Matt Kenseth News

Kenseths Winning #17 Inducted Into Daytona 500 Experience:

Kenseths Winning #17 Inducted Into Daytona 500 Experience:

February 16, 2009
The victory celebration of the 51st annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race continued Monday morning as Matt Kenseths #17 DeWalt Ford was inducted into the Daytona 500 Experience "“ the Official Attraction of NASCAR "“during the annual ConAgra Champions Breakfast

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

February 16, 2009
* Matt Kenseth won the 51st running of the Daytona 500. * This was the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500. The previous rain-shortened 500s: 1965,133 laps; 1966, 198 laps; and 2003, 109 laps. Sunday's race ran 152 laps. The last rain-shortened Cup race was at Loudon

51 races, 4 rain outs:

51 races, 4 rain outs:

February 16, 2009
four Daytona 500's out of the 51 run have been shortened by rain: 1965 won by Fred Lorenzen, ran 129 laps for 322.5 miles 1966 won by Richard Petty, ran 198 laps for 495 miles 2003 won by Michael Waltrip, ran 109 laps for 272.5 miles 2009 won by Matt Kenseth, ran 152

Race Fast Facts – Auto Club Speedway:

Race Fast Facts – Auto Club Speedway:

February 15, 2009
* Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500, his 18th victory in 330 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. * This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in 2009. The last driver to win the first two races of a season was Jeff Gordon in 1997. * This is his third victory

Kenseth wins the Daytona 500:

Kenseth wins the Daytona 500:

February 15, 2009
#17-Matt Kenseth won the 2009 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, his first Daytona 500 win and Roush Fenway Racing's first Daytona 500. The race was called due to rain after 152 [of 200] laps. Kenseth started 39, the farthest back a driver has ever started

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Daytona race 1 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Daytona race 1 of 36]:

February 15, 2009
1) #17-Matt Kenseth 190 [1 win] 2) #29- 170 -20 3) #44-A.J. Allmendinger 165 -25 4) #33-Clint Bowyer 160 -30 5) #19-Elliott Sadler 160 -30 6) #6-David Ragan 150 -40 7) #14-Tony Stewart 147 -43 8) #55-Michael Waltrip 146 -44 9) #43-Reed Sorenson 138 -52 10) #1-Martin

Wypall Wipers announces 2009 Crew Chief Lineup:

Wypall Wipers announces 2009 Crew Chief Lineup:

January 30, 2009
Three of the most respected and successful crew chiefs in the history of NASCAR have been named to the 2009 WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief lineup. The all-star line-up of Bob Osborne, Todd Berrier and Jeff Hammond, who have a total of 63 career Sprint Cup Series victories

Stillman to be Edwards’ crew chief:

Stillman to be Edwards’ crew chief:

December 18, 2008
Roush Fenway Racing has hired Green Bay native Dan Stillman to be crew chief for Carl Edwards' championship-caliber #60 Nationwide Series team. The move came as a domino effect from the change the team made earlier this week, when it promoted Drew Blickensderfer to

New Crew Chief for Kenseth? UPDATE:

New Crew Chief for Kenseth? UPDATE:

December 17, 2008
Nationwide Series pit boss Drew Blickensderfer has been promoted to head the team. Chip Bolin, who held the position last year, will go back to work as an engineer at Roush Fenway Racing. Although Blickensderfer started 2008 as crew chief for Roush's #17 Nationwide

Most Popular Driver = Dale Jr.:

Most Popular Driver = Dale Jr.:

December 6, 2008
NASCAR fans across the nation have once again made a statement about their favorite driver. After tallying over one million votes, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the recipient of the 2008 NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award. Throughout the race season, fans voted

Kenseth re-signs with Roush Fenway:

Kenseth re-signs with Roush Fenway:

November 20, 2008
Roush Fenway Racing announced that it has re-signed 2003 Sprint Cup Champion Matt Kenseth to a multi-year contract. Kenseth has been with Roush Fenway since 1998 and has claimed 16 Sprint Cup Series wins and 24 Nationwide Series wins in addition to Roush Fenway's first

Chat Stats – End of Season:

Chat Stats – End of Season:

November 19, 2008
#48-Jimmie Johnson managed to win his first Chase championship in 2006 by scoring 1430 points, the lowest winning total in the five-year history of the Chase. Since then, he has rung up 1663 points (1643 if you adjust for the 5-point increase rule in 2007) in 2007

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Racing Resources Says “¦

November 18, 2008
* Carl Edwards won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Edwards scored his third victory in the 10-race Chase, winning at Atlanta, Texas and Homestead and his ninth victory of the season. He posted his 16th career victory in his 157th career race. Edwards led

UNOFFICIAL Final Chase Driver Points Standings [after Homestead race 36 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Final Chase Driver Points Standings [after Homestead race 36 of 36]:

November 16, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6684 [7 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 6615 -69 [9 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 6467 -217 [2 wins] 4) #29-Kevin Harvick 6408 -276 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 6381 -303 [1 win] 6) #31-Jeff Burton 6335 -349 [2 wins] 7) #24-Jeff Gordon 6316 -368 8) #11-Denny Hamlin

Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings

Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings

November 16, 2008
Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings (the OLD way) [after Homestead race 36 of 36]: 1) #99-Carl Edwards 5226 [9 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5220 -16 [7 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4984 -252 [8 wins] 4) #16-Greg Biffle 4747 -489 [2 wins] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 4709