Matt Kenseth News

#17 Special Scheme at Texas:

#17 Special Scheme at Texas:

March 27, 2003
Matt Kenseth's #17 DEWALT team will have a different look this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Smirnoff Ice will be on the hood and deck lid of the #17 Ford to kick-off a new partnership with the team. The crew will also be dressed in Smirnoff Ice uniforms. Smirnoff

Some Texas Facts:

Some Texas Facts:

March 26, 2003
#5-Terry Labonte has five top-10 finishes at Texas in the six NASCAR Winston Cup events held at the track. One of those top 10s was a victory in the 1999 event “ his last victory. His average finish of 7.0 at TMS is the best among drivers with at least five starts

Greg Ray to drive in BGN UPDATE:

Greg Ray to drive in BGN UPDATE:

March 26, 2003
Former IRL champion Greg Ray is trying to finalize a deal to run several Busch series races this season as a teammate to Matt Kenseth at Reiser Enterprises. Robbie Reiser, the crew chief for the Winston Cup car Kenseth's drives, owns a Busch team and wants Ray to drive

Rumblings – Bristol:

Rumblings – Bristol:

March 24, 2003
#97-Kurt Busch's victory in the Food City 500 was worth $157,790 from the over $4.5M in posted awards, and was the usual hard-fought BMS win. They just don't come easy at this fast half-miler, but being able to carry our flag around on a victory lap has got to be a

Busch wins the Food City at Bristol Motor Speedway:

Busch wins the Food City at Bristol Motor Speedway:

March 23, 2003
#97-Kurt Busch backed up his 2002 win at Bristol with one Sunday, his first win of 2003 after having three 2nd's this year. Teammate #17-Matt Kenseth was 2nd, #18-Bobby Labonte finished 3rd in his purple car. Four of the top five cars were powered by Roush Racing.

Newman sets new Track Record at Bristol qualifying:

Newman sets new Track Record at Bristol qualifying:

March 21, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman didn't just break the Track Qualifying Record he crushed it (it was 127.216mph), winning the Bud Pole with a speed of 128.709mph, first ever Cup lap under 15 seconds. Newman is the first driver in 2003 to win more then one pole (in 6 races). #24-Jeff

WOW! now that was a great race:

WOW! now that was a great race:

March 16, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven won the The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 is on at Darlington Raceway by a few inches [2/1000th's of a second] with him and #97-Kurt Busch beating and banging the last lap, both slapping the wall a few times. Busch had no power steering the last 10 laps

To the back #97 and #15 – scambles the top 10 a bit:

To the back #97 and #15 – scambles the top 10 a bit:

March 15, 2003
#97-Kurt Busch blew an engine in the first Saturday practice, so he will fall back from his 6th place starting spot and go to the rear of the field before the drop of the green flag. Busch took the car to the garage and walked to the hauler without comment. There were

However:

However:

March 11, 2003
the Winston Salem Journal reports.......NASCAR's new pit-crew competition has a flaw this season: the man with the fastest pit crew on the stock-car tour, Matt Kenseth, has sponsorship contracts with Gatorade, a Pepsi product. The NASCAR pit-crew competition is sponsored

Bobby Labonte wins race at Atlanta:

Bobby Labonte wins race at Atlanta:

March 9, 2003
#18-Bobby Labonte won the MBNA Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 6th career win at the track and 20th career win. #24-Jeff Gordon ended up 2nd, followed by #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, #17-Matt Kenseth (new points leader) and #20-Tony Stewart. It was Labonte

17th the best for #17 in 7 wins:

17th the best for #17 in 7 wins:

March 3, 2003
Matt Kenseth started 17th on Sunday, the same as his car number. Kenseth has now won seven Winston Cup races and hasn't started better than 17th in any of them.( ThatsRacin.com )(3-3-2003)

Buschwackers at Las Vegas:

Buschwackers at Las Vegas:

February 27, 2003
Nine Winston Cup regulars are scheduled to drive in Saturday's Sam's Town 300 Busch Series race at LVMS including the most recent Busch race winner, Jamie McMurray [#42 in Cup, #1 in Busch]. Other Cup drivers attempting to make the 43-car field on Saturday are Steve

Winter Storm Hampers Haulers:

Winter Storm Hampers Haulers:

February 26, 2003
A severe late-winter ice and snowstorm throughout the central United States has all but paralyzed some transportation hubs -- and has delayed several NASCAR Winston Cup transporters trying to make it across country from the Carolinas to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Teams

Cicci-Kelly team hopes to have sponsor soon, will run #34 UPDATE 3:

Cicci-Kelly team hopes to have sponsor soon, will run #34 UPDATE 3:

February 24, 2003
Frank Cicci Jr., who joined forces with former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly to form a BGN team, could have a sponsorship deal within the next week. "We're getting real close to having sponsorship," Cicci said Wednesday from his Mooresville, NC, race shop. Cicci

Some facts about the Rock:

Some facts about the Rock:

February 21, 2003
In the last five NASCAR Winston Cup races at North Carolina Speedway, the winner has come from 21st or deeper in the field. Last season, #17-Matt Kenseth won the Subway 400 from the 25th position and #10-Johnny Benson won the Pop Secret 400 from 26th. The last driver

Greg Ray to drive in BGN:

Greg Ray to drive in BGN:

February 19, 2003
Former IRL champion Greg Ray is trying to finalize a deal to run several Busch series races this season as a teammate to Matt Kenseth at Reiser Enterprises. Robbie Reiser, the crew chief for the Winston Cup car Kenseth's drives, owns a Busch team and wants Ray to drive

Little E wins at Daytona:

Little E wins at Daytona:

February 15, 2003
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his third race of the 2003 Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, repeating his victory of a year ago in the BGN season opener. In the past week, Earnhardt Jr. has won the Budweiser Shootout and his Gatorade 125 qualifying race. He

Exide an assoc on #17:

Exide an assoc on #17:

February 15, 2003
Exide Technologies announced an associate sponsor partnership with Reiser Enterprises and Matt Kenseth for a 15-race program during the 2003 BGN season. Exide Technologies is a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions. Bayer Healthcare is the primary sponsor

Kenseth and Smirnoff Ice? UPDATE:

Kenseth and Smirnoff Ice? UPDATE:

February 8, 2003
hearing #17-Matt Kenseth will race either 8 Cup or 8 BGN races with Smirnoff Ice as the sponsor, the BGN thing makes sense, since he is running 15 races with Bayer/Alka Seltzer, not sure about the Cup part of the rumor.(1-25-2003) UPDATE: hearing this is for 8 Cup

New Assoc for Kenseth:

New Assoc for Kenseth:

February 7, 2003
GE Plastics , a leading worldwide producer of engineering thermoplastics and a division of General Electric Company announced a one-year sponsorship of the #17 DeWalt Ford, driven by Matt Kenseth. GE Plastics is the manufacturer of LEXAN resin, a material that has