Matt Kenseth News

Talladega Rookie Notes:

Talladega Rookie Notes:

October 5, 2006
#07-Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 1 Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway. Bowyer finished ninth, his ninth top-10 of the 2006 season and second consecutive. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the seventh time in 2006. Bowyer

Kenseth to make 250th Cup start:

Kenseth to make 250th Cup start:

October 3, 2006
When #17-Matt Kenseth takes the green flag in this Sunday's UAW-Ford 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway, he will be making the 250th Nextel Cup Series start of his nine-year career. Kenseth, the 2003 Cup Champion, will become the 76th driver in NASCAR history to reach

Fennig Wins WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Race:

Fennig Wins WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Race:

October 2, 2006
Kevin Harvick may have won the Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway, but Matt Kenseth and crew chief Jimmy Fennig proved to be the class of the field. The duo teamed up to put the No. 17 Penzoil Ford up front on three separate occasions to lead a race-high

Kansas Race Notes:

Kansas Race Notes:

October 1, 2006
• Tony Stewart won the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, scoring his 27th Nextel Cup victory in his 277th career start. • This is Stewart’s third victory in 2006. He also won at Martinsville and Daytona in July. • This is Stewart’s first victory in six races at Kansas

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

October 1, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4162 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4029 -133 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3856 -306 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3818 -344 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3760 -402 6) #6-Mark Martin 3757 -405 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3722 -440 8) #24-Jeff Gordon

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

October 1, 2006
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5511 #11-Denny Hamlin 5442 -69 #6-Mark Martin 5441 -70 #17-Matt Kenseth 5427 -84 #29-Kevin Harvick 5415 -96 #24-Jeff Gordon 5391 -120 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5388 -123 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5346 -165 #5-Kyle Busch 5278 -233

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

September 29, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne won the Budweiser Pole for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.377mph for his 5th pole of 2006 and 11th of his career. The rest of the top-10 starters are #10-Scott Riggs, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #25-Brian Vickers, #18-J.J. Yeley, #07-

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

September 29, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 30.273 seconds at 178.377 mph. Matt Kenseth holds the track-qualifying record of 29.858 seconds, 180.856 mph - set Oct. 8, 2005. • This is Kahne’s 11th career Bud Pole

Dover Notebook

Dover Notebook

September 24, 2006
• Carl Edwards (second) scored his 14th top-10 finish in 2006 and his second top-10 finish in five races at Dover. • Jeff Gordon (third) scored his 14th top-10 finish in 2006. It marked his 17th top-10 finish in 28 races at Dover. Gordon climbed from fourth to second

Dover Race News/Notes:

Dover Race News/Notes:

September 24, 2006
• Jeff Burton won the Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway, scoring his 18th Nextel Cup victory in his 431st career start. • This is his first victory in 2006 and first at Dover in 26 races here. His most recent victory came at Phoenix in October 2001 – 176 races

Jeff Burton wins at Dover:

Jeff Burton wins at Dover:

September 24, 2006
#31-Jeff Burton won the Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway for his 1st win of 2006 and first in 175 races ago, at Phoenix in Oct 2001, the 18th of his career and vaults the #31 Cingular Wireless driver into the points lead for the first time since May 1999.

Rumblings – Race Notes Dover:

Rumblings – Race Notes Dover:

September 24, 2006
Jeff Burton has been knocking on the door all season and today the #31 Cingular Wireless team kicked that door in. Burton passed Matt Kenseth with six laps to go today at Dover International Speedway and went on to win the Dover 400 by almost 8 seconds, and we beat

The Chase Drivers

The Chase Drivers

September 24, 2006
• Four of the 10 Chase drivers finished in the top 10 in the Dover 400. • Six of the 10 of The Chase drivers changed points positions at Dover. • Jeff Burton climbed from fifth to first in the point standings. He is one of five “first-timers” to compete in The Chase

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

September 24, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Dover: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4068 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3898 -170 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3738 -330 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3658 -410 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 3656 -412 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 3651 -417 7) #6-Mark Martin 3592 -476 8) #8-Dale Earnhardt

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

September 24, 2006
after Dover [28 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5351 #24-Jeff Gordon 5345 -6 #17-Matt Kenseth 5333 -18 #11-Denny Hamlin 5333 -18 #29-Kevin Harvick 5297 -54 #6-Mark Martin 5276 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5249 -102 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5215 -136 #9-Kasey Kahne 5169 -182 #