Matt Kenseth News

Robbie Gordon in a RCR car? UPDATE 4 Skinner/Lowes to Stay?:

Robbie Gordon in a RCR car? UPDATE 4 Skinner/Lowes to Stay?:

May 28, 2001
Robbie Gordon in a RCR car? UPDATE 4 Skinner/Lowes to Stay?: PRN's Garage Pass interviewed Cup, BGN, IRL team owner Richard Childress who says he may give Robbie Gordon a shot in one of his cars in the future, possibly a BGN car(The #21 at Watkins Glen?). Plus the #

Green Wins at Lowes

Green Wins at Lowes

May 27, 2001
#10-Jeff Green won the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 over #17-Matt Kenseth. Green also takes over the BGN point lead. See the results at That's Racin': Saturday's CarQuest 300 results and a story there: Green battles Kenseth, wins 300 by Jim Utter(5-27-2001)

The Lottery:

The Lottery:

May 23, 2001
The Lottery: MDI Entertainment announced that it has contracted with Indiana's Hoosier Lottery for a pair of new licensed lottery promotions. An Elvis Presley(R) scratch-off game and a scratch game featuring a group of NASCAR stock car race drivers will be scheduled

JR’s Garage:

JR’s Garage:

May 21, 2001
JR's Garage: The grand opening of JR's Garage retail store is scheduled for May 22-25 with special appearances by all seven Roush Racing drivers throughout the week. The store is located in the Lakeside Industrial Park in Mooresville, NC. The festivities will kick

Website on the #17:

Website on the #17:

May 15, 2001
Website on the #17: StockCarCity.com will appear on the "C" pillars of Matt Kenseth's #17 Dewalt Ford during this week.s "The Winston" and the Coca-Cola 600. "We are pleased to have StockCarCity on the car for the next two races," said Jon Howland, Motorsports Manager

Kenseth Wins Pole at RIR

Kenseth Wins Pole at RIR

May 4, 2001
#17-Matt Kenseth turned a lap at 125.780 mph to win the pole for Friday night's Hardee's 250 (8 p.m. Eastern, FX). It's Kenseth's third BGN pole of the season. Fellow Winston Cup drivers Kenny Wallace and Jimmy Spencer will start second and third, respectively. Ryan

Kenseth to RCR? UPDATE:

Kenseth to RCR? UPDATE:

May 4, 2001
Kenseth to RCR? UPDATE: it was reported on ESPN2's RPM 2Day on Sunday that #17 DeWalt driver, Matt Kenseth could be headed to Richard Childress Racing in 2002. Didn't say which car, the #30 AOL Chevy or the #31 Lowes Chevy if Skinner leaves(4-29-2001) UPDATE: Matt

NASCAR meets with BGN drivers:

NASCAR meets with BGN drivers:

May 4, 2001
NASCAR meets with BGN drivers: NASCAR president Mike Helton met with drivers and car owners from the Grand National series Thursday night to speak of safety concerns raised by a number of media reports over the past week involving the death of Dale Earnhardt. The group

Kenseth to RCR?

Kenseth to RCR?

April 29, 2001
Kenseth to RCR? it was reported on ESPN2's RPM 2Day on Sunday that #17 DeWalt driver, Matt Kenseth could be headed to Richard Childress Racing in 2002. Didn't say which car, the #30 AOL Chevy or the #31 Lowes Chevy if Skinner leaves(4-29-2001)

Funny Man:

Funny Man:

April 25, 2001
Funny Man: Mike Calinoff, spotter for #17-Matt Kenseth, will be a guest performer at the Comedy Store, a club on Sunset Blvd. in LA on Thursday April 26th from 9:30-10:00pm(changed from 8:00pm). Calinoff, a former stand up comedian, will get his chance to joke about

Sears Point Completes More Work – REPOST – UPDATE Testing this week:

Sears Point Completes More Work – REPOST – UPDATE Testing this week:

April 25, 2001
Sears Point Completes More Work - REPOST - UPDATE Testing this week: Construction crews have completed work on the modified Chute and NASCAR Winston Cup drivers will get their first opportunity on the re-configured segment during a two-day test session, April 24-25

Kentucky Testing:

Kentucky Testing:

April 20, 2001
Kentucky Testing: NASCAR Winston Cup Driver Mike Wallace completed a two-day test of his #7 Nation's Rent Ford on April 17th at the1.5-mile tri-oval at Kentucky Speedway. Winston Cup Driver Matt Kenseth completed a one-day test of his Roush Racing #17 DeWalt Tools

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

April 20, 2001
Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial,

Roush Says Team OK:

Roush Says Team OK:

April 11, 2001
Roush Says Team OK: Jack Roush insists his NASCAR empire is not in a slump. That, despite only two combined top-5 finishes and six top-10s in 32 starts this year among Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch. Until this year, Roush has always had championship

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

April 5, 2001
Alabama NASCAR License Plates: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial, D-Lineville

Kenseth wins pole at Texas:

Kenseth wins pole at Texas:

March 30, 2001
Matt Kenseth won the pole Thursday for the Jani-King 300 at Texas Motor Speedway ran 189.880mph to earn the top starting spot for Saturday's race breaking the track record. Defending series champion Jeff Green was second fastest at 189.009 mph. #99-Shawna Robinson

New #97 Crew Chief:

New #97 Crew Chief:

March 28, 2001
New #97 Crew Chief: Effective immediately, Ben Leslie has been promoted to crew chief of the #97 Roush Racing Taurus driven by Kurt Busch. Matt Chambers, Busch's crew chief in the Craftsman Truck Series and Winston Cup since the 2000 season, will be assuming another

Kenseth Wins at Bristol:

Kenseth Wins at Bristol:

March 24, 2001
#17-Matt Kenseth captured his 12th career BGN win today. The rest of the Top 5: #66-Tim Fedewa, #1-Randy Lajoie, #92-Jimmie Johnson(career best finish), and #48-Kenny Wallace. See the BGN Racing site for the Cheez-It 250 Results(3-24-2001)

Jeff Burton to Childress? um…NO – UPDATE 3:

Jeff Burton to Childress? um…NO – UPDATE 3:

March 23, 2001
Jeff Burton to Childress? um...NO - UPDATE 3: it was reported on the radio show The LTN Hour NASCAR Radio Show(RA) last Sunday(3-18), that while Jeff Green will drive the #30 AOL Chevy fielded by Richard Childress Racing this year in seven races, there will be a big

Newman on the pole at Darlington:

Newman on the pole at Darlington:

March 16, 2001
Ryan Newman won his second consecutive pole in the BGN after winning the pole at Darlington with a speed of 170.301mph, breaking the track record as did 16 other drivers. Todd Bodine, who has two series wins this season with Buckshot Racing, qualified second, while