Matt Kenseth News

Eleven Drivers Penalized UPDATE:

Eleven Drivers Penalized UPDATE:

May 14, 2005
Eleven drivers were penalized for being late for inspection at Darlignton Raceway last week. Ten teams/drivers will be held for 15 minutes before they can practice today at Richmond: #5-Busch, #7-Gordon, #8-Earnhardt Jr., #10-Riggs, #15-Waltrip, #17-Kenseth, # 41-Mears

Richmond Qualifying Notes:

Richmond Qualifying Notes:

May 13, 2005
• Kasey Kahne won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Chevy American Revolution 400, lapping Richmond International Raceway in 20.775 seconds at 129.964 mph. Brian Vickers holds the track-qualifying record of 20.772 seconds, 129.983 mph, set May 14, 2004. •

Kenseth wins at Darlington:

Kenseth wins at Darlington:

May 6, 2005
#17-Matt Kenseth won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway, his 18th career Busch Series win. The rest of the top five were #22-Kenny Wallace, #8-Martin Truex Jr., #66-Greg Biffle and #21-Jeff Burton. #60-Carl Edwards maitains the points lead with a 11th

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Darlington

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Darlington

May 4, 2005
Already labeled as the track Too Tough to Tame, yet another challenge awaits at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. The first race under the lights at the historic track will be contested by the drivers and teams of the NASCAR Busch Series. And Darlingtons trademark

Kenseth changes scheme for Darlington:

Kenseth changes scheme for Darlington:

May 3, 2005
#17-Matt Kenseth will be running a special paint scheme this weekend in the Darlington Cup race. The #17 will be sporting the copper and black colors of Carhartt. This is the first of three races in which the #17 will be sporting the Carhartt paint scheme. The other

Window Nets Confiscated:

Window Nets Confiscated:

April 30, 2005
The window nets were confiscated from the cars driven by #99-Carl Edwards, #11-Jason Leffler, #0-Mike Bliss, #19-Jeremy Mayfield and #17-Matt Kenseth because the openings in the meshing were smaller than NASCAR's one-inch minimum. Smaller holes allow less air inside

Jeff Gordon, Newman and Kenseth to test at Indy UPDATE 2:

Jeff Gordon, Newman and Kenseth to test at Indy UPDATE 2:

April 28, 2005
#24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to begin preparations today for what could be a historic victory in August at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The four-time Brickyard 400 champion is representing Chevrolet in a closed two-day tire test at the Speedway. He'll be joined by

Jeff Gordon, Newman and Kenseth to test at Indy today:

Jeff Gordon, Newman and Kenseth to test at Indy today:

April 26, 2005
#24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to begin preparations today for what could be a historic victory in August at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The four-time Brickyard 400 champion is representing Chevrolet in a closed two-day tire test at the Speedway. He'll be joined by

Phoenix Race News and Notes:

Phoenix Race News and Notes:

April 23, 2005
* Kurt Busch won the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, scoring his 12th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 158th career start. His last victory came in New Hampshire International Speedway in September 2004, 17 races ago. * Busch became sixth different

RUMBLINGS — PHOENIX

RUMBLINGS — PHOENIX

April 23, 2005
For the second week in a row we had the Roush Racing version of total domination....this time it was Kurt Busch presiding. Busch led six times for 219 laps tonight at Phoenix International Raceway and took the victory in the Subway Fresh 500 by 2.315 seconds. This

StockCarFans Rumbleings – Texas:

StockCarFans Rumbleings – Texas:

April 17, 2005
#16-Greg Biffle was about as close to total domination as you can get today at Texas Motor Speedway as he led 7 times for 219 laps on the way to victory in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500. And, when you figure he had to drop to the back at the start, impressive is the

Kahne wins at Texas:

Kahne wins at Texas:

April 16, 2005
#38-Kasey Kahne won the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Kahne started 25th and scored his 2nd career Busch Series win. The rest of the top-5 were #66-Greg Biffle, #41-Reed Sorenson, #60-Carl Edwards and #90-Elliott Sadler. Biffle finished just three-tenths of

Norris leaves Penske? UPDATE:

Norris leaves Penske? UPDATE:

April 15, 2005
hearing #12 Penske Racing car chief, Chad Norris, has left the team and has assumed the crew chief job with Matt Kenseth's #17 Busch Series team. Former crew chief for Kenseth [Busch], Charles "Cully" Barraclough left to take the #20 Busch Series crew chief gig.(4-

Norris leaves Penske? UPDATE:

Norris leaves Penske? UPDATE:

April 15, 2005
hearing #12 Penske Racing car chief, Chad Norris, has left the team and has assumed the crew chief job with Matt Kenseth's #17 Busch Series team. Former crew chief for Kenseth [Busch], Charles "Cully" Barraclough left to take the #20 Busch Series crew chief gig.(4-

Samsung/RadioShack 500 qualifying notes:

Samsung/RadioShack 500 qualifying notes:

April 15, 2005
* Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Samsung/RadioShack 500, lapping Texas Motor Speedway in 28.040 seconds at 192.582 mph. Bill Elliott holds the track-qualifying record of 27.803 seconds, 194.224 mph, set April 5, 2002.* This is Newman'