Matt Kenseth News

Pit road penalties up this year:

Pit road penalties up this year:

March 9, 2016
Just three races into the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season and there seems to be a trend developing: a growing number of pit road penalties. There were a total of 19 pit road penalties in Sunday's Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, starting with pole-sitter #41-Kurt

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas:

March 4, 2016
Kurt Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 19th Annual Kobalt 400 with a lap of 27.505 seconds, 196.328 mph. This is his 21st pole in 543 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and third top-10 start in 2016. This is his second pole in 15 races

Las Vegas Pole Notes & Facts:

Las Vegas Pole Notes & Facts:

March 4, 2016
-Dale Jarrett won the inaugural pole with a speed of 168.224 mph (32.773 secs.). -11 drivers have poles at LVMS, led by Kasey Kahne with three (2004, 2007 and 2012). -Kyle Busch is the only driver to win consecutive poles at LVMS from (2008-'09). -Kyle Busch leads

Thursday AM Test Session:

Thursday AM Test Session:

March 3, 2016
Sprint Cup teams tested for 120 minutes Thursday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The fastest: #48-Johnson, 192.981 #11-Hamlin, 192.843 #20-Matt Kenseth, 192.137 #14-Brian Vickers, 191.56 #10-Patrick, 191.211 Slowest: #32-Earnhardt, 180.536 & #95 McDowell 180

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Las Vegas:

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Las Vegas:

March 1, 2016
#48-Jimmie Johnson, 111.9 #18-Kyle Busch, 103.4 #4-Kevin Harvick, 98.8 #20-Matt Kenseth, 96.7 #16-Greg Biffle, 97.9 #19-Carl Edwards, 96.1 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 05.7 #22-Joey Logano, 94.4 #42-Kyle Larson, 89.7 #5-Kasey Kahne, 89.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled

Truex misses Daytona 500 glory by inches:

Truex misses Daytona 500 glory by inches:

February 22, 2016
There is a new sponsor and a bright, glitzy new paint job for #78-Martin Truex Jr., whose 2015 car was black as a funeral suit. Still, two more coats of new paint on the front bumper and Truex is the Daytona 500 champion. Instead, in a finish he'll be forced to replay

Car Numbers that have produced three or more Daytona 500 victories:

Car Numbers that have produced three or more Daytona 500 victories:

February 21, 2016
Car Number (wins) - Drivers (years) o #43(7) - Richard Petty (1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79, '81) o #21(5) - Tiny Lund (1963), Cale Yarborough (1968), A.J. Foyt (1972), David Pearson (1976) and Trevor Bayne (2011) o #28(5) - Fred Lorenzen (1965), Buddy Baker (1980),

DHS And NASCAR Release New ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ PSA:

DHS And NASCAR Release New ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ PSA:

February 21, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 'If You See Something, Say Something' public awareness campaign and NASCAR today released two new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and new campaign materials. The new PSAs, which feature Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt

How To Qualify For The Daytona 500:

How To Qualify For The Daytona 500:

February 19, 2016
Thirty-six Charter teams will be assigned a starting position Four Open teams are eligible for starting positions o The highest finishing Open team in each Can-Am Duel race earns a starting position. Open Teams are: #21-Blaney, #93-DiBenedetto, #59-McDowell, #26-Richard

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

February 18, 2016
#18-Kyle Busch 94.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 93.7 #41-Kurt Busch 90.3 #20-Matt Kenseth 89.5 #48-Jimmie Johnson 89.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 88.7 #15-Clint Bowyer 83.4 #22-Joey Logano 83.4 #5-Kasey Kahne 83.0 #4-Kevin Harvick 82.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled from 2005-

Daytona Qualifying Fast Facts:

Daytona Qualifying Fast Facts:

February 14, 2016
#24-Chase Elliott won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 58th Annual Daytona 500 with a lap of 45.845 seconds, 196.314 mph. This is his first pole in six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2016. This is his first pole at

Kenseth’s spotter not healed enough to be at Daytona UPDATE:

Kenseth’s spotter not healed enough to be at Daytona UPDATE:

February 6, 2016
#20- Matt Kenseth will be without spotter Chris 'Crazy' Osborne for next weekend's Sprint Unlimited and likely the Daytona 500. Osborne told NBC Sports that he continues to recover from injuries suffered in a Dec. 17 auto accident and will not spot for Kenseth in

Kenseth’s spotter not healed enough to be at Daytona:

Kenseth’s spotter not healed enough to be at Daytona:

February 6, 2016
#20- Matt Kenseth will be without spotter Chris 'Crazy' Osborne for next weekend's Sprint Unlimited and likely the Daytona 500. Osborne told NBC Sports that he continues to recover from injuries suffered in a Dec. 17 auto accident and will not spot for Kenseth in

Sad News – Barney Hall:

Sad News – Barney Hall:

January 27, 2016
Hall of Fame broadcaster Barney Hall, a cornerstone of MRN's NASCAR coverage since the network's founding in 1970, died Tuesday from complications following a recent medical procedure. He was 83. At the time of his death, Hall was in the company of long-time companion

Sad News – Barney Hall:

Sad News – Barney Hall:

January 27, 2016
Hall of Fame broadcaster Barney Hall, a cornerstone of MRN's NASCAR coverage since the network's founding in 1970, died Tuesday from complications following a recent medical procedure. He was 83. At the time of his death, Hall was in the company of long-time companion

Kenseth-Logano put feud behind them:

Kenseth-Logano put feud behind them:

January 21, 2016
#22-Joey Logano and #20-Matt Kenseth aren't likely to be dining together soon, but the discomfort produced by their late-season on-track troubles last year seems to have eased. Logano knocked Kenseth's car out of the way as he raced to a win Oct. 18 at Kansas Speedway

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona:

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona:

January 11, 2016
NASCAR announced the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM

Teams to test at Vegas UPDATE:

Teams to test at Vegas UPDATE:

January 9, 2016
The official start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series may be more than one month away, however four teams will be back on the track next week to take part in a two-day Goodyear tire test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. #48-Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), #41-Kurt

Matt Kenseth”™s spotter and family injured in auto wreck:

Matt Kenseth”™s spotter and family injured in auto wreck:

December 24, 2015
Chris Osborne, the spotter for Matt Kenseth's #20 Joe Gibbs Racing team, was involved in a serious automobile accident last weekend.Osborne took to Twitter‚ to express his thanks to all fans, friends and fellow NASCAR competitors who have wished him and his family

Drivers that gained/lost most positions in the standings:

Drivers that gained/lost most positions in the standings:

December 14, 2015
If you go by how drivers finished in each of the first two seasons under the new Chase for the Sprint Cup format, you'd find some interesting surprises. Most positions gained (2014 vs. 2015 and number of spots gained): The biggest gainer from 2014 to 2015, by far,