Matt Kenseth News

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Darlington:

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Darlington:

August 31, 2003
Score one for the Old Guys!!! Sure, we were wondering if Terry was gonna win another one before he got his AARP card, but after today he's just another young gun. Texas Terry led the final 33 laps at Darlington Raceway to capture his second Mountain Dew Southern 500

Smirnoff and the #99? or to Penske? UPDATE:

Smirnoff and the #99? or to Penske? UPDATE:

August 28, 2003
hearing that Smirnoff Ice/Triple Black could end up being the sponsor for the #99 Roush Racing team and driver Jeff Burton, either in a full time capacity or similar to what they are doing with #17-Matt Kenseth this year [seven races as a primary sponsor on the car

Looking Good for Kenseth to win the final Winston Cup:

Looking Good for Kenseth to win the final Winston Cup:

August 25, 2003
#17-Matt Kenseth leads the points standings by 351 points [with 12 races to go], and no driver has ever lost a lead that big in the race for the championship. In 1981, Darrell Waltrip was 341 points behind Bobby Allison with 17 races left, but came back to win the

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

August 23, 2003
Nothing like a short-track to get back to some real racing, eh? #97-Kurt Busch fought a dying alternator (two batteries?....whatcha wanna bet we're gonna see that become the norm real soon?) and held on to beat #29-Kevin Harvick to the finish of tonight's Sharpie 500

Milestones for Labonte:

Milestones for Labonte:

August 22, 2003
Saturday night's 500-lap race at Bristol Motor Speedway will mark #5-Terry Labonte's 50th start on the lightning-fast half-mile oval and his 350th race behind the wheel of a Kellogg's-sponsored Chevrolet. Of Labonte's 49 previous starts at Bristol, 21 have been with

Newman wins 5th race of 2003:

Newman wins 5th race of 2003:

August 17, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman's fuel held out and he won the The GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 5th win of 2003 and 6th of his career. #97-Busch was leading with 2 laps to go, but ran out of fuel and ended up 18th. #29-Kevin Harvick finished 2nd.

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – Michigan:

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – Michigan:

August 17, 2003
In what was yet another fuelish event, #12-Ryan Newman made his gas last the final 52 laps today at Michigan International Speedway and won the GFS Marketplace 400. For Newman, it was his 5th victory of the season and 6th of his career. He's now the lone driver in

8 Straight at MIS:

8 Straight at MIS:

August 17, 2003
There have been eight different race winners in the past eight Winston Cup races at Michigan which ties Charlotte, New Hampshire and Pocono for the second longest streak of different race winners. Martinsville holds the all-time record for different race winners, with

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

August 15, 2003
#38-Kasey Kahne won the pole for Saturday's Cabela's 250 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 186.490mph, his first career Busch Series pole. On the outside pole is another Busch driver [in his last 2003 Busch race to perserve his rookie status for 2004

Testing at Darlington:

Testing at Darlington:

August 12, 2003
Cup points leader, #17 Matt Kenseth tested at Darlington Raceway on Monday, August 11th and will again on Tuesday.( Darlington Raceway PR )(8-12-2003)

Dallenbach to run some Busch races UPDATE 3::

Dallenbach to run some Busch races UPDATE 3::

August 11, 2003
It appears the deal that former Winston Cup crew chief and current FOX Sports broadcaster Larry McReynolds and driver/broadcaster Wally Dallenbach have been trying to put together to compete in the Busch Series will happen. Dallenbach, the former SCCA Trans-Am champion

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Watkins Glen:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Watkins Glen:

August 10, 2003
#31-Robby Gordon led the last 30 laps today at Watkins Glen International and captured his second win of the season (and 3rd of his career) in the Sirius at The Glen. He becomes the 3rd Sweeper since we added Infineon Raceway to the schedule in 1989, and they're both

Thanks Ryan:

Thanks Ryan:

August 10, 2003
at the Winston Breakfast Club on Saturday, Ryan Newman was the guest, one of his comments were pretty cool [so? one of the few times I am self serving here, lol]: Question: WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON? Answer: "Thanks to Jayski, I was looking on there and

NASCAR vs IRL Points:

NASCAR vs IRL Points:

August 8, 2003
what would the top ten in Drivers Points look like using IRL system? (where they stand in other system in parens) Matt Kenseth (1 in Cup system)) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) Jeff Gordon (3) Bobby Labonte (6) Kurt Busch (8) Ryan Newman (9) Jimmie Johnson (4) Michael Waltrip

Smirnoff and the #99? or to Penske? UPDATE – Sponsor Announcement Soon for the #99?

Smirnoff and the #99? or to Penske? UPDATE – Sponsor Announcement Soon for the #99?

August 8, 2003
hearing that Smirnoff Ice/Triple Black could end up being the sponsor for the #99 Roush Racing team and driver Jeff Burton, either in a full time capacity or similar to what they are doing with #17-Matt Kenseth this year [seven races as a primary sponsor on the car