Matt Kenseth News

Sad News:

Sad News:

July 29, 2005
Helmer Ellsworth Kenseth, age 96, of Cambridge, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at his home. Helmer was born in Cambridge on April 16, 1909, son of Martin and Hilda (England) Kenseth. Kenseth was Matt Kenseth's grandfather. Kenseth driver the #17 DeWalt Ford for

Testing at Watkins Glen UPDATE / REVISED:

Testing at Watkins Glen UPDATE / REVISED:

July 29, 2005
Watkins Glen International has Nextel Cup testing scheduled on their track calander for Mon, Aug 1st and Tues Aug 2nd. No idea what teams/drivers will be testing, if I hear/see, it'll be posted. No idea if it would be open to the public. UPDATE: NASCAR fever in the

Kenseth not happy about new teammate?

Kenseth not happy about new teammate?

July 25, 2005
Speaking of Roush drivers, 2003 champion Matt Kenseth, who wrecked McMurray at New Hampshire, said on Sunday's TNT prerace show from Pocono that he might be teammates with Mac in 2007 and he might not [and he said cause his contract runs out at the end of 2006]. Kenseth

Rumblings – New Hampshire:

Rumblings – New Hampshire:

July 17, 2005
Tony Stewart totally dominated again today (that's 3 of the last 4 for the #20 Home Depot Chevy) and went on to win the New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway by a comfortable .0851 seconds. How dominant was he? He led six times for 232 laps....no

Riggs fastest at Indy testing on Tuesday, shortened by Rain:

Riggs fastest at Indy testing on Tuesday, shortened by Rain:

July 13, 2005
Scott Riggs and the MBV Motorsports team led testing on a rain-shortened day July 12 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 181.244 mph in the #10 Valvoline Chevrolet. Riggs’ top lap ranks him as seventh-fastest to date in 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series private

Biffle fastest in Monday’s test at Indy:

Biffle fastest in Monday’s test at Indy:

July 12, 2005
Roush Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth served notice that they will contend for victory in the 12th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard by posting the fastest laps in private testing July 11 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Biffle turned the fastest lap of the

Chicago Post-Race Notes:

Chicago Post-Race Notes:

July 11, 2005
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, scoring his 16th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 201st career start. • Earnhardt Jr’s last victory came at Phoenix, 20 races ago. • Earnhardt Jr., moved to 40th on NASCAR’s All-time win

Six cars to the wind tunnel after Chicago:

Six cars to the wind tunnel after Chicago:

July 11, 2005
NASCAR officials plan to take six cars from Sunday's race to the Lockheed wind tunnel in Marietta [AG] to determine how the various manufacturers stack up on aerodynamic issues: the Chevrolets driven by #48-Jimmie Johnson and #20-Tony Stewart, the Fords of #17-Matt

Hmiel Wins Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race Award:

Hmiel Wins Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race Award:

July 11, 2005
Dale Earnhardt Jr. may not have had the fastest car in the race, but the driver of the #8 Chevrolet, along with crew chief Steve Hmiel, outfoxed the competition and brought their team their first victory in twenty races. Hmiel made the gutsy call to take only two tires

Kenseth to stay at Roush:

Kenseth to stay at Roush:

July 11, 2005
#17-Matt Kenseth, the 2003 Cup champ, has no plans to move. Expect him to get his next contract with Roush Racing locked down early. Kenseth, who finished second on Sunday (his best finish of the season), reportedly is signed through the 2006 season and has no plans

Dale Jr. wins at Chicago:

Dale Jr. wins at Chicago:

July 10, 2005
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, taking the lead on lap 256 and leading the last 11 laps, held off dominant #17-Matt Kenseth [176 laps led] at the end, winning by 0.407 seconds. The win is Dale Jr.'s first in 19 races, Phoenix

Rumblings – Chicago:

Rumblings – Chicago:

July 10, 2005
Dale Earnhardt Jr took the lead from Scott Wimmer with 11 laps to go and held off a hard-charging Matt Kenseth to take today's USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway for his first victory of the season. This was win #16 for Little E (he's now tied for 40th with

Johnson wins pole at Chicago:

Johnson wins pole at Chicago:

July 8, 2005
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Budweiser Pole for the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway with a new track record speed of 188.147mph for his first pole since Lowe's Motor Speedway in May 2004, 41 races ago. The pole is the first of 2005 [he started first at Dover

Chicago Qualifying Notes:

Chicago Qualifying Notes:

July 8, 2005
• Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the USG Sheetrock 400, lapping Chicagoland Speedway in 28.701 seconds at 188.147 mph. • Johnson broke Jeff Gordon’s track-qualifying record of 28.886 seconds, 186.942 mph set July 9, 2004. Six drivers eclipsed

Week One of Indy Testing over:

Week One of Indy Testing over:

July 7, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers Kurt Busch and Ricky Rudd improved upon their test speeds from July 5 during testing of race setups July 6, putting the wrap on a two-day Allstate 400 at the Brickyard test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reigning series champion Busch

Testing at Indy:

Testing at Indy:

July 6, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers will test during three separate sessions in July at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, preparing for the 12th annual Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Sunday, Aug. 7. The first test session takes place Tuesday, July 5 and Wednesday, July

NASCAR Pets Calander:

NASCAR Pets Calander:

July 5, 2005
12 NASCAR drivers including Greg Biffle; Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt, Jr; Kerry Earnhardt; Jeff Green; Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth; Jason Leffler; Casey Mears; Ryan Newman; Elliot Sadler; and Stewart stood still just long enough to pose with their patient pets for

Stewart wins at Daytona:

Stewart wins at Daytona:

July 3, 2005
#20-Tony Stewart won the Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway for his first win restrictor plate points win, 2nd win of 2005, 2nd in a row and 21st of his career. In a move I have never seen and that was very cool, Stewart turned the car around, stopped

Rumblings – Daytona:

Rumblings – Daytona:

July 3, 2005
And you thought the 400 stood for miles.....it's minutes! After a nearly 3 hour rain delay we were treated to one of the best plate races we've had in years....and when you've got the winner leading 151 of the 160 laps, that's not a stretch! Tony Stewart's four-wide

#200 for Kenseth:

#200 for Kenseth:

June 21, 2005
#17-Matt Kenseth will start his 200th career Nextel Cup race this weekend at Infineon Raceway.(6-21-2005)