Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Pit road penalties up this year:

Just three races into the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season and there seems to be a trend developing: a growing number of pit road penalties. There were a total of 19 pit road penalties in Sunday's Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, starting with pole-sitter #41-Kurt...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas:

Kurt Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 19th Annual Kobalt 400 with a lap of 27.505 seconds, 196.328 mph. This is his 21st pole in 543 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and third top-10 start in 2016. This is his second pole in 15 races...

Las Vegas Pole Notes & Facts:

-Dale Jarrett won the inaugural pole with a speed of 168.224 mph (32.773 secs.). -11 drivers have poles at LVMS, led by Kasey Kahne with three (2004, 2007 and 2012). -Kyle Busch is the only driver to win consecutive poles at LVMS from (2008-'09). -Kyle Busch leads ...

Thursday AM Test Session:

Sprint Cup teams tested for 120 minutes Thursday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The fastest: #48-Johnson, 192.981 #11-Hamlin, 192.843 #20-Matt Kenseth, 192.137 #14-Brian Vickers, 191.56 #10-Patrick, 191.211 Slowest: #32-Earnhardt, 180.536 & #95 McDowell 180...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Las Vegas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson, 111.9 #18-Kyle Busch, 103.4 #4-Kevin Harvick, 98.8 #20-Matt Kenseth, 96.7 #16-Greg Biffle, 97.9 #19-Carl Edwards, 96.1 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 05.7 #22-Joey Logano, 94.4 #42-Kyle Larson, 89.7 #5-Kasey Kahne, 89.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled...

Truex misses Daytona 500 glory by inches:

There is a new sponsor and a bright, glitzy new paint job for #78-Martin Truex Jr., whose 2015 car was black as a funeral suit. Still, two more coats of new paint on the front bumper and Truex is the Daytona 500 champion. Instead, in a finish he'll be forced to replay...

Car Numbers that have produced three or more Daytona 500 victories:

Car Number (wins) - Drivers (years) o #43(7) - Richard Petty (1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79, '81) o #21(5) - Tiny Lund (1963), Cale Yarborough (1968), A.J. Foyt (1972), David Pearson (1976) and Trevor Bayne (2011) o #28(5) - Fred Lorenzen (1965), Buddy Baker (1980), ...

DHS And NASCAR Release New ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ PSA:

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 'If You See Something, Say Something' public awareness campaign and NASCAR today released two new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and new campaign materials. The new PSAs, which feature Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt ...

How To Qualify For The Daytona 500:

Thirty-six Charter teams will be assigned a starting position Four Open teams are eligible for starting positions o The highest finishing Open team in each Can-Am Duel race earns a starting position. Open Teams are: #21-Blaney, #93-DiBenedetto, #59-McDowell, #26-Richard...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

#18-Kyle Busch 94.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 93.7 #41-Kurt Busch 90.3 #20-Matt Kenseth 89.5 #48-Jimmie Johnson 89.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 88.7 #15-Clint Bowyer 83.4 #22-Joey Logano 83.4 #5-Kasey Kahne 83.0 #4-Kevin Harvick 82.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled from 2005-...

Daytona Qualifying Fast Facts:

#24-Chase Elliott won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 58th Annual Daytona 500 with a lap of 45.845 seconds, 196.314 mph. This is his first pole in six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2016. This is his first pole at...

Kenseth’s spotter not healed enough to be at Daytona UPDATE:

#20- Matt Kenseth will be without spotter Chris 'Crazy' Osborne for next weekend's Sprint Unlimited and likely the Daytona 500. Osborne told NBC Sports that he continues to recover from injuries suffered in a Dec. 17 auto accident and will not spot for Kenseth in ...

Kenseth’s spotter not healed enough to be at Daytona:

#20- Matt Kenseth will be without spotter Chris 'Crazy' Osborne for next weekend's Sprint Unlimited and likely the Daytona 500. Osborne told NBC Sports that he continues to recover from injuries suffered in a Dec. 17 auto accident and will not spot for Kenseth in ...

Sad News – Barney Hall:

Hall of Fame broadcaster Barney Hall, a cornerstone of MRN's NASCAR coverage since the network's founding in 1970, died Tuesday from complications following a recent medical procedure. He was 83. At the time of his death, Hall was in the company of long-time companion...

Sad News – Barney Hall:

Hall of Fame broadcaster Barney Hall, a cornerstone of MRN's NASCAR coverage since the network's founding in 1970, died Tuesday from complications following a recent medical procedure. He was 83. At the time of his death, Hall was in the company of long-time companion...

Kenseth-Logano put feud behind them:

#22-Joey Logano and #20-Matt Kenseth aren't likely to be dining together soon, but the discomfort produced by their late-season on-track troubles last year seems to have eased. Logano knocked Kenseth's car out of the way as he raced to a win Oct. 18 at Kansas Speedway...

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona:

NASCAR announced the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM...

Teams to test at Vegas UPDATE:

The official start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series may be more than one month away, however four teams will be back on the track next week to take part in a two-day Goodyear tire test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. #48-Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), #41-Kurt ...

Matt Kenseth”s spotter and family injured in auto wreck:

Chris Osborne, the spotter for Matt Kenseth's #20 Joe Gibbs Racing team, was involved in a serious automobile accident last weekend.Osborne took to Twitter to express his thanks to all fans, friends and fellow NASCAR competitors who have wished him and his family ...

Drivers that gained/lost most positions in the standings:

If you go by how drivers finished in each of the first two seasons under the new Chase for the Sprint Cup format, you'd find some interesting surprises. Most positions gained (2014 vs. 2015 and number of spots gained): The biggest gainer from 2014 to 2015, by far, ...