Matt Kenseth News

Eight Cars to the Dyno:

Eight Cars to the Dyno:

March 15, 2004
NASCAR tested eight cars after the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta on the chassis dyno, which measures horsepower to the rear wheels. Tested were the cars of #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #17-Matt Kenseth, #20-Tony Stewart, #9-Kasey Kahne, #12-Ryan Newman, #

Atlanta Race Notes:

Atlanta Race Notes:

March 14, 2004
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring his 11th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 151st career start. His last victory came at Daytona, three races ago. * This is Earnhardt Jr's., fifth non-restrictor plate victory

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Atlanta:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Atlanta:

March 14, 2004
What a difference a week makes! In a turnaround about as far apart as Las Vegas and Atlanta in distance, Dale Earnhardt Jr and his Budweiser Chevy were a handling machine today. For a guy who couldn't stay out of the garage last weekend, Little E was the dominant car

Largest Points lead after three races…since:

Largest Points lead after three races…since:

March 13, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth has the largest points lead after three races [88 points] since 1977 when Cale Yarborough had a 91 point lead.(FX Happy Hour Coverage) however, as we all know, after 26 races any points lead a driver will have, will be only 5 points.(3-13-2004)

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Atlanta Nuggets:

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Atlanta Nuggets:

March 10, 2004
Bill Elliott [not entered] leads all active drivers with five Bud Poles at Atlanta. The last spring race that was won at Atlanta by the Bud Pole sitter dates back to 1979 (Buddy Baker). The last time a race was won by the Bud pole winner at Atlanta was in November

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

March 9, 2004
[Note: all comments are made in the blurb by SCF, NOT Jayski] Nothing's sweeter than a repeater, and we went back-to-back Jack! Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 today [March 7th] at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway....and he was much the best. In what looked like

Tidbits/Notes from the race at Las Vegas:

Tidbits/Notes from the race at Las Vegas:

March 8, 2004
Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DAIMLER CHRYSLER 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scoring his ninth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 151st career start. His last victory came at one race ago at North Carolina Speedway. Kenseth's second victory in 2004 marks the

Kenseth wins at Las Vegas…again; Kahne 2nd this week…again:

Kenseth wins at Las Vegas…again; Kahne 2nd this week…again:

March 7, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth pretty much dominated the 2nd half of the UAW-Daimler-Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 123 of the 267 laps and winning his 2nd race in a row of the season and his 2nd race in a row at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. #9-Kasey Kahne, the pole

More on the Rockingham ‘call’:

More on the Rockingham ‘call’:

March 6, 2004
Fan reaction has been strongly against NASCAR's scoring calls at Rockingham, and a number of drivers and crews here continue to question NASCAR's decisions in the final minutes of #17-Matt Kenseth's victory over #9-Kasey Kahne and #42-Jamie McMurray But NASCAR's John

Some LVMS Notes:

Some LVMS Notes:

March 3, 2004
· 21 drivers have competed in every NASCAR Nextel Cup race at LVMS. Three of those drivers (Skinner, Spencer and Kenny Wallace) are not entered this year. · Michael Waltrip and Joe Nemechek have started every Nextel Cup and Busch race ever held at LVMS

“Who’s Hot / Who’s Not“ Heading to Las Vegas:

“Who’s Hot / Who’s Not“ Heading to Las Vegas:

March 2, 2004
Hot: Jeff Gordon has scored three straight top-10 finishes, a streak that began at Homestead last November. Dale Earnhardt has scored two top-five finishes in 2004. Matt Kenseth has scored two top-10 finishes in 2004. Not: Jeff Burton has finished 42nd and 37th in

‘Young Guns’ go for three-peat and now we know why Dale Jr. has no facial hair this year:

‘Young Guns’ go for three-peat and now we know why Dale Jr. has no facial hair this year:

March 2, 2004
By picking Matt Kenseth as the top Gillette Young Gun finisher in the Subway 400, Brian F. of Cary, NC was the winner of the weekly Gillette Young Guns $5,000 challenge. Brian picked Kenseth to win the race by going to www.gilletteyoungguns.com and entering before

Kenseth Gift Shop to break ground:

Kenseth Gift Shop to break ground:

February 29, 2004
Matt Kenseth, the winner of the 2003 Cup Championship from the Cambridge [WI] area, has broken ground on a building for a gift shop in the nearby town of Christiana. The store, known as Matt Kenseth’s MK Race Wear, is expected to include Kenseth merchandise

ODDS:

ODDS:

February 28, 2004
Micah Roberts, of Las Vegas' Station Casinos sports books, has chosen Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth as his favorites (3-to-1) to win the NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last year's winner, Joe Nemechek, is third at 5-to-1.

Robbie Reiser Crew Chief of the Year [2003] by Racer:

Robbie Reiser Crew Chief of the Year [2003] by Racer:

February 24, 2004
Matt Kenseth’s run to NASCAR’s final Winston Cup title owed much to Roush crew chief Robbie Reiser, who oversaw the team that prepared the #17 DeWalt Ford Kenseth drove to 11 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes in 2003. It culminated a long-term relationship

Tuesday News Conference to Detail the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge UPDATE:

Tuesday News Conference to Detail the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge UPDATE:

February 24, 2004
Officials of NASCAR, Nextel and Lowe's Motor Speedway will unveil the format and other details concerning the 20th running of the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 24, in The Speedway Club at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The NASCAR NEXTEL

McClure running a limited Busch sched:

McClure running a limited Busch sched:

February 24, 2004
Eric McClure is hoping to turn some heads while running a limited schedule in the Busch Series this season, enough to impress a sponsor who will fund a full-time effort on one of NASCAR's elite circuits next year. Fresh off a respectable 13th-place finish in the ARCA

Ganassi Says He Was Robbed:

Ganassi Says He Was Robbed:

February 23, 2004
They were lined up behind the NASCAR hauler before Sunday's Subway 400 had even concluded at North Carolina Speedway. Ganassi Racing owners Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates staked out a position at the entrance, and were soon joined by Donnie Wingo, crew chief for driver

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Rockingham:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Rockingham:

February 23, 2004
Since Matt Kenseth is one of the "Gillette Young Guns" we'll say he won by a whisker! That close shave had to help, cause Kenseth won today's Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway by the whopping margin of .010 seconds over Kasey Kahne. With less than 10 laps to go

Race Notes: Rockingham:

Race Notes: Rockingham:

February 22, 2004
Matt Kenseth won the Subway 400 at the North Carolina Speedway, scoring his eighth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 150th career start. His most recent victory came at Las Vegas last March, 35 races ago. Kenseth is the first repeat winner in the last five races