Matt Kenseth News

Kenseth: no regrets over wrecking Logano:

Kenseth: no regrets over wrecking Logano:

November 14, 2015
Pushed to his limit after three races worth of slights, #20-Matt Kenseth firmly believed he had no choice but to retaliate against #22-Joey Logano. His deliberate wrecking of Logano drew a two-race suspension from NASCAR, and Kenseth said Friday he would have handled

Phoenix Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

Phoenix Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

November 13, 2015
‚· Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole at Phoenix in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 sec.). ‚· There have been 21 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four. ‚· Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win

Phoenix Goodyear Tire Notes:

Phoenix Goodyear Tire Notes:

November 11, 2015
Teams in all three NASCAR national series will run the same tire set-up at Phoenix this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Sprint Cup and Xfinity teams ran at this track in March . . . Goodyear reconfirmed this tire set-up at

Splitters confiscated from Gibbs cars before Texas race:

Splitters confiscated from Gibbs cars before Texas race:

November 9, 2015
The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas driven by #11-Denny Hamlin, #18-Kyle Busch and #19-Carl Edwards were all forced to surrender their front splitters and replace them with ones that were unaltered as the cars rolled through pre-race inspection for the AAA Texas 500. NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

November 9, 2015
(after Texas, 34 of 36 races) 1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 2,105 2. #22-Joey Logano, 1,359 3. #2-Brad Keselowski, 1,094 4. #20-Matt Kenseth, 927 5. #41-Kurt Busch, 788 (31 races) 6. #18-Kyle Busch, 694 (22 races) 7. #78-Martin Truex Jr., 564 8. #11-Denny Hamlin, 529 9. #48

Ross Kenseth to run second NXS race:

Ross Kenseth to run second NXS race:

November 9, 2015
Ross Kenseth will attempt to make his second NASCAR XFINITY Series start of 2015 this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, driving the #80 Toyota Genuine Parts / TACTI Toyota Camry for Hattori Racing Enterprises. Team owner Shigeaki Hattori and Kenseth first teamed

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

November 8, 2015
[after Texas, race 34 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C3), 1234 2) #22-Joey Logano (C8), 1217 -17 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1147 -87 4) #2-Brad Keselowski (C6), 1138 -96 5) #78-Martin Truex Jr. (C4

Martinsville penalties to be announced later today:

Martinsville penalties to be announced later today:

November 5, 2015
NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France indicated a harsh penalty could be in store for Matt Kenseth when officials release their decision later Tuesday. France, appearing on Sirius/XM Radio, said Kenseth went too far in intentionally wrecking Joey Logano at Martinsville

Penalty Announcement: Kenseth suspended 2 races; Patrick fined UPDATES Penalty upheld:

Penalty Announcement: Kenseth suspended 2 races; Patrick fined UPDATES Penalty upheld:

November 5, 2015
Matt Kenseth , the driver of the #20 car, has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. This is a Behavioral Penalty (Sections 12.1, 12.8). Kenseth has been suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next

France discusses differing penalties for Kenseth, Patrick:

France discusses differing penalties for Kenseth, Patrick:

November 5, 2015
NASCAR Chairman & CEO Brian France appeared on the SiriusXM Radio Speedway show on Wednesday and addressed the two-race suspension handed out to #20-Matt Kenseth for his role in the wreck that knocked himself and Joey Logano out of Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Martinsville

Logano comments on Kenseth”™s penalty:

Logano comments on Kenseth”™s penalty:

November 4, 2015
#22-Joey Logano said NASCAR made the right decision to suspend #20-Matt Kenseth two races for wrecking him at Martinsville Speedway because series officials "needed to regain control of our sport." "Obviously, they put their foot down," Logano told [NBC's Tony] DiZinno

Penalty Announcement: Kenseth suspended 2 races; Patrick fined UPDATE:

Penalty Announcement: Kenseth suspended 2 races; Patrick fined UPDATE:

November 3, 2015
Matt Kenseth , the driver of the #20 car, has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. This is a Behavioral Penalty (Sections 12.1, 12.8). Kenseth has been suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next

NASCAR considered cutting race short because of darkness:

NASCAR considered cutting race short because of darkness:

November 3, 2015
NASCAR officials discussed ending Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway because of darkness, a series official told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Monday. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, told "The Morning Drive" that

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

November 2, 2015
(after Martinsville, 33 of 36 races) 1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 2,094 2. #22-Joey Logano, 1,359 3. #20-Matt Kenseth, 927 4. #41-Kurt Busch, 788 (30 races) 5. #2-Brad Keselowski, 782 6. #18-Kyle Busch, 693 (22 races) 7. #78-Martin Truex Jr., 563 8. #11-Denny Hamlin, 529 9

Contact between Kenseth and Logano at Martinsville; NASCAR will consider penalties for Kenseth:

Contact between Kenseth and Logano at Martinsville; NASCAR will consider penalties for Kenseth:

November 1, 2015
Two weeks after #20-Matt Kenseth was taken out by #22-Joey Logano, Kenseth returned the favor, wrecking him when Logano was leading the Sprint Cup Series race with 47 laps remaining Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Kenseth, who himself was vying for the lead a handful