Matt Kenseth News

Winner of the Charity Ride

Winner of the Charity Ride

May 30, 2002
Winner of the Charity Ride Robert “Bob” M. Felts Jr. has always followed the Petty family, off and on the track. A month from today, Felts will be following Richard Petty and Kyle Petty on the final leg of this year' Charity Ride with a wonderful view from a touri

Kenseth and DEI?

Kenseth and DEI?

May 18, 2002
Kenseth and DEI? Word from team sources that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would like to have Matt Kenseth (#17) as a teammate. Earnhardt and Kenseth were good buddies their rookie season, and Kenseth - who is low-key and would be unlikely to overshadow Junior - is a very solid

Book Signings:

Book Signings:

May 15, 2002
Book Signings: Coca Cola 600 Week book signing of Men and Speed at 6:00pm/et on Wednesday, May 22, at Books A Million, 8301 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord Mills, NC near Lowe's Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch (not Jeff Burton) and author G. Wayne Miller.(Men

Roush Drivers Locked In thru 2003 UPDATE 3 But:

Roush Drivers Locked In thru 2003 UPDATE 3 But:

May 9, 2002
Roush Drivers Locked In thru 2003 UPDATE 3 But: Roush Racing President Geoff Smith says all his drivers are under contract through next season. The only negotiations he's involved in now are with Matt Kenseth's sponsor, DeWalt. And those talks are proceeding without

Reiser wins Irwin award:

Reiser wins Irwin award:

May 8, 2002
Reiser wins Irwin award: Matt Kenseth and the DEWALT racing team showed their determination and resilience in fighting their way back from adversity early on in Sunday's rain-delayed Pontiac Excitement 400 to finish in sixth-place. As a result, team crew chief Robbie

Driver of the Year Voting:

Driver of the Year Voting:

May 3, 2002
Driver of the Year Voting: Thanks to two wins in three IRL starts, Sam Hornish Jr. narrowly edged NASCAR Winston Cup Series leader Sterling Marlin to become the first-quarter winner in Driver of the Year voting. A nationwide panel of 15 racing journalists, and fans

Jayski News with Ford Racing:

Jayski News with Ford Racing:

May 2, 2002
Jayski News with Ford Racing: Knight Ridder Digital (KRD), the operator of the Real Cities network of local media Web sites, today announced the launch of the Ford Racing advertising campaign in which Ford Racing is featured as a major sponsor of KRD's stock car racing

Johnson fastest at Sears Point on Wednesday:

Johnson fastest at Sears Point on Wednesday:

April 25, 2002
Johnson fastest at Sears Point on Wednesday: Rookie [#48] Jimmie Johnson, who had never raced a NASCAR Winston Cup car at Sears Point Raceway, recorded the fastest time during a two-day test session on the 12-turn road course. Johnson turned a time of 1 minute, 17.

Kenseth fastest at Sears Point on Tuesday:

Kenseth fastest at Sears Point on Tuesday:

April 24, 2002
Kenseth fastest at Sears Point on Tuesday: #17-Matt Kenseth posted the top time during the first day of a NASCAR Winston Cup test session on Tuesday at Sears Point Raceway. Kenseth, one of six drivers testing the 10-turn, 2-mile road course in preparation for June'

Testing at Sears Point:

Testing at Sears Point:

April 18, 2002
Testing at Sears Point: #28-Ricky Rudd will highlight a group of six drivers who will participate in a two-day NASCAR Winston Cup test session at Sears Point Raceway, April 23-24. Rudd, a four-time pole-sitter at Sears Point, will be joined at the test by fellow Winston

#17 Team Get’s a Sponsor?

#17 Team Get’s a Sponsor?

April 11, 2002
#17 Team owner John Reiser said hes close to obtaining a sponsorship package which would allow him to continue racing a limited schedule with driver Matt Kenseth. The deal could include up to 15 races. We dont have anything solid, but I believe it will happen, Reiser

New crew chief for the #19:

New crew chief for the #19:

April 9, 2002
Bobby Bakeeff has been named the new crew chief for Tim Sauter and the #19 AP Performance Chevy BGN team. Bakeeff, a Hialeah, FL native, leaves his position as car chief for the #17 Reiser Enterprises BGN effort driven by Matt Kenseth. Bakeeff worked for Reiser Enterprises

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

April 8, 2002
Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway. #17-Matt Kenseth won the Samsung/RadioShack 500, his 2nd win of 2002 and third of his career. Kemseth had to fall to the back of the field after an engine change during the only practice held on Friday

Jeff Green wins Texas pole with a new Track Record:

Jeff Green wins Texas pole with a new Track Record:

April 4, 2002
#21-Jeff Green took the pole at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 193.493mph, which is faster than the Cup pole record. #87-Joe Nemechek(192.994), #2-Johnny Sauter(192.218), #1-Jimmy Spencer(192.088) and #17-Matt Kenseth(191.843) round out the top 5. Matt Kenseth

Local Team Has an All Winston Cup Flavor; Announces Sponsor:

Local Team Has an All Winston Cup Flavor; Announces Sponsor:

March 13, 2002
Local Team Has an All Winston Cup Flavor; Announces Sponsor: Charlotte, NC: When the MJ Motorsports #97 NASCAR Late Model Super Truck owned by #17 [Matt Kenseth] Winston Cup Spotter, Mike Calinoff, rolls from the transporter on April 6th, it will boast the design and

#17 engine change? UPDATE yes and the #29? no:

#17 engine change? UPDATE yes and the #29? no:

March 10, 2002
#17 engine change? UPDATE yes and the #29? no: it was reported on the FSN's Totally NASCAR that the #17-Matt Kenseth team may have to change an engine after qualifying which means Kenseth would have to fall to the back of the field before the start of the MBNA America

Kenseth wins the Subway 400 at the Rock:

Kenseth wins the Subway 400 at the Rock:

February 24, 2002
Kenseth wins the Subway 400 at the Rock: under yellow after #36-Ken Schrader hit the wall and #31-Gordon spun and left a tire on the track with four races to do, NASCAR said there was not enought laps left to throw a red flag (direct ALL questions on that subject to

First from 25th?

First from 25th?

February 24, 2002
First from 25th? hearing that it is the first time a Winston Cup race has been won from the 25th starting spot in history. Matt Kenseth started from the 25th starting spot at Rockingham (2-24-2002). It was the only spot of the top 33 starting spots that there wasn'

Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock

Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock

February 24, 2002
Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock under yellow after #36-Ken Schrader hit the wall and #31-Gordon spun and left a tire on the track with four races to do, NASCAR said there was not enought laps left to throw a red flag (direct ALL questions on that subject to them

Kenseth to run two more races:

Kenseth to run two more races:

February 22, 2002
#17-Matt Kenseth will add at least two more races to his BGN schedule thanks to his third-place run in the series opener last weekend at Daytona. Kenseth's team, owned by his Winston Cup crew chief, Robbie Reiser, was planning to run just Daytona and Texas. After a