Matt Kenseth News

Busch wins the Auto Club 500

Busch wins the Auto Club 500

April 27, 2003
at California. #97-Kurt Busch won at California Speedway, the first multiple winner of 2003. #18-Bobby Labonte ended up 2nd, fighting #2-Rusty Wallace, who ended up 3rd. #17-Matt Kenseth ended up 9th and holds on to the points lead. #43-John Andretti had his first

Kenseth Tosses Bottles:

Kenseth Tosses Bottles:

April 27, 2003
When Matt Kenseth emerged from his winning car after the Busch race, his first actions were to throw two bottles of Powerade into the crowd. He then took a swig from his Gatorade bottle. It was a move that brought a rebuke from a NASCAR official. Powerade is the official

Kenseth wins at California:

Kenseth wins at California:

April 26, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth won Saturday's CaliforniaSpeedway.com 300 - his third NASCAR Busch series victory in six career starts at the 2-mile speedway. It's Kenseth's 13th win and first since he won the March 2001 race at Bristol. Kenseth's win is the eighth by a Winston Cup

Fellows fastest in 2nd day of testing at Infineon Raceway:

Fellows fastest in 2nd day of testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 24, 2003
Infineon Raceway says #81-Ron Fellows, a road-racing veteran running a limited Winston Cup schedule with Dale Earnhardt Inc. this year, posted the fastest stock-car lap ever at the Sonoma, Calif., road course to lead six Winston Cup drivers testing Wednesday. Fellows

Mark Martin Posts Top Time in First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway:

Mark Martin Posts Top Time in First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 23, 2003
#6-Mark Martin posted the top time Tuesday during the first day of a NASCAR Winston Cup test session at Infineon Raceway. Martin, one of six Winston Cup drivers testing the 10-turn, 2-mile road course in preparation for the Dodge/Save Mart 350 (June 19-22), ran 92.

Only Eight Left:

Only Eight Left:

April 23, 2003
With a quarter of the 2003 season now complete, Terry Labonte is one of only eight drivers who have been running at the finish of all nine races thus far; the others being Ricky Craven, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Robby Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kenny Wallace and

Ramblings – Off Week:

Ramblings – Off Week:

April 22, 2003
[Note: this is not from Jayski, see link at end of this blurb for questions/etc]. We'll start with everybody's hero, Mr. Lead Lap. After an off-year last season, ol' LL is getting back in form. He's had two Top-10's already this season (he had only three all of last

Driver of the Year – 1st Quarter goes to Tracy:

Driver of the Year – 1st Quarter goes to Tracy:

April 20, 2003
With three victories in three races, CART's Paul Tracy was the top vote-getter in the first-quarter balloting for Driver of the Year . Tracy collected nine first-place votes and 112 total points from the 18-member panel of auto-racing writers and broadcasters. Dale

Nine different winners in the first 9 races of 2003:

Nine different winners in the first 9 races of 2003:

April 18, 2003
So far in the 2003 Cup season, 9 different drivers have won the 9 races run. The drivers are: Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon. The current 'modern-era' [1972-present

NASCAR Drivers Head to Infineon Raceway for Two-Day Test Session, April 22-23:

NASCAR Drivers Head to Infineon Raceway for Two-Day Test Session, April 22-23:

April 18, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth will highlight a group of five drivers scheduled to participate in a two-day test session at Infineon Raceway, April 22-23. Kenseth will be joined by #6-Mark Martin, #42-Jamie McMurray, #0-Jack Sprague and #41-Casey Mears. Kenseth, who has tested at

Kenseth Leads Vote:

Kenseth Leads Vote:

April 17, 2003
The more than 42,000 fans who participated in first-quarter voting for Driver of the Year on the Speed Channel Web site tabbed Winston Cup points leader Matt Kenseth as their choice over Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip. But the 18-member media panel that voted

Roush Drivers Featured on Collectibles Tins:

Roush Drivers Featured on Collectibles Tins:

April 15, 2003
Racing fans nationwide now have the opportunity to collect four limited edition tins designed by motorsports master artist Sam Bass featuring four of Roush Racing's drivers: Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin and Jeff Burton. Through June, each limited edition tin

Roush Comments on the Restrictor Plate Racing:

Roush Comments on the Restrictor Plate Racing:

April 14, 2003
Jack Roush might have a new lease on life, and the accompanying attitude that a near death experience brings, but Roush has no love in his heart for the racing venues known as Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Roush can rattle-off reason after

A.J. Foyt Speaks Out:

A.J. Foyt Speaks Out:

April 12, 2003
A.J. Foyt, a team owner in both the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and NASCAR Winston Cup [#14 Harrah's Dodge which is sitting out this week at Martinsville], had harsh words for NASCAR on Saturday for its recent inconsistency in its rules. Foyt's comments stem

Skinner and Kenseth – No DNF’s at ‘Dega:

Skinner and Kenseth – No DNF’s at ‘Dega:

April 7, 2003
#4-Mike Skinner and #17-Matt Kenseth are the only active drivers with at least three starts at Talladega who have not posted at least one DNF. Skinner has been running at the end of all 12 of his Winston Cup starts at Talladega, even though he was involved in Sunday

The Earnhardt Jr Pass: Illegal or Not:

The Earnhardt Jr Pass: Illegal or Not:

April 7, 2003
blurbs from a few sites: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pass below the out-of-bounds line with four laps to go at Talladega might have drawn a penalty some other day. After all, judgment calls differ from week to week. But on this day, it was the “safe” call. Had a black flag

16 Gallon Fuel Cells?

16 Gallon Fuel Cells?

April 4, 2003
Word at Texas was that NASCAR is considering moving towards the 16-gallon fuel cells for all events, but the tracks a mile in length [Dover, Lodudon, Rockingham?]. The idea is to get the cars on pit road more often, and to give the crew people who go over the wall

And the Race to the Yellow Flag rule UPDATE:

And the Race to the Yellow Flag rule UPDATE:

April 1, 2003
Defending Texas champ Matt Kenseth was running in first when the caution flag was waved at the end of 168th lap. Kenseth slowed before the line to allow Roush teammate Kurt Busch to get a lap back. Ricky Rudd, who was two laps down, and second-place driver Jeff Gordon

The 2003 Driver of the Year Award

The 2003 Driver of the Year Award

April 1, 2003
will be determined by a blue ribbon panel of eighteen motorsports writers, journalists and announcers plus one cumulative fan vote hosted on Speedtv.com . That means that the fans can help decide the winner of the award by casting their vote for the driver they feel

Get Well Message on Kenseth’s car:

Get Well Message on Kenseth’s car:

March 28, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth, the Winston Cup points leader who also is racing a Busch car this weekend, will have "Get Well Ginger" on the side of his Busch car this weekend. The message is for Ginger Burns, who is battling cancer. Burns is an employee of the Bayer Company, which