Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Kenseth wins at Madison:

On a night when he didn't have the best car in the field, Matt Kenseth benefited from Travis Sauter's bad luck. Kenseth passed Sauter on a restart with nine laps to go and held on for a super-late model victory in the Colony Brands 100 at Madison International Speedway...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Michigan, race 15 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 537 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 522, -15 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 514, -23 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 513, -24 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 490, -47 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 462, -75 7) #22-...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Michigan, race 15 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Michigan Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 42 starts. - Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes at Michigan with eight; followed by Darrell Waltrip with seven. - NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Michigan:

#16-Greg Biffle 110.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 105.6 #99-Carl Edwards 104.7 #48-Jimmie Johnson 101.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 97.0 #14-Tony Stewart 95.9 #18-Kyle Busch 92.0 #55-Brian Vickers 91.5 #24-Jeff Gordon 89.8 #11-Denny Hamlin 89.7 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway:

#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 33rd Annual Pocono 400, his 21st victory in 519 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2014. This is Earnhardt's first multiple-win season since 2004, when he won six times. This is his first...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Pocono, race 14 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 498 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 482, -16 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 476, -22 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 475, -23 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 448, -50 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 443, -55 7) #99-Carl...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Pocono, race 14 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2 wins, 4th in points 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 9th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 12th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Pocono Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Pocono with 55. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 42 starts. - Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Pocono with seven; followed by Jeff Gordon with six. - Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes...

SunEnergy1 joins JGR for four races:

Joe Gibbs Racing announces today that SunEnergy1 will sponsor four NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season with Matt Kenseth, Sam Hornish and SunEnergy1 CEO Kenny Habul sharing the driving duties. Hornish will pilot SunEnergy1's debut race next weekend at Michigan...

Top 10 driver ratings at Pocono

#48-Jimmie Johnson - 109.3...

Race Fast Facts – Dover International Speedway:

Jimmie Johnson won the 45th Annual FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks, his 68th victory in 448 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2014. This is his ninth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 25 races at Dover International...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Dover, race 13 of 36] 1) #20-Matt Kenseth, 463 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 461, -2 3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 438, -25 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 436, -27 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 429, -34 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 414, -49 7) #18-Kyle Busch...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Dover, race 13 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2 wins, 4th in points 2) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 12th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 2nd 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 1 win, 3rd 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Busch wins Nationwide race at Dover:

#18-Kyle Busch won the Buckle Up 200 at Dover International Speedway. #6-Trevor Bayne finished second followed by #22-Joey Logano, #20-Matt Kenseth, #9-Chase Elliott, #42-Kyle Larson, #2-Brian Scott, #3-Ty Dillon, #11-Elliott Sadler, and #7-Regan Smith. There were ...

Logano on Nationwide pole at Dover:

#22-Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole for the Buckle Up 200 at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 155.474mph. #9-Chase Elliott will start second followed by: #2-Brian Scott, #54-Kyle Busch, #6-Trevor Bayne, #20-Matt Kenseth, #42-Kyle Larson, #60-Chris ...

Elliott fastest in Nationwide happy hour:

#9-Chase Elliott was quickest during happy hour for the Buckle Up 200 with a speed of 154.692mph. He was followed by: #2-Brian Scott, #6-Trevor Bayne, #22-Joey Logano, #54-Kyle Busch, #20-Matt Kenseth, #42-Kyle Larson, #62-Brandan Gaughan, #3-Ty Dillon, and #11-Elliott...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦.121.1 2) #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦107.9 3) #18-Kyle Busch'¦'¦'¦'¦..106.0 4) #99-Carl Edwards'¦'¦'¦'¦101.3 5) #16-Greg Biffle'¦'¦'¦'¦.101.0 6) #24-Jeff Gordon'¦'¦'¦'¦..93.7 7) #41-Kurt Busch'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦92.5 8) #15-Clint Bowyer'¦'¦'¦'¦.91.6 9...

Race Fast Facts – Charlotte Motor Speedway:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the 55th Annual COCA-COLA 600, his 67th victory in 447 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Johnson ranks eighth on the all-time series wins list. This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2014. With the win, Johnson is virtually locked...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Charlotte, race 12 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 432 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 421, -11 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 408, -24 4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 408, -24 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 394, -38 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 388, -44 7) #22-Joey ...