Matt Kenseth News

Driver of the Year – 1st Quarter goes to Tracy:

Driver of the Year – 1st Quarter goes to Tracy:

April 20, 2003
With three victories in three races, CART's Paul Tracy was the top vote-getter in the first-quarter balloting for Driver of the Year . Tracy collected nine first-place votes and 112 total points from the 18-member panel of auto-racing writers and broadcasters. Dale

Nine different winners in the first 9 races of 2003:

Nine different winners in the first 9 races of 2003:

April 18, 2003
So far in the 2003 Cup season, 9 different drivers have won the 9 races run. The drivers are: Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon. The current 'modern-era' [1972-present

NASCAR Drivers Head to Infineon Raceway for Two-Day Test Session, April 22-23:

NASCAR Drivers Head to Infineon Raceway for Two-Day Test Session, April 22-23:

April 18, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth will highlight a group of five drivers scheduled to participate in a two-day test session at Infineon Raceway, April 22-23. Kenseth will be joined by #6-Mark Martin, #42-Jamie McMurray, #0-Jack Sprague and #41-Casey Mears. Kenseth, who has tested at

Kenseth Leads Vote:

Kenseth Leads Vote:

April 17, 2003
The more than 42,000 fans who participated in first-quarter voting for Driver of the Year on the Speed Channel Web site tabbed Winston Cup points leader Matt Kenseth as their choice over Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip. But the 18-member media panel that voted

Roush Drivers Featured on Collectibles Tins:

Roush Drivers Featured on Collectibles Tins:

April 15, 2003
Racing fans nationwide now have the opportunity to collect four limited edition tins designed by motorsports master artist Sam Bass featuring four of Roush Racing's drivers: Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin and Jeff Burton. Through June, each limited edition tin

Roush Comments on the Restrictor Plate Racing:

Roush Comments on the Restrictor Plate Racing:

April 14, 2003
Jack Roush might have a new lease on life, and the accompanying attitude that a near death experience brings, but Roush has no love in his heart for the racing venues known as Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Roush can rattle-off reason after

A.J. Foyt Speaks Out:

A.J. Foyt Speaks Out:

April 12, 2003
A.J. Foyt, a team owner in both the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and NASCAR Winston Cup [#14 Harrah's Dodge which is sitting out this week at Martinsville], had harsh words for NASCAR on Saturday for its recent inconsistency in its rules. Foyt's comments stem

Skinner and Kenseth – No DNF’s at ‘Dega:

Skinner and Kenseth – No DNF’s at ‘Dega:

April 7, 2003
#4-Mike Skinner and #17-Matt Kenseth are the only active drivers with at least three starts at Talladega who have not posted at least one DNF. Skinner has been running at the end of all 12 of his Winston Cup starts at Talladega, even though he was involved in Sunday

The Earnhardt Jr Pass: Illegal or Not:

The Earnhardt Jr Pass: Illegal or Not:

April 7, 2003
blurbs from a few sites: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pass below the out-of-bounds line with four laps to go at Talladega might have drawn a penalty some other day. After all, judgment calls differ from week to week. But on this day, it was the “safe” call. Had a black flag

16 Gallon Fuel Cells?

16 Gallon Fuel Cells?

April 4, 2003
Word at Texas was that NASCAR is considering moving towards the 16-gallon fuel cells for all events, but the tracks a mile in length [Dover, Lodudon, Rockingham?]. The idea is to get the cars on pit road more often, and to give the crew people who go over the wall

And the Race to the Yellow Flag rule UPDATE:

And the Race to the Yellow Flag rule UPDATE:

April 1, 2003
Defending Texas champ Matt Kenseth was running in first when the caution flag was waved at the end of 168th lap. Kenseth slowed before the line to allow Roush teammate Kurt Busch to get a lap back. Ricky Rudd, who was two laps down, and second-place driver Jeff Gordon

The 2003 Driver of the Year Award

The 2003 Driver of the Year Award

April 1, 2003
will be determined by a blue ribbon panel of eighteen motorsports writers, journalists and announcers plus one cumulative fan vote hosted on Speedtv.com . That means that the fans can help decide the winner of the award by casting their vote for the driver they feel

Get Well Message on Kenseth’s car:

Get Well Message on Kenseth’s car:

March 28, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth, the Winston Cup points leader who also is racing a Busch car this weekend, will have "Get Well Ginger" on the side of his Busch car this weekend. The message is for Ginger Burns, who is battling cancer. Burns is an employee of the Bayer Company, which

#17 Special Scheme at Texas:

#17 Special Scheme at Texas:

March 27, 2003
Matt Kenseth's #17 DEWALT team will have a different look this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Smirnoff Ice will be on the hood and deck lid of the #17 Ford to kick-off a new partnership with the team. The crew will also be dressed in Smirnoff Ice uniforms. Smirnoff

Some Texas Facts:

Some Texas Facts:

March 26, 2003
#5-Terry Labonte has five top-10 finishes at Texas in the six NASCAR Winston Cup events held at the track. One of those top 10s was a victory in the 1999 event “ his last victory. His average finish of 7.0 at TMS is the best among drivers with at least five starts

Greg Ray to drive in BGN UPDATE:

Greg Ray to drive in BGN UPDATE:

March 26, 2003
Former IRL champion Greg Ray is trying to finalize a deal to run several Busch series races this season as a teammate to Matt Kenseth at Reiser Enterprises. Robbie Reiser, the crew chief for the Winston Cup car Kenseth's drives, owns a Busch team and wants Ray to drive

Rumblings – Bristol:

Rumblings – Bristol:

March 24, 2003
#97-Kurt Busch's victory in the Food City 500 was worth $157,790 from the over $4.5M in posted awards, and was the usual hard-fought BMS win. They just don't come easy at this fast half-miler, but being able to carry our flag around on a victory lap has got to be a

Busch wins the Food City at Bristol Motor Speedway:

Busch wins the Food City at Bristol Motor Speedway:

March 23, 2003
#97-Kurt Busch backed up his 2002 win at Bristol with one Sunday, his first win of 2003 after having three 2nd's this year. Teammate #17-Matt Kenseth was 2nd, #18-Bobby Labonte finished 3rd in his purple car. Four of the top five cars were powered by Roush Racing.

Newman sets new Track Record at Bristol qualifying:

Newman sets new Track Record at Bristol qualifying:

March 21, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman didn't just break the Track Qualifying Record he crushed it (it was 127.216mph), winning the Bud Pole with a speed of 128.709mph, first ever Cup lap under 15 seconds. Newman is the first driver in 2003 to win more then one pole (in 6 races). #24-Jeff

WOW! now that was a great race:

WOW! now that was a great race:

March 16, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven won the The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 is on at Darlington Raceway by a few inches [2/1000th's of a second] with him and #97-Kurt Busch beating and banging the last lap, both slapping the wall a few times. Busch had no power steering the last 10 laps