Matt Kenseth News

To the back #97 and #15 – scambles the top 10 a bit:

To the back #97 and #15 – scambles the top 10 a bit:

March 15, 2003
#97-Kurt Busch blew an engine in the first Saturday practice, so he will fall back from his 6th place starting spot and go to the rear of the field before the drop of the green flag. Busch took the car to the garage and walked to the hauler without comment. There were

However:

However:

March 11, 2003
the Winston Salem Journal reports.......NASCAR's new pit-crew competition has a flaw this season: the man with the fastest pit crew on the stock-car tour, Matt Kenseth, has sponsorship contracts with Gatorade, a Pepsi product. The NASCAR pit-crew competition is sponsored

Bobby Labonte wins race at Atlanta:

Bobby Labonte wins race at Atlanta:

March 9, 2003
#18-Bobby Labonte won the MBNA Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 6th career win at the track and 20th career win. #24-Jeff Gordon ended up 2nd, followed by #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, #17-Matt Kenseth (new points leader) and #20-Tony Stewart. It was Labonte

17th the best for #17 in 7 wins:

17th the best for #17 in 7 wins:

March 3, 2003
Matt Kenseth started 17th on Sunday, the same as his car number. Kenseth has now won seven Winston Cup races and hasn't started better than 17th in any of them.( ThatsRacin.com )(3-3-2003)

Buschwackers at Las Vegas:

Buschwackers at Las Vegas:

February 27, 2003
Nine Winston Cup regulars are scheduled to drive in Saturday's Sam's Town 300 Busch Series race at LVMS including the most recent Busch race winner, Jamie McMurray [#42 in Cup, #1 in Busch]. Other Cup drivers attempting to make the 43-car field on Saturday are Steve

Winter Storm Hampers Haulers:

Winter Storm Hampers Haulers:

February 26, 2003
A severe late-winter ice and snowstorm throughout the central United States has all but paralyzed some transportation hubs -- and has delayed several NASCAR Winston Cup transporters trying to make it across country from the Carolinas to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Teams

Cicci-Kelly team hopes to have sponsor soon, will run #34 UPDATE 3:

Cicci-Kelly team hopes to have sponsor soon, will run #34 UPDATE 3:

February 24, 2003
Frank Cicci Jr., who joined forces with former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly to form a BGN team, could have a sponsorship deal within the next week. "We're getting real close to having sponsorship," Cicci said Wednesday from his Mooresville, NC, race shop. Cicci

Some facts about the Rock:

Some facts about the Rock:

February 21, 2003
In the last five NASCAR Winston Cup races at North Carolina Speedway, the winner has come from 21st or deeper in the field. Last season, #17-Matt Kenseth won the Subway 400 from the 25th position and #10-Johnny Benson won the Pop Secret 400 from 26th. The last driver

Greg Ray to drive in BGN:

Greg Ray to drive in BGN:

February 19, 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

Little E wins at Daytona:

Little E wins at Daytona:

February 15, 2003
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his third race of the 2003 Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, repeating his victory of a year ago in the BGN season opener. In the past week, Earnhardt Jr. has won the Budweiser Shootout and his Gatorade 125 qualifying race. He

Exide an assoc on #17:

Exide an assoc on #17:

February 15, 2003
Exide Technologies announced an associate sponsor partnership with Reiser Enterprises and Matt Kenseth for a 15-race program during the 2003 BGN season. Exide Technologies is a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions. Bayer Healthcare is the primary sponsor

Kenseth and Smirnoff Ice? UPDATE:

Kenseth and Smirnoff Ice? UPDATE:

February 8, 2003
hearing #17-Matt Kenseth will race either 8 Cup or 8 BGN races with Smirnoff Ice as the sponsor, the BGN thing makes sense, since he is running 15 races with Bayer/Alka Seltzer, not sure about the Cup part of the rumor.(1-25-2003) UPDATE: hearing this is for 8 Cup

New Assoc for Kenseth:

New Assoc for Kenseth:

February 7, 2003
GE Plastics , a leading worldwide producer of engineering thermoplastics and a division of General Electric Company announced a one-year sponsorship of the #17 DeWalt Ford, driven by Matt Kenseth. GE Plastics is the manufacturer of LEXAN resin, a material that has

Porter to run some BGN in 2003 and other news UPDATE:

Porter to run some BGN in 2003 and other news UPDATE:

February 7, 2003
NASCAR All-Pro Series driver, Toby Porter of Greenville, SC, and Dirt Late Model driver, Adam Stevens of Portsmouth, OH, have been named as the primary drivers for MJ Motorsports for the 2003 season. , who has scored two wins on the All-Pro Series this season, will

Geoffrey Bodine draws the pole for the Budweiser Shootout:

Geoffrey Bodine draws the pole for the Budweiser Shootout:

February 6, 2003
In a special-event race sponsored by Budweiser, with the starting order determined by a glorified video game, Dale Earnhardt Jr. figured to have a good shot at success in Thursday's draw for the Budweiser Shootout starting lineup. So much for that. Earnhardt Jr. will

Kenseth Re-ups with Roush? UPDATE:

Kenseth Re-ups with Roush? UPDATE:

February 3, 2003
hearing it was reported on Wisconsin's The LTN Hour radio show that Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 DeWalt Ford with Roush Racing, has signed a four(4) year extention to remain at Roush. His contract was due to run out at the end of the 2004 season.(2-2-2003) UPDATE

ISA ceases to exist UPDATE 2 track to sue:

ISA ceases to exist UPDATE 2 track to sue:

January 31, 2003
hearing the new International Stockcar Alliance [ISA] ( isaracing.com - the site is now down) which was supposed to start up and run in 2003, will either not exist or not run until 2004. The series, based and run in Canada was to feature a chance for a driver and a

Las Vegas Open Testing os over:

Las Vegas Open Testing os over:

January 30, 2003
The Jan.27-30 Cup/BGN testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is over, the following are the driver who tested and the fastest four for each day, no other speeds were posted: Jan. 27-28 #17-Matt Kenseth (fastest on the 27th with a speed of 162.247) #60-Stanton Barrett (

Biffle to use Kenseth backup at Daytona:

Biffle to use Kenseth backup at Daytona:

January 29, 2003
#16-Greg Biffle said that the team plans to use a backup car from teammate #17-Matt Kenseth for the Daytona 500 rather than one of their cars following a poor test session during NASCAR Preseason Thunder at Daytona earlier this month.(NASCAR PR)(1-29-2003)

Kenseth and Smirnoff Ice?

Kenseth and Smirnoff Ice?

January 27, 2003
hearing #17-Matt Kenseth will race either 8 Cup or 8 BGN races with Smirnoff Ice as the sponsor, the BGN thing makes sense, since he is running 15 races with Bayer/Alka Seltzer, not sure about the Cup part of the rumor.(1-25-2003) UPDATE: hearing this is for 8 Cup