Matt Kenseth News

Winston a Poor predictor for the 600:

Winston a Poor predictor for the 600:

May 24, 2003
Although The Winston and the Coca-Cola 600 are held at the same track, the events could not be more dissimilar. Perhaps that’s why drivers have seldom been successful in both races in the same year. Over the last 10 years, the Winston winner has had a 12.8 average

Two more to go for Roush:

Two more to go for Roush:

May 24, 2003
Kurt Busch won’t have to worry about sponsorship for a few years after Newell/Rubbermaid and Roush Racing announced a multi-year contract extension, this week. The extension, which is for an undisclosed term and dollar figure, will keep Busch with the sponsor that

Kenseth wins at Lowe’s:

Kenseth wins at Lowe’s:

May 24, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth won the Carquest 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday, his 2nd Busch win of 2003. #87-Kyle Busch finished 2nd in his Busch Series debut after taking two tires on the last pitstop, rounding out the top fiver were #10-Scott Riggs, #92-Todd Bodine

Congrats:

Congrats:

May 22, 2003
Jeremy West (rear tire changer for Matt Kenseth's No. 17 Winston Cup and Busch Series entries) and his wife Lisa (receptionist and travel coordinator at Innovative Motorsports) have announced the birth of their first child. Deegan James West was born on May 17th at

Kenseth’s crew wins Mechanix honor:

Kenseth’s crew wins Mechanix honor:

May 21, 2003
The pit crew for Matt Kenseth's #17 DeWalt Ford, the world championship-winning crew in 2001 and 2002, has been named the first quarter winner of the Mechanix Wear Pit Crew of the Year Award. At season's end, the overall winning crew gets $75,000.(NASCAR PR)(5-21-2003

Biffle to run Lowe’s Busch race:

Biffle to run Lowe’s Busch race:

May 14, 2003
Roush Racing confirmed that reigning Busch Series champion Greg Biffle would be in the Carquest 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the #9 Ford. That car was fielded with Winston Cup driver Jeff Burton last season in Busch competition.( ThatsRacin.com ) AND Greg Biffle

Biffle to run Lowe’s Busch race:

Biffle to run Lowe’s Busch race:

May 14, 2003
Roush Racing confirmed that reigning Busch Series champion Greg Biffle would be in the Carquest 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the #9 Ford. That car was fielded with Winston Cup driver Jeff Burton last season in Busch competition.(ThatsRacin.com) AND Greg Biffle is

Kenseth Commercial:

Kenseth Commercial:

May 13, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth will be featured in television commercials to promote responsible drinking. The Smirnoff Ice Triple Black spots begin Monday. The commercials depict Kenseth arriving at a party in his #17 Ford. He slides out the window and reaches back to grab a six

Kenseth wins at Madison:

Kenseth wins at Madison:

May 11, 2003
Roy Kenseth's voice cracked with emotion moments after his son, Matt Kenseth, won the Blain's Farm and Fleet/Dewalt 100 Friday night at Madison International Speedway. "This is like winning a Cup race. I can't explain it," Roy Kenseth said of Matt's victory in front

DEWALT Extends Sponsorship with Kenseth and the #17:

DEWALT Extends Sponsorship with Kenseth and the #17:

May 9, 2003
Roush Racing announced that DEWALT Industrial Power Tool Co. has signed a multi-year extension to continue as the primary sponsor of the #17 DEWALT Tools Ford driven by current point leader Matt Kenseth in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. "The race program with Matt

Tuesday Testing at Charlotte:

Tuesday Testing at Charlotte:

May 7, 2003
#21-Kevin Harvick topped the speed charts Tuesday as NASCAR Busch Series teams tested at Lowe's Motor Speedway in preparation for the May 24 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300. Persistent showers limited Busch Series drivers and teams to just one hour and 45 minutes of track

Drivers visit wounded soldiers:

Drivers visit wounded soldiers:

May 1, 2003
Eight NASCAR drivers visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center today.. Jerry Nadeau, driver of the #01 U.S. Army Pontiac, was joined by teammate Johnny Benson as well as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip, Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Matt Kenseth

UPDATE 2:

UPDATE 2:

May 1, 2003
Roush Racing's president, Geoff Smith, spoke with Team Ford Racing regarding the status of the sponsorship deals on the five NASCAR Winston Cup cars his operation runs. Smith began by saying that of his five entries only Greg Biffle’s #16 Granger Ford is 100 percent

Busch wins the Auto Club 500

Busch wins the Auto Club 500

April 27, 2003
at California. #97-Kurt Busch won at California Speedway, the first multiple winner of 2003. #18-Bobby Labonte ended up 2nd, fighting #2-Rusty Wallace, who ended up 3rd. #17-Matt Kenseth ended up 9th and holds on to the points lead. #43-John Andretti had his first

Kenseth Tosses Bottles:

Kenseth Tosses Bottles:

April 27, 2003
When Matt Kenseth emerged from his winning car after the Busch race, his first actions were to throw two bottles of Powerade into the crowd. He then took a swig from his Gatorade bottle. It was a move that brought a rebuke from a NASCAR official. Powerade is the official

Kenseth wins at California:

Kenseth wins at California:

April 26, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth won Saturday's CaliforniaSpeedway.com 300 - his third NASCAR Busch series victory in six career starts at the 2-mile speedway. It's Kenseth's 13th win and first since he won the March 2001 race at Bristol. Kenseth's win is the eighth by a Winston Cup

Fellows fastest in 2nd day of testing at Infineon Raceway:

Fellows fastest in 2nd day of testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 24, 2003
Infineon Raceway says #81-Ron Fellows, a road-racing veteran running a limited Winston Cup schedule with Dale Earnhardt Inc. this year, posted the fastest stock-car lap ever at the Sonoma, Calif., road course to lead six Winston Cup drivers testing Wednesday. Fellows

Mark Martin Posts Top Time in First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway:

Mark Martin Posts Top Time in First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 23, 2003
#6-Mark Martin posted the top time Tuesday during the first day of a NASCAR Winston Cup test session at Infineon Raceway. Martin, one of six Winston Cup drivers testing the 10-turn, 2-mile road course in preparation for the Dodge/Save Mart 350 (June 19-22), ran 92.

Only Eight Left:

Only Eight Left:

April 23, 2003
With a quarter of the 2003 season now complete, Terry Labonte is one of only eight drivers who have been running at the finish of all nine races thus far; the others being Ricky Craven, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Robby Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kenny Wallace and

Ramblings – Off Week:

Ramblings – Off Week:

April 22, 2003
[Note: this is not from Jayski, see link at end of this blurb for questions/etc]. We'll start with everybody's hero, Mr. Lead Lap. After an off-year last season, ol' LL is getting back in form. He's had two Top-10's already this season (he had only three all of last