Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Only Three Birthday winners:

Cale Yarborough, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth are the only NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers to ever win a points paying race on their birthday. Yarborough, birthday March 27, in 1977 at North Wilksboro Speedway and a second time in 1983 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch...

Charlotte Motor Speedway Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

Ã· 527 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 378 in more than one. 441 drivers have competed in the Coca-Cola 600; 287 in more than one. Ã· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Charlotte

#48-Jimmie Johnson 111.6 #18-Kyle Busch 106.7 #5-Kasey Kahne 100.8 #20-Matt Kenseth 95.5 #11-Denny Hamlin 92.8 #24-Jeff Gordon 91.6 #19-Carl Edwards 89.6 #16-Greg Biffle 88.7 #22-Joey Logano 88.4 #2-Brad Keselowski 86.5 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014 ...

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Notebook:

Ã· There have been 30 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races. Ã· The first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was in 1985. Ã· 29 have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1986, the event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and won by Bill Elliott. That season was also the...

NASCAR issues written warnings to five teams:

NASCAR announced Wednesday that #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team and #22-Joey Logano's team were among five Sprint Cup teams that received written warnings for failing inspection last weekend at Kansas Speedway. NASCAR stated that the teams of Logano, #13-Casey Mears ...

Top 10 All-Star Driver Ratings

#18-Kyle Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 108.1 #48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 104.2 #20-Matt Kenseth"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 88.3 #19-Carl Edwards"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 84.6 #41-Kurt Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 83.5 #4-Kevin Harvick"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 82.4 #24-Jeff Gordon...

Hamlin questions NASCAR”s delay in throwing caution:

Joe Gibbs Racing's #11-Denny Hamlin had a rough couple of laps late in Saturday night's SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin was caught in the middle of a four-wide battle off Turn 2 and was pinched between #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Sam Hornish Jr. ...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:

[after Kansas, race 11 of 36] (by wins, then by points standings) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 389, -48 (3rd in driver points) 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 437 (1st in driver points) 3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 375, -62 (4th) 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], ...

Kansas Speedway Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

Ã· Jason Leffler won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Kansas Speedway in 2001 with a speed of 176.499 mph. Ã· 11 drivers have Coors Light poles at Kansas, led by Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with three each. Ã· Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Richmond, race 9 of 36] (by wins, then by points) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 357 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 299, -58 3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 324, -33 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 283, -74 5) #20-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 273, -84 6) #11-Denny Hamlin...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Bristol, race 8 of 36] (by wins, then by points) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 314 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 258, -56 3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 284, -30 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 255, -59 5) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 223, -91 6) #20-Matt Kenseth...

Bristol driver introduction songs:

Bristol Motor Speedway secured its status long ago as one of the tracks with the most unique driver introductions, allowing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series premiere stars to choose their introductory song. The 2015 driver introductions for the Food City 500 in Support...

Kenseth not considering retirement:

#20-Matt Kenseth is just a year younger than #24-Jeff Gordon, who has already said he'll retire at the end of this season. The 43-year-old former champion won't use Gordon's exit as a reason to consider his own future in NASCAR. He's got no plans to get out of the ...

Testing at Kentucky UPDATES:

Eight NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and teams are scheduled to participate in the April 15 open test at Kentucky Speedway ahead of the track's Quaker State 400 in July. The open test will be preceded by a closed Goodyear tire test on April 13 and 14 with one team each ...

Testing at Kentucky:

Eight NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and teams are scheduled to participate in the April 15 open test at Kentucky Speedway ahead of the track's Quaker State 400 in July. The open test will be preceded by a closed Goodyear tire test on April 13 and 14 with one team each ...

Testing at Kentucky:

Eight NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and teams are scheduled to participate in the April 15 open test at Kentucky Speedway ahead of the track's Quaker State 400 in July. The open test will be preceded by a closed Goodyear tire test on April 13 and 14 with one team each ...

NASCAR announces All-Star Race format:

Showcasing the sport's top talent, NASCAR announced changes for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race that will elevate the excitement of this annual classic. Race coverage is set for 7:00pm/et, Saturday, May 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The field will include race...

Top-10 laps led in 2015 after 6 races (1,816 total laps):

1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 670 (has run all 1,816 laps) (2 wins) 2. #22-Joey Logano, 305 (has run all 1,816 laps) (1 win) 3. #48-Jimmie Johnson, 176 (1 win) 4. #11-Denny Hamlin, 165 (1 win) 5. #24-Jeff Gordon, 111 6. #41-Kurt Busch, 86 (in 3 races) 7. #2-Brad Keselowski, ...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 6 of 36] (by wins, then by points) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 263 2) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 239, -24 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 206, -57 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 172, -91 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 168, -95 6) #78-Truex Jr...

Rule change allows Kenseth and Newman to be eligible for All-Star Race:

A rule change for the Sprint All-Star Race will allow #20-Matt Kenseth and #31-Ryan Newman to compete in the event, NASCAR confirmed to NASCAR Talk on Thursday. NASCAR stated that it changed the eligibility requirements so that any full-time driver who is a former ...