Matt Kenseth News

Charity to Cheer – 5 Million Reasons, new commercial:

Charity to Cheer – 5 Million Reasons, new commercial:

May 27, 2004
Most NASCAR fans pledge allegiance to a single driver, but during this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 there will be 5 million reasons for them to pull for up to six drivers to perform well. Should the Gillette Young Guns - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch,

Rookie Stuff:

Rookie Stuff:

May 26, 2004
A Raybestos Rookie has won four of the 11 Bud Pole positions this season entering the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. #30-Johnny Sauter is the only Raybestos Rookie that has been running at the finish of all 11 races this season. Matt Kenseth is the only Raybestos Rookie

Idiot Alert III:

Idiot Alert III:

May 25, 2004
In the continuation of an ugly trend from earlier this year, Matt Kenseth said that fans were throwing debris at his car after he won Saturday's race. "I had a full beer can hit the car," Kenseth said. "I don't like stuff hitting the car, but there's nothing you can

Kenseth wins Nextel All-Star Challenge and over $1 million:

Kenseth wins Nextel All-Star Challenge and over $1 million:

May 22, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kenseth slipped his #17 DeWalt Ford right to the rear bumper of #12-Ryan Newman's Dodge in Turn 4 on the 18th lap of the 20-lap final segment. The air of Kenseth's nose

One of the Young Guns wins again:

One of the Young Guns wins again:

May 18, 2004
For the seventh time [in eleven races] this season, a member of the Gillette Young Guns found their way to victory lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led five times for 115 laps at Richmond Raceway Saturday night en route to his third victory of the season and the 12th of his

Richmond Race Facts/Notes:

Richmond Race Facts/Notes:

May 15, 2004
Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the Chevy American Revolution 400, scoring his 12th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 158th career start. His last victory came at Atlanta seven races ago. This is Earnhardt Jr.'s second victory on a short-track. He also won here at Richmond

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Richmond:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Richmond:

May 15, 2004
Track position is rapidly becoming "the" catch phrase when it comes to Nextel Cup racing....and tonight's Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway re-inforced that theory to the fullest. Dale Earnhardt Jr stayed out on lap 346 as most of the

Rookie History:

Rookie History:

May 11, 2004
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL championship is to win Raybestos Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos Rookie of the Year drivers have won the title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999), and

Interesting Stat:

Interesting Stat:

May 10, 2004
Sunday's Mother's Day break was one of only four such weekends from Feb. 12 to Nov. 21 this season. #99-Jeff Burton seems to make the most of the time off. In the 24 races held following weekends off since 1999, he has four victories. #17-Matt Kenseth and #2-Rusty

Kenseth to FX: No thanks to reality show:

Kenseth to FX: No thanks to reality show:

May 9, 2004
Cable TV channel FX debuts its weekly unscripted program "NASCAR Drivers: 360" on Friday. The show will feature drivers and their families during their day-to-day lives. The drivers will include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jeremy Mayfield, Jamie McMurray, Ward

Kenseth wins ASA Late Model Race:

Kenseth wins ASA Late Model Race:

May 9, 2004
Matt Kenseth made a one race visit to the American Speed Association Late Model Series, but he made the most of it. By winning both the pole and race for the first-ever ASA Late Model Series event, the Blaine's Farm & Fleet/DeWalt/Carhartt 100, Kenseth etched his

Ford sees improvement in Nextel Cup cars:

Ford sees improvement in Nextel Cup cars:

May 7, 2004
By the numbers, Ford's fortunes through the first 10 races of the 2004 Nextel Cup season aren't much different from the start of its frustrating 2003 season. That's a bad place to look, said Greg Specht, Ford Racing of North America's operations manager. In this case

New NASCAR TV Series on Spike:

New NASCAR TV Series on Spike:

May 6, 2004
Spike TV hits the ignition Sunday, May 9 (10:00-10:30pm) with the greatest thrills and spills from the history of NASCAR with Stock Car Nation. This original, half-hour series, will delve into the network's rich collection of NASCAR highlights and will feature thrilling

4 in top 10 all year:

4 in top 10 all year:

May 3, 2004
Four teams have remained in the top 10 in points since the season started: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #17-Matt Kenseth, #38-Elliott Sadler and #20-Tony Stewart. Eighteen teams remain within 400 points of the leader (Earnhardt), the cutoff point to make the Chase for the

Jeff Gordon wins at California:

Jeff Gordon wins at California:

May 2, 2004
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, in a fuel mileage race. #48-Jimmie Johnson ended up 2nd. #18-Bobby Labonte was running 2nd and ran out of gas with a 1/2 lap to go. #24-Jeff Gordon made it back-to-back Nextel Cup victories Sunday, parlaying