Matt Kenseth - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Testing at the Rock:

Some Sprint Cup tested at Rockingham Speedway's Little Rock Tuesday, including: #33-Clint Boyer, #29-Kevin Harvick, #2-Kurt Busch, #12-David Stremme, #77-Sam Hornish, #96-Bobby Labonte, #98-Paul Menard, #6-David Ragan, #99-Carl Edwards, #17-Matt Kenseth, #26-Jamie ...

Auto Club Notes and Facts:

* Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway. It marked the third straight victory by Johnson in the fall race at California. He scored his fourth Cup win in 14 races at California, the most by any driver. * A Chase driver won the 21st straight Chase race...

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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Auto Club, race 30 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1 #14-Tony Stewart,4420 2 #24-Jeff Gordon 4240, -180 3 #48-Jimmie Johnson 4232, -188 4 #11-Denny Hamlin 3980, -440 5 #5-Mark Martin 3967, -453 6 #42-Juan Montoya...

New Ford engine at Talladega:

Ford will delay the debut of its new Sprint Cup engine, Doug Hervey, who oversees Fords North American racing operations, said Saturday. The engine was scheduled to have debuted next week at Lowes Motor Speedway. Instead, Ford will debut the restrictor-plate version...

Kenseth going for first sweep; R+L on the #17:

Leaving Fontana, California this season back in the spring most people had named #17-Matt Kenseth and Drew Blickensderfer as the hottest driver/crew chief duo in the garage after having started the season off 2-0. But the dream of being on top was short lived, especially...

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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Kansas, race 29 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4260 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4065, -195 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4037, -223 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3923, -337 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3802, -458 6) #2-Kurt...

Larger tire to be tested at Richmond:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will hold a two-day tire test at Richmond International Raceway next Tuesday and Wednesday (October 6-7). The purpose of the test is two-fold (1) do some fundamental work on its short track/flat track tire set-up for the 2010 NASCAR...

Kenseth talks to fans in Fontana:

#17-Matt Kenseth, the winner of last February's Sprint Cup race at the Auto Club Speedway, returned to the Inland Empire on Sept. 23. But he wasn't behind the wheel of a race car. After holding a press conference at the speedway, Kenseth had a question-and-answer session...

Notes and Facts from Dover:

* Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway -- the 19th straight Chase race won by a Chase driver. This was Johnson's seventh career win from the pole. It was his 44th career victory in his 283rd start. Johnson tied Bill Elliott for 14th on NASCAR...

Race Fast Facts – Dover:

Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400, his 44th victory in 283 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his fifth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 16 races at Dover International Speedway. Mark Martin (second) posted...

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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Dover, race 28 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4070 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3895 175 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3894 176 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3763 307 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3651 419 6) #2-Kurt Busch, ...

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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after New Hampshire, race 27 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3932, -- 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3745, -187 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3699, -233 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3666, -266 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3481, -451...

Chase Stats after Richmond:

Matt Kenseth never could get his #17 car right at Richmond, and that opened the door for his two Chasers, #83-Brian Vickers and #18-Kyle Busch. While he never challenged for the win, Busch brought home a fifth, but the shocker was Vickers, who stayed within range of...

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup facts:

22 different drivers have made the Chase, including Brian Vickers and Juan Pablo Montoya, who each made their first Chase this season. There will be 3,152 laps and 4,095.48 miles run during the 2009 Chase. Only one driver has made all six Chases for the NASCAR Sprint...

Richmond Facts and Notes:

* Denny Hamlin won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. * Kyle Busch finished fifth and missed the Chase by just eight points behind Brain Vickers, who earned the 12th and final playoff spot. * Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to qualify for...

Five or more teams for Roush Fenway in 2010:

Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush said Friday night that he could field as many as four full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series teams in 2010, with the possibility for two or three more part-time efforts. Roush reiterated his commitment to field full-time teams for...

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[after Richmond, race 26 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3806, finished 17th at Atlanta 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3627, -179, 3rd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3534, -272, 11th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 3491, -315, WON 5) #2-Kurt...

Where did the Chase Drivers/Contenders Qualify at Richmond:

(by current points standing, 1st four have clinched a spot) 1) #14-Tony Stewart starts 25th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd (the following have not clinched a spot in The Chase 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th 6) #9-Kasey Kahne, ...

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway:

Tony Stewart won the fifth annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream all-star dirt late model race Wednesday night at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, marking the third time in four years Stewart has won the event. Stewart passed Kenny Wallace on lap 13 of ...

Chase stats going in to Richmond:

Eleven drivers going for 8 spots Saturday night at Richmond. Only one other time, 2006, have 8 spots been up for grabs. Only two others times has the gap between the final Chase spot and the first contender been less than 20 points, the difference between 12th place...