Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Rumblings – Dover:

Matt Kenseth passed teammate Jamie McMurray with four laps to go today at Dover International Speedway and went on to win the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America for his second win of the season. This was Matt's 12th career victory (he's tied for...

Laps/Miles Stats:

39 drivers have lead at least one lap in a race in 12 Nextel Cup races so far this season. #20-Tony Stewart has led the most laps with 801, with #16-Greg Biffle right behind at 799, followed by #17-Matt Kenseth at 441. Biffle has led the most miles, just over 1099...

Who’s Hot – Dover:

Three races ago Greg Biffle was 232 points behind 10th. After his seventh-place finish at Lowes he is now 86 points behind 10th, a gain of 146 points on 10th in three races. Biffle has scored top-10 finishes in his last three races. Greg Biffle has posted 11 straight...

Charllote Race News and Notes:

Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway, scoring his fourth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 84th career start. This is Kahnes third victory in 2006, tying Jimmie Johnson for the most this season. Kahnes last victory came at Texas in April ...

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Kasey Kahne led early and often tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway and took the Coca-Cola Pit Stop 600 by a comfortable margin over Jimmie Johnson. In a race where we saw more action in the pits and less racing than we've ever had in Charlotte (thanks to a miniscule ...

Kenseth running R&L Carriers colors at LMS:

Kenseth running R&L Carriers colors at LMS: This Sunday, at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Matt Kenseth will pilot the yellow and green #17 R+L Carriers/DEWALT Ford Fusion. R+L Carriers joined Roush Racing in January as an associate sponsor on the #17 DEWALT team, but ...

Ameriquest Sponsoring Four Roush Cars at Lowe’s:

Four of Roush Racings premier drivers will suit up in their Ameriquest firesuits for an unprecedented NASCAR Busch Series first. Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards will pilot their Ameriquest Ford Fusions all together for the first time under the...

Rookie News and Notes:

#11-Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 13 Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway. Hamlin finished 10th, scoring his fourth top-10 of the 2006 season. He grabbed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 11 races. Hamlin has racked up two top...

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Voting Continues:

Online fan voting began April 3 for this year's Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 7, two new names will be added to this prestigious list. The Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame in downtown Talladega is both a focal point saluting NASCAR's greatest...

Darlington Race Notes/Facts:

Greg Biffle won the 2006 Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway, scoring his 10th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 125th career start. Biffles last victory came at Homestead in November 2005, 11 races ago. All 10 of Biffles victories have come on a superspeedway...

Rumblings [Notes] – Darlington:

Greg Biffle finally broke through tonight at Darlington Raceway as he held off a charging Jeff Gordon to take the Dodge Charger 500. Biffle led the most laps (7 times for 170 circuits) and takes his second straight victory at this hallowed oval.....his first win of...

Testing at Lowe’s Monday-Wednesday: Wednesday UPDATE 3:

Lowe's Motor Speedway will be the site of the final scheduled test session of 2006 for the NASCAR Busch Series today through Wednesday. This year, NASCAR set a schedule for when and where each of its national series tests at tracks that host NASCAR events. Those tests...

Earnhardt Jr. wins at Richmond:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead with 43 laps to go and held on to win the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway, for his first win of 2006, 1st in 28 races [last year at Chicago in July] and 17th of his career. #11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd for his ...

Rumblings – Richmond:

Some questionable pit strategy by the dominant car (Kevin Harvick) led to a four car battle in the closing laps and Dale Earnhardt Jr emerged victorious tonight at Richmond International Raceway. He captured the Crown Royal 400 by a little over half a second over Denny...

Rumblings – Talladega:

We had an early melee (a 13 car job on Lap 10), green flag pit stop mishaps (missing lugs.....catch can making laps), 56 lead changes and 22 different leaders. That can only mean one thing.....we're at Talladega Superspeedway. Jimmie Johnson survived a wild 9-lap shootout...

Sadler wins pole at Talladega:

#38-Elliott Sadler won the Budweiser pole for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 188.511mph, for his 2nd straight pole at Talladega, 1st of 2006 and 7th of his career. #20-Stewart will start 2nd, followed by #99-Carl Edwards, #88-Dale Jarrett ...

Phoenix Race Notes:

Kevin Harvick won the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, scoring his sixth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 186th career start. He also won the NASCAR Busch Series race at Phoenix. Harvicks last victory came at Bristol in April 2005, 39 races ago...

Rumblings – Race Notes – Phoenix:

It what turned out to be a "fuelish" event tonight at Phoenix International Raceway, Kevin Harvick passed Greg Biffle on lap 303 and led the final 10 circuits to capture the Subway Fresh 500....with probably only a little gas to spare. Harvick got the weekend sweep...

Phoenix Qualifying Notes:

Kyle Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Subway Fresh 500, lapping Phoenix International Raceway in 26.917 seconds at 133.744 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 26.499 seconds, 135.854 mph - set Nov. 5, 2004. This is Busch...

Ramblings – Phoenix:

Kyle Busch sped around the one mile oval that is Phoenix International Raceway tonight in 26.917 (133.744 mph) to grab his second ever Bud Pole for Saturday Night's Subway Fresh 500. The only other driver under 27 seconds was Greg Biffle and they'll lead 'em to the...