Matt Kenseth News

Homestead-Miami Speedway – Fast Facts

Homestead-Miami Speedway – Fast Facts

November 18, 2007
.. Matt Kenseth won the Ford 400, his 16th victory in 292 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. .. Jimmie Johnson won the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship by a margin of 77 points over Jeff Gordon. .. This is Kenseth's second victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 2007. ..

Homestead-Miami Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts

Homestead-Miami Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts

November 16, 2007
.. Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole for the Ford 400 with a lap of 30.545 seconds, 176.788 mph. .. This is his 13th Bud Pole in 219 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his fourth Bud Pole and 26th top-10 start in 2007, including nine of the 10 Chase races. .. This is

Roush Fenway Racing announces new GM – Robbie Reiser; Bolin new crew chief? UPDATE:

Roush Fenway Racing announces new GM – Robbie Reiser; Bolin new crew chief? UPDATE:

November 16, 2007
Roush Fenway Racing announced Thursday that championship crew chief, Robbie Reiser, has been appointed General Manager of Roush Fenway Racing's Nextel Cup team operations. This is a great opportunity for me and I'm looking forward to the next phase of my racing career

Reiser moving up to be Roush Fenway GM:

Reiser moving up to be Roush Fenway GM:

November 14, 2007
One of the longest tenured crew chief-driver relationships in Nextel Cup will end after Sunday's finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that Robbie Reiser, who has been #17-Matt Kenseth's crew chief since they entered NASCAR

Kenseth’s Car Too High in Post Race Inspection: UPDATE:

Kenseth’s Car Too High in Post Race Inspection: UPDATE:

November 13, 2007
A broken left front spring caused the #17 Roush Racing Ford driven by Matt Kenseth to be too high in the right rear during postrace inspection following the Arizona.Travel 200 Busch Series race Saturday at Phoenix. Kenseth finished second in the race. His team faces

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

November 11, 2007
after Phoenix [35 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 5295 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4951, -344 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4676, -619 4) #17-Matt Kenseth 4523, -772 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 4510, -785 6) #5-Kyle Busch 4477, -818 7) #11

Rumblings – Phoenix:

Rumblings – Phoenix:

November 11, 2007
Jimmie Johnson won his 4th in a row today at Phoenix International Raceway in the Checker Auto Parts 500 for his 10th win of the season....and he's got a stranglehold on the Championship to boot! JJ's win was the 33rd of his Nextel Cup career....and he's now tied for

Phoenix International Raceway Fast Facts:

Phoenix International Raceway Fast Facts:

November 11, 2007
.. Jimmie Johnson won the Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, his 33rd victory in 218 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his 10th victory and 23rd top-10 finish in 2007. The last driver to win 10 races in a season was Jeff Gordon “ who won 13 in 1998. ..

Chase stats after Texas:

Chase stats after Texas:

November 9, 2007
If Jeff Gordon makes up at least 13 points and no more than 48 on Jimmie Johnson at Phoenix, we will have the closest gap from 1-2 going to Homestead. In 2004, Kurt Busch carried an 18-point lead over Johnson into the final race, and held on for the win. Unless Clint

NANO back with Kenseth:

NANO back with Kenseth:

November 8, 2007
For the third time in 2007, Matt Kenseth's #17 Ford Fusion will be painted black with the DEWALT NANO Technology paint scheme. Kenseth will also run the scheme at Homestead in the season finale.(Roush Racing PR), see images of the scheme on the #17 Team Schemes page

Nextel Cup Series Champions Week “Victory Lap”

Nextel Cup Series Champions Week “Victory Lap”

November 7, 2007
Top-10 Drivers to Celebrate 2007 Nextel Cup Series Season in Traditional "Victory Lap" Procession Through Streets of New York City. A 1.5 Mile, 10-Stock Car Victory Lap procession beginning and ending in New York City's Times Square The Top-10 drivers in the final

Loop Data: 55 Green Flag Passes for the Lead at Texas:

Loop Data: 55 Green Flag Passes for the Lead at Texas:

November 5, 2007
Though there were 27 lead changes registered at the start/finish line during Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, a total of 55 Green Flag Passes for the Lead took place around the track. The 55 passes for the lead is the highest number at Texas Motor Speedway

Cars Dyno’d at Texas:

Cars Dyno’d at Texas:

November 5, 2007
NASCAR officials put the cars of several Nextel Cup teams on the sanctioning body's chassis dyno machine after the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday. The Chevrolets of race winner Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s Martin Truex Jr

Rumblings – Texas Race Facts:

Rumblings – Texas Race Facts:

November 4, 2007
In what was otherwise a rather forgettable race today at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson surged to the front late (looked just like last week) and won the Dickies 500 over Matt Kenseth....taking over the points lead in the process. Johnson nabbed his third in

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

November 4, 2007
after Texas [34 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 5161 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4761, -400 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4516, -645 4) #07-Clint Bowyer 4380, -781 5) #99-Carl Edwards 4377, -784 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 4348, -851 7) #