Matt Kenseth News

#17 Sponsor? UPDATE:

#17 Sponsor? UPDATE:

February 8, 2002
A sponsor, not sure who yet, will sponsor the #17 BGN team and driver Matt Kenseth for Daytona and Texas.(Matt Kenseth site)(2-7-2002) UPDATE: The sponsor for Daytona and Texas will be Jani-King. White car with black hood with black lettering..(Matt Kenseth site)(2

NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE:

NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE:

January 26, 2002
NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE: the Cayuga 2000 Speedway site is reporting that five 5 NASCAR Stars Officially Signed to race at the track during the final 2002 off weekend (June 28-30th) and Canada Day Weekend. An official press conference will be held sometime in Jan

Million Dollar Scheme:

Million Dollar Scheme:

January 18, 2002
Million Dollar Scheme: DeWalt and driver Matt Kenseth will have a Million Dollar Challenge paint scheme on the #17 Riush Racing Ford as Kenseth tries for the Winston No Bull 5 Million in Las Vegas on March 3rd. See my Paint Schemes Gallery for the image. DEWALT Power

Kraft Foods and Roush Racing Launch Sponsorship:

Kraft Foods and Roush Racing Launch Sponsorship:

January 18, 2002
Kraft Foods and Roush Racing Launch Sponsorship: Roush Racing announced that eight Kraft brands have become associate team sponsors on all five Winston Cup cars in the Roush stable, as well as one Busch series car. Kraft will launch its racing program in Daytona as

Cup Testing at Daytona is OVER – Wallace fastest Thursday:

Cup Testing at Daytona is OVER – Wallace fastest Thursday:

January 17, 2002
Cup Testing at Daytona is OVER - Wallace fastest Thursday: The second wave of Winston Cup testing wrapped up on Thursday and Mike Wallace, driving the #33 Andy Petree Racing Chevy, was the fastest with a lap of 184.302mph turned in the afternoon drafting session. Wallace

Marlin and Martin at the track:

Marlin and Martin at the track:

January 16, 2002
Marlin and Martin at the track: Sterling Marlin and Mark Martin, who tested here last week, were seen patrolling the garage area Tuesday. Marlin, who drives for Ganassi Racing, is shooting a television commercial at the track. Martin came over to say hi to Roush Racing

Reiser team to continue:

Reiser team to continue:

January 14, 2002
The #17 Reiser Enterprises team is in danger of not racing this season, driver Matt Kenseth said. Kenseth, a Winston Cup regular who has shared driving duties with the team the past two seasons, said no sponsor has been found for the program. Kenseth won one race and

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas:

January 7, 2002
Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March

Cup spotter to field race team:

Cup spotter to field race team:

January 3, 2002
Cup spotter to field race team: NASCAR Spotter, Mike Calinoff, will take on the role of Car Owner this year, as he announces the formation of MJ Motorsports. The team will field Fords out of their new Mooresville, NC shop in the NASCAR-sanctioned Late Model Truck Series

Schuler in the #34?

Schuler in the #34?

January 3, 2002
Jason Schuler could drive a limited number of 2002 BGN races for the Welliver-Jesel Motorsports #34 team. Schuler ran 13 BGN races over the last two seasons with limited success. Initially he made 11 starts in 2000 for team owner Robbie Reiser in the races regular

Roush Contribution:

Roush Contribution:

November 21, 2001
Roush Contribution: NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, was one of the charitable individuals that has shown his support in acknowledgement of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on New York City and Washington, DC. Roush elected to make a contribution to the Uniformed

DeWalt and Watch The Bulls, Win the Tools:

DeWalt and Watch The Bulls, Win the Tools:

November 15, 2001
DeWalt and Watch The Bulls, Win the Tools: DeWalt Industrial Tools has partnered with the Professional Bull Riders Association (PBR) and NBC Sports to create the "Watch The Bulls, Win the Tools" promotion. DeWalt will use its NASCAR Winston Cup sponsorship of the #

Tim Sauter to announce 2002 plans at Homestead UPDATE:

Tim Sauter to announce 2002 plans at Homestead UPDATE:

November 13, 2001
Tim Sauter and the #19 AP Performance team will announce their 2002 NASCAR Busch Series plans in a Press Conference to be held in the Infield Media Interview Room at Miami Homestead Speedway on Friday(11-8-2001) UPDATE: AP Performance Racing, which won the ASA championships

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

November 10, 2001
One week after scoring his second Winston Cup victory, #87-Joe Nemechek returned to victory lane, this time in Saturday's BGN race at Homestead. Nemechek's win was his third at the track on which his younger brother John died in a wreck in a NASCAR CTS race in 1997

Pit Crew Competition at the Rock UPDATE #17 WINS and results:

Pit Crew Competition at the Rock UPDATE #17 WINS and results:

November 4, 2001
Pit Crew Competition at the Rock UPDATE #17 WINS and results: The annual Union 76/Rockingham World Pit Crew Competition will be held Saturday, November 3rd at North Carolina Speedway, and Jeff Burton along with his #99 Citgo SUPERGARD Ford crew are preparing to defend

Kenny Wallace wins at Rockingham – Harvick wins the BGN title:

Kenny Wallace wins at Rockingham – Harvick wins the BGN title:

November 3, 2001
#48-Kenny Wallace came away a winner and #2-Kevin Harvick a Grand National series champion at Rockigham. On a restart with one lap remaining in Saturday's Sam's Club 200 at North Carolina Speedway, leader #10-Jeff Green suddenly fell off the pace, which allowed Wallace

More Dyno Testing:

More Dyno Testing:

October 29, 2001
More Dyno Testing: NASCAR officials tested nine cars on a chassis dyno after the race. The dyno measures horsepower. NASCAR did the same thing after last weekend's race at Talladega. Sunday, NASCAR officials tested the cars of #12-Mike Wallace, #2-Ricky Rudd, #24-Jeff

Spencer wins pole at Phoenix:

Spencer wins pole at Phoenix:

October 25, 2001
Spencer wins pole at Phoenix: #1-Jimmy Spencer won the pole for Saturday's BGN race at Phoenix (3:00pm/et, TNT) with a track record lap at 131.339mph. #2-Kevin Harvick was second and #17-Matt Kenseth third.(10-25-2001)

Testing at Homestead:

Testing at Homestead:

October 16, 2001
Testing at Homestead: Winston Cup testing sessions at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be open to the public beginning Tuesday, October 16. Testing runs from 9:00am - 5:00pm. Admission to the testing sessions is free to the public. Driver participation is subject to change

Roush Team Intact for 2002:

Roush Team Intact for 2002:

October 14, 2001
Roush Team Intact for 2002: [#6-Mark] Martin is not retiring, moving on, slowing down or considering the end of his career. He is spending next season racing with Roush Racing teammates Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth. According to Martin, neither is considering leaving