Matt Kenseth News

NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award Logs Over Two Million Votes:

NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award Logs Over Two Million Votes:

July 27, 2007
More than two million votes have been tallied in the race for the NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award. Thanks to fans logging in at www.mostpopulardriver.com to support their favorite driver, the goal of topping last year's total votes is in sight. The current

Drivers Like New Bristol Surface:

Drivers Like New Bristol Surface:

July 25, 2007
#17-Matt Kenseth wasn't all that thrilled when he heard that Bristol Motor Speedway was getting a facelift. He liked the World's Fastest Half-Mile just as it was and wasn't too keen on any changes. On Tuesday, Kenseth was one of 33 drivers who took part in a Busch

Kenseth, Labonte Win Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Voting:

Kenseth, Labonte Win Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Voting:

July 19, 2007
Fan voting closed this past weekend for 2007 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 6 during Talladega Superspeedway's upcoming UAW-Ford 500 weekend, two new names will be added to this prestigious list: Matt Kenseth and Terry Labonte. The Talladega

Stewart Wins at Chicago:

Stewart Wins at Chicago:

July 15, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart picked up his first win of 2007 with a dominating performance in the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. He led 108 of the 267 laps on the day. #17-Matt Kenseth finished second, followed by #99-Edwards, #29-Harvick, #25-Mears, #2-Busch, #31-

Rumblings – Chicago Race Notes:

Rumblings – Chicago Race Notes:

July 15, 2007
Tony Stewart dominated the second half of today's USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway and pulled away from Matt Kenseth on the final restart (with 12 to go) for his first win of the season and the 30th of his Cup career (he's in 20th on the all-time win list).

Fast Facts USG Sheetrock 400:

Fast Facts USG Sheetrock 400:

July 15, 2007
.. Tony Stewart won the USG Sheetrock 400, his 30th victory in 303 Nextel Cup Series races. .. Stewart remains 20th on the all-time wins list. .. This is his first victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in seven

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

July 14, 2007
after Chicago [19 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2911 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 2608 -303 3) #17-Matt Kenseth 2565 -346 4) #31-Jeff Burton 2491 -420 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2473 -438 6) #20-Tony Stewart 2429 -482 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2423 -488 8) #29-Kevin Harvick 2337 -574

Chase Notes/Stats after Daytona:

Chase Notes/Stats after Daytona:

July 12, 2007
Just when we thought The Race to the Chase might become a snoozer, 12th-place #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets caught up in a wreck in the Pepsi 400, limps home 36th, and loses big points to the field of contenders. #26-Jamie McMurray's photo-finish win propelled him 135

USG Colors for Kenseth at Chicago:

USG Colors for Kenseth at Chicago:

July 11, 2007
Matt Kenseth's #17 Ford Fusion will carry the USG Sheetrock colors this weekend in the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicago. It marks the second of three times this season Kenseth will pilot the USG Sheetrock Ford; the first was at Martinsville in April where he finished 10th

Closest Cup Race Finishes:

Closest Cup Race Finishes:

July 7, 2007
Margin Winner Runner-up Track Date .002 Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Darlington, March 16, 2003 .005 Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch, Daytona, July 7, 2007 .005 Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvan, Talladega, July 25, 1993 .006 Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Atlanta, March 11, 2001 .

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

July 7, 2007
after Daytona [18 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2773 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 2496 -277 3) #17-Matt Kenseth 2390 -383 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2366 -407 5) #31-Jeff Burton 2345 -428 6) #99-Carl Edwards 2308 -465 7) #20-Tony Stewart 2234 -539 8) #5-Kyle Busch 2190 -583 9

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

July 1, 2007
after New Hampshire [17 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2613 2) #11-Denny Hamlin -156 3) #17-Matt Kenseth -365 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson -381 5) #31-Jeff Burton -383 6) #20-Tony Stewart -428 7) #99-Carl Edwards -465 8) #29-Kevin Harvick -507 9) #5-Kyle Busch -573 10) #

Rumblings – New Hampshire:

Rumblings – New Hampshire:

July 1, 2007
It was Denny Hamlin by an eyelash....Denny Hamlin won his first race of the season today at New Hampshire International Speedway as he barely held on to take the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 over Jeff Gordon....proving (at least for today) that two tires was the way

COT Pts:

COT Pts:

July 1, 2007
the top 12 in drivers pts in the eight [of 16] COT races: Pos, Car#, Driver, COT Pts, 2007 Standings 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1354, 1 (2 wins) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1305 2 (1) 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1220, 4 (2) 4) #5-Kyle Busch, 1117, 9 (1) 5) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1074

Petty comments about slip of cuss word: UPDATE:

Petty comments about slip of cuss word: UPDATE:

June 30, 2007
TNT's Kyle Petty raced Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 even as he served an on-air analyst. When he got in an accident on the first lap that also involved Matt Kenseth and Marc Goossens, viewers saw a replay in which the driver/analyst seemed to yell out an expletive

F.W. Webb Sponsoring Kenseth at New Hampshire:

F.W. Webb Sponsoring Kenseth at New Hampshire:

June 27, 2007
Matt Kenseth will be sporting a new paint scheme this weekend in New Hampshire. Combining Roush's new relationship with Fenway Sports Group and being in the Boston area, the #17 Busch Series entry with Matt Kenseth will be the Roush Fenway/F.W. Webb Ford. The F.W.

Petty in-car analyst…oops:

Petty in-car analyst…oops:

June 25, 2007
In what was billed as the first time a driver in a top-tier NASCAR race simultaneously served as a TV analyst on race coverage, TNT's #45-Kyle Petty took viewers a little too close to the action in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350. After early glitches ” TNT's other announcers

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

June 24, 2007
after Sonoma [16 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2538 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 2267 -271 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2172 -366 4) #17-Matt Kenseth 2105 -433 5) #31-Jeff Burton 2084 -454 6) #20-Tony Stewart 2058 -480 7) #99-Carl Edwards 2019 -519 8) #29-Kevin Harvick 1964 -574

Chase Notes/Stats before Sonoma:

Chase Notes/Stats before Sonoma:

June 19, 2007
#99-Carl Edwards' win at Michigan gained him 97 points on 13th place, giving him 243-point cushion on making The Chase. Edwards is seven positions ahead of this time last year. Just five races ago, #1-Martin Truex Jr. stood in 20th place. Since, he has gone on a torrid

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

June 17, 2007
after Michigan [15 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2392 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 2128 -264 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2055 -337 4) #17-Matt Kenseth 2044 -348 5) #31-Jeff Burton 1919 -473 6) #99-Carl Edwards 1905 -487 7) #20-Tony Stewart 1903 -489 8) #29-Kevin Harvick 1794 -