Matt Kenseth News

Buckshot Racing changes? UPDATE:

Buckshot Racing changes? UPDATE:

July 27, 2000
Buckshot Racing changes? UPDATE: hearing crew chief Sandy Jones(no relation) and the #00 Buckshot Jones team has parted ways. Hearing Gary Cogswell, formerly of the #17 Visine Racing team, will be working as the interim crew chief on the #00 Buckshot Racing Chevy in

Kenseth to the Trucks:

Kenseth to the Trucks:

July 26, 2000
Matt Kenseth has entered the Craftsman Truck Series race at RIR in September(Daily Press)(7-26-2000)

No Bull Five News:

No Bull Five News:

July 26, 2000
The five drivers competing for a $1 million bonus in the Sept. 9 Winston Cup race in Richmond are coming to the Langley Air Force Base Sept. 7. to take part in the "No Bull 5" fan pairing for that weekend's Chevrolet 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The drivers

Watkins Glen Testing UPDATE:

Watkins Glen Testing UPDATE:

July 25, 2000
Many Cup drivers/teams will test at Watkins Glen International on Monday July 24, 2000, to prepare for the Global Crossing @ the Glen on August 13, 2000. Scheduled to test: #6-Mark Martin; #3-Dale Earnhardt; #94-Bill Elliott; #28-Ricky Rudd; #20-Tony Stewart; #87-Ron

Ford Indy Testing:

Ford Indy Testing:

July 19, 2000
#28-Ricky Rudd was the fastest on Tuesday's 2nd and final Ford testing at Indy for the Brickyard 400 with a speed of 179.592mph. 2nd was #26-Jimmy Spencer, 178.899; third was #17-Matt Kenseth, at 178.390; #75-Wally Dallenbach, 178.243, and #6-Mark Martin, 178.177.

#17 Crew Chief Gone? UPDATE:

#17 Crew Chief Gone? UPDATE:

July 10, 2000
#17 Crew Chief Gone? UPDATE: hearing that the #17 BGN has released crew chief Gary Cogswell, citingnonperformance(two wins?). There was a lot of friction between the crew in recent months. Russ Strupp, the car chief, is likely the interim if not permanent replacement

#19 Spotter:

#19 Spotter:

June 8, 2000
#19 Spotter: Double-duty spotter: Mike Calinoff who is the spotter for Winston Cup rookie Matt Kenseth has signed with Emerald Motorsports and rookie driver P.J. Jones to serve as race day spotter on their NASCAR Busch Series program. Calinoff, who spots only for Kenseth

Pocono Testing:

Pocono Testing:

June 2, 2000
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #9-Stacy Compton, #17-Matt Kenseth, #27-Mike Bliss and #60-Geoffrey Bodine tested at Pocono Raceway on Thursday preparation for the June 18 Pocono 500. Earnhardt ran in the 164.500mph range(Times Leader)(6-2-2000)

One owner, three winners?

One owner, three winners?

May 31, 2000
That's Racin' brings up a good question. When was the last time a team owner had three different drivers win in the same season? as Jack Roush has now done this year with Mark Martin, Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth. The last to do it was Rick Hendrick in 1989 with Darrell

Next No Bull Five:

Next No Bull Five:

May 29, 2000
the next No Bull Five race is the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond(not the Brickyard). The five drivers eligible for the $1 million bonus are: #17-Matt Kenseth; #18-Bobby Labonte; #3-Dale Earnhardt; #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr; and #88-Dale Jarrett(5-29-2000)

Testing:

Testing:

May 18, 2000
Testing: Watkins Glen International hosted its first day of NASCAR Busch Series testing for the upcoming Lysol 200 Wednesday. Ron Fellows led the way driving for Joe Nemechek in the #87 Bully Hill Vineyards Chevrolet. Fellows posted some of the best speeds of the day

NASCAR Lottery:

NASCAR Lottery:

May 17, 2000
A group of top NASCAR race drivers have agreed to join industry leader MDI Entertainment Inc. for lottery games and promotions, the company announced today. The drivers have awarded exclusive licensing rights for government-sponsored lottery games and promotions to

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

May 6, 2000
Many drivers will run in two of the three Richmond NASCAR events this weekend. Attempting double duty are: Bobby Hamilton - #4 Kodak Chevy(Cup) and #4 Dana Dodge(CTS); Ken Schrader - #36 M&M's Pontiac(Cup) and #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy(CTS); Mark Martin - #

Driver Double Dip:

Driver Double Dip:

May 5, 2000
Nine Winston Cup drivers will attempt to make the BGN race at Richmond: #9-Jeff Burton; #17-Matt Kenseth; #20-Dave Blaney; #25-Kenny Wallace; #30-Chad Little; #31-Steve Park; #42-Kenny Irwin, #60-Mark Martin; #71-Kevin Lepage. Interesting ... all five Roush Racing

Race Tidbits

Race Tidbits

May 1, 2000
from California. If #17-Matt Kenseth had won, he and fellow rookie, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. would had been the first two rookies to win a CUP race in the same since since 1981, when Morgan Shepherd won at Martinsville, VA and Ron Bouchard at Talladega. #6-Mark Martin

Sears Point Testing:

Sears Point Testing:

April 20, 2000
Budweiser and Sears Point Raceway will host a Media Luncheon on Wednesday, April 26, to introduce NASCAR Winston Cup rookie driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the Northern California media. This will mark the first-ever Northern California appearance for Earnhardt Jr., who

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

April 17, 2000
The NASCAR Winston Cup hauler has a table that holds all of the items that are confiscated each week-end. Normally it's big enough to hold all the illegal items taken from the various teams. This week, at Talladega, the table is overflowing. The following is a partial

Rookies do Good:

Rookies do Good:

April 15, 2000
Six of the Rookie of The Year candidates made the field in 1st round qualifying: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(6th), #32-Scott Pruett(15th), #92-Dave Blaney(16th), #27-Mike Bliss(18th), #9-Stacy Compton(22nd) and #90-Ed Berrier(23rd). Only #17-Matt Kenseth failed to qualify

BGN TV UPDATE:

BGN TV UPDATE:

April 3, 2000
BGN TV UPDATE: For the third year in a row, rain delays at Texas Motor Speedway forced CBS into a backup plan for its coverage of the Busch race Saturday. The network showed a condensed version of this year's February Busch race from Daytona won by Matt Kenseth. Because

Texas Penalties:

Texas Penalties:

April 3, 2000
#17-Matt Kenseth was penalized a lap for pitting outside his pit stall Sunday. #20-Tony Stewart was penalized after his team let a tire get away during a stop. #3-Dale Earnhardt, #93-Dave Blaney, #97-Chad Little and #14 Rick Mast each were penalized for pit-road speed