521 #31-Jeff Burton 1318 -203 #17-Matt Kenseth 1292 -229 #48-Jimmie Johnson 1290 -231 #11-Denny Hamlin 1189 -332 #20-Tony Stewart 1078 -443 #26-Jamie McMurray 1059 -462 #5-Kyle Busch 1054 -467 #29-Kevin Harvick 1052...

HBO Pay-Per-View and Eldora Speedway Make History to Support Victory Junction:

The old school dirt upon which professional stock car racing was built will play host to today's racing stars when the third annual Nextel Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice takes place June 6 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. And for those not lucky enough...

Stewart not Happy with NASCAR:

#20-Tony Stewart accused NASCAR of "playing God" by using caution flags to orchestrate closer racing. During his Tony Stewart Live program Tuesday night on Sirius Satellite Radio, Stewart lambasted officials for throwing four yellow flags for debris during Saturday...

COT Pts:

the top 10 in drivers pts in the three COT races: 24-Jeff Gordon, 535 (1 wins) 5-Kyle Busch, 501 (1) 11-Denny Hamlin, 466 48-Jimmie Johnson, 465 (1) 31-Jeff Burton, 444 17-Matt Kenseth, 424 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 417 20-Tony Stewart, 399 26-Jamie McMurray, 370 99-Carl...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

after Phoenix [8 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 1326 #31-Jeff Burton 1252 -74 #17-Matt Kenseth 1166 -160 #48-Jimmie Johnson 1115 -211 #11-Denny Hamlin 1084 -242 #5-Kyle Busch 1002 -324 #20-Tony Stewart 994 -332 #99-Carl Edwards 967 -359 #07-Clint Bowyer 963 -363 #01...

Rumblings – Phoenix Race Notes:

We had that dreaded caution during a green flag pit cycle tonight, but after everything "shook" out, the top two cars were back at the front and we had a solid 19 lapper to the checkers. And in the end, it was Jeff Gordon prevailing for the first time ever at Phoenix...

iLevel to Sponsor Kenseth in Busch:

Roush Fenway Racing announced that iLevel by Weyerhaeuser will return in 2007 as a primary sponsor in the Busch Series. Weyerhaeuser's iLevel brand will appear four times this season as the primary sponsor on Matt Kenseth's #17 Ford. The first race in which Kenseth...

Nextel Cup races where winner led last lap only

(since 2000); Texas: #31-Jeff Burton; 2nd: #17-Matt Kenseth, 4/2007 Las Vegas: #48-Jimmie Johnson; 2nd: #17-Kenseth, 3/2006 Homestead: #18-Bobby Labonte; 2nd: #29-Kevin Harvick, 11/2003 Darlington: #32-Ricky Craven; 2nd: #97-Kurt Busch (ESPN2's NASCAR Now and research...

Biffle could be looking?

#16-Greg Biffle's future is up in the air after the decision of sponsor Ameriquest, a retail-mortgage company, to drop out of the sport at the end of the season. Biffle's contract with car owner Jack Roush runs through the end of 2008, so Geoff Smith, the head of Roush...

Free Fries From Arby’s on Monday:

Matt Kenseth's victory in Saturday's O'Reilly 300 means Arby's, his primary Busch sponsor, will give away free medium curly fries to all customers on Monday. Customers must bring in a printed copy of the official race results from a newspaper or Web site as their coupon...

Jeff Burton wins at Texas:

#31-Jeff Burton won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway for his 1st win of the 2007 season, 19th career win and first since Dover in Sept 2006. Burton is the first driver in 13 Nextel Cup races to repeat as a winner at TMS. Burton passed #17-Matt Kenseth on the...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

after Texas [7 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 1136 #31-Jeff Burton 1128 -8 #17-Matt Kenseth 1011 -125 #48-Jimmie Johnson 955 -181 #11-Denny Hamlin 914 -222 #07-Clint Bowyer 866 -270 #5-Kyle Busch 856 -280 #99-Carl Edwards 837 -299 #20-Tony Stewart 814 -322 #26-Jamie...

Rumblings – Texas Race Notes:

We had a good old-fashioned Texas Shootout today for the final 20 laps or so, and Jeff Burton prevailed over Matt Kenseth to take the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Burton passed Kenseth in turn two on the final lap (the only one he led today, btw) and held on...