Matt Kenseth News

Seven cars Dyno’d at Indy:

Seven cars Dyno’d at Indy:

August 5, 2002
Seven cars Dyno'd at Indy: Seven cars, including the #9 Dodge of race winner Bill Elliott, were put on the chassis dynamometer for testing following Sunday's race. The device measures rear wheel horsepower. The other cars were those of #20-Tony Stewart, #2-Rusty Wallace

Testing at Darlington:

Testing at Darlington:

August 1, 2002
Testing at Darlington: The following teams are scheduled to test at Darlington Raceway: August 6 and 7, ]BGN] Evans Motorsports, #7-Randy LaJoie August 13 and 14, Evernham Motorsports, #19-Jeremy Mayfield and the Dew Crew August 20 and 21, Roush Racing, #17-Matt Kenseth

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE Tuesday speeds:

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE Tuesday speeds:

July 31, 2002
Watkins Glen testing UPDATE Tuesday speeds: #48-Jimmie Johnson, #20-Tony Stewart, #15-Michael Waltrip, #12-Ryan Newman, #31-Robby Gordon(will not test due to injury), #30-Jeff Green, #87-Ron Fellows and Joe Varde will get behind the wheel of the #74 BACE Motorsports

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE 2 speeds and Fellows looking for a ride for the Glen – Pruett in the #41 at the Glen, Spencer in the #42?:

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE 2 speeds and Fellows looking for a ride for the Glen – Pruett in the #41 at the Glen, Spencer in the #42?:

July 30, 2002
Watkins Glen testing UPDATE 2 speeds and Fellows looking for a ride for the Glen - Pruett in the #41 at the Glen, Spencer in the #42?: #48-Jimmie Johnson, #20-Tony Stewart, #15-Michael Waltrip, #12-Ryan Newman, #31-Robby Gordon(will not test due to injury 7-29-2002

Kenseth wins at Slinger:

Kenseth wins at Slinger:

July 24, 2002
Kenseth wins at Slinger: Matt Kenseth hadn't raced at Slinger Speedway in nearly three years, but his performance Tuesday night in the Miller Lite Nationals made it look as though he'd never left. Kenseth won the race and added another Nationals trophy to display alongside

Ward Burton wins wild race at New Hampshire:

Ward Burton wins wild race at New Hampshire:

July 21, 2002
Ward Burton wins wild race at New Hampshire: #22-Ward Burton passed #17-Matt Kenseth (who had a tire going down) for the lead with 10 laps to go and held on to win the New Hampshire 300. It was Burton's 2nd win of 2002 and first since winning the Daytona 500. #30-Jeff

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

July 17, 2002
Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has scheduled four days of Cup testing at the track, July 9-10 and July 15-16, and most every Cup team will test. A complete schedule of the teams/drivers for each of the tests can be seen at: www.brickyard.

Biffle to stay in BGN for 2002, Cup in 2003 UPDATE::

Biffle to stay in BGN for 2002, Cup in 2003 UPDATE::

July 13, 2002
Biffle to stay in BGN for 2002, Cup in 2003 UPDATE:: FSN's Totally NASCAR it was announced that Roush BGN Driver, Greg Biffle, will drive a full BGN season in 2002 in the #60 Grianger Ford and will run up to seven Cup races in 2002 and move up full time in 2003(8-29

Kenseth wins, Stewart Upset…..in Canada:

Kenseth wins, Stewart Upset…..in Canada:

July 1, 2002
Kenseth wins, Stewart Upset.....in Canada: Matt Kenseth pulled past CASCAR driver Don Thomson to ruin a fairy-tale ending at the Canada Day shootout at Cayuga Speedway before more than 15,000 fans -- the biggest crowd to watch an oval race in this country. Thomson,

No Bull 5 goes to the dogs:

No Bull 5 goes to the dogs:

June 23, 2002
No Bull 5 goes to the dogs: R.J. Reynolds' marketers, ever creative, have come up with another way of pairing their five "No Bull" millionaire prospects at Daytona with the top five finishers at Charlotte last month, who are also competing for another of Reynolds' $

Dewalt Re-ups with Roush:

Dewalt Re-ups with Roush:

June 19, 2002
Dewalt Re-ups with Roush: DeWalt Power Tools has decided to return to Roush Racing as Matt Kenseth's sponsor next season, according to a story in this week's NASCAR Winston Cup Scene. Roush Racing President Geoff Smith says in this week's issue that the agreement has

DeWalt and AT&T work together, special AT&T scheme:

DeWalt and AT&T work together, special AT&T scheme:

June 19, 2002
DeWalt and AT&T work together, special AT&T scheme: DEWALT Power Tools announced it will continue its marketing alliance with AT&T Broadband by spotlighting a special AT&T Broadband paint scheme at three races during the 2002 season. The AT&T Broadband

No Bull 5 goes to the dogs:

No Bull 5 goes to the dogs:

June 19, 2002
No Bull 5 goes to the dogs: R.J. Reynolds' marketers, ever creative, have come up with another way of pairing their five "No Bull" millionaire prospects at Daytona with the top five finishers at Charlotte last month, who are also competing for another of Reynolds' $

DEI and DeWalt? UPDATE:

DEI and DeWalt? UPDATE:

June 13, 2002
DEI and DeWalt? UPDATE: the LTN Radio show reports that Dale Earnhardt Inc is talking to DeWalt Tools to sponsor a team, DeWalt's contract with Roush Racing and the #17 Matt Kenseth team is over at the end of 2002. Roush is in negotations with DeWalt also.(6-3-2002

Roush/DeWalt still negotiating:

Roush/DeWalt still negotiating:

June 10, 2002
Roush/DeWalt still negotiating: Roush Racing president Geoff Smith said talks continue with DeWalt, whose contract expires after this season as Matt Kenseth 's sponsor [#17 Ford]. The deadline for the two sides to negotiate exclusively with each other ended May 31. "

DEI and DeWalt?

DEI and DeWalt?

June 3, 2002
DEI and DeWalt? the LTN Radio show reports that Dale Earnhardt Inc is talking to DeWalt Tools to sponsor a team, DeWalt's contract with Roush Racing and the #17 Matt Kenseth team is over at the end of 2002. Roush is in negotations with DeWalt also.(6-3-2002)

Sadler Granted release after 2002 UPDATE 2 to Yates? Rudd Thinks so:

Sadler Granted release after 2002 UPDATE 2 to Yates? Rudd Thinks so:

June 3, 2002
Sadler Granted release after 2002 UPDATE 2 to Yates? Rudd Thinks so: [#21 Ford ]Wood Brothers co-owner Eddie Wood confirmed Friday the Wood Brothers have granted an early release to driver Elliott Sadler so he can leave the team at the end of this season. Sadler had

Points and maybe wins taken away? UPDATE:

Points and maybe wins taken away? UPDATE:

June 2, 2002
Points and maybe wins taken away? UPDATE: during FX's Stacker2 pre-race show and FSN's NASCAR This Morning, it was mentioned that NASCAR may take championship points and maybe even a win if rules infractions like a car being too low is found during post race inspection

Kenseth gets BGN sponsor:

Kenseth gets BGN sponsor:

May 31, 2002
Bayer Consumer Care is pleased to announce that it will partner with Reiser Enterprises and driver Matt Kenseth to compete in 15 selected BGN races throughout the 2003 racing season. The Bayer Consumer Care products of Bayer Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, Alka-Seltzer Plus

Kenseth and Phones:

Kenseth and Phones:

May 30, 2002
Kenseth and Phones: PTN MEDIA, INC.announced that it has entered into an agreement with driver Matt Kenseth, to develop branded mobile phones, face plates and subscription services including Kenseth news and games delivered to mobile phones. Kenseth drives the #17