Matt Kenseth News

Safety Meeting UPDATE and the hatch:

Safety Meeting UPDATE and the hatch:

July 4, 2003
NASCAR has driver safety update meetings scheduled for July 4th for competitors in the Cup and Busch Series at Daytona. The series has been holding such meetings a couple of times a year or so since Dale Earnhardt 's fatal crash at Daytona in 2001.( Roanoke Times )(

LaJoie released from #7 ride, Biffle in UPDATE 2:

LaJoie released from #7 ride, Biffle in UPDATE 2:

July 3, 2003
Two-time Busch series champion Randy LaJoie was released Monday from his ride with Evans Motorsports and the #7 Chevrolets, ThatsRacin.com has learned. LaJoie, 41, finished 11th in Sunday's race at The Milwaukee Mile. He is 16th in points with four top-10 and two top

CASCAR Race:

CASCAR Race:

June 30, 2003
The Dodge Canada Day Shootout started out being about Kenny, Sterling and Geoff[rey]. It ended up being a great battle of the Petes. Peter Gibbons of Stouffville led all but 12 of 200 laps to win the CASCAR Super Series race last night before 7,000 people at Cayuga

Special NASCAR TV Guides:

Special NASCAR TV Guides:

June 26, 2003
As NASCAR approaches the second half of its 2003 Winston Cup season, TV Guide hits newsstands with its July 5 special Winston Cup mid-season issue (on sale June 30th), featuring two different collector's covers. The sport's two leading pairs-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and

New from the Sporting News:

New from the Sporting News:

June 24, 2003
NASCAR Superstars - Start your engines with our glitzy review of the top personalities in NASCAR Winston Cup racing. Get up close and personal with 15 of the sport's biggest drivers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth,

Helton: There’s no “gentleman’s agreement”:

Helton: There’s no “gentleman’s agreement”:

June 23, 2003
The whole issue - this "gentleman's agreement" Winston Cup drivers have about passing during a caution period -- remains as clear as the northern California fog that rolls over the golden hills above Infineon Raceway. Does the "gentleman's agreement" still exist? It

AT&T Squashed with Roush too UPDATE and with DEI’s #1 – Riggs to DEI?:

AT&T Squashed with Roush too UPDATE and with DEI’s #1 – Riggs to DEI?:

June 21, 2003
from a USA Today Q&A. Q:) How does NASCAR's new deal with Nextel affect Jeff Burton's team? A:) Roush Racing's #99 team is losing CITGO as its primary sponsor at the end of the year and had worked out a deal with associate sponsor AT&T to become Burton's primary sponsor

Boris Said wins pole at Sonoma:

Boris Said wins pole at Sonoma:

June 20, 2003
#01-Boris Said [who is subbing for Mike Wallace, who is subbing for Jerry Nadeau ] won the pole at Infineon Raceway for the Dodge / Save Mart 350k. It is the first pole for Pontiac in 2003 and put Said into the 2004 Budweiser Shootout . Said speed of 93.620mph [76.

Newman and Blount? Not Rusty? UPDATE 3:

Newman and Blount? Not Rusty? UPDATE 3:

June 20, 2003
hearing Chad Blount is going to drive a Busch Series car at Milwaukee. Miller Brewing is going to paint the car up to look just like the #22 Miller High Life car that Bobby drove in 1983, the year he won his and Miller's only championship, as a tribute and celebration

Hornish Could End Up in NASCAR:

Hornish Could End Up in NASCAR:

June 19, 2003
A lot of people are taking notice [of IRL driver Sam Hornish], including some of the top teams in NASCAR. Hornish has stated he wants to stay in the IRL, but that seems unlikely now. Some Winston Cup team owners are going to offer Hornish financial deals the IRL can

Laps, Miles led…:

Laps, Miles led…:

June 11, 2003
So far in 2003, #24-Jeff Gordon has led the most laps, 699, 2nd most is #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr at 526, after 4428 laps run in 14 races. #8-Earnhardt Jr. leads in miles led at 666.485miles to 657.156 by #24-Gordon after 5612.749 miles run in 2003. #8-Earnhardt Jr, has

Dallenbach to run some Busch races:

Dallenbach to run some Busch races:

June 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

Five Have Finished:

Five Have Finished:

June 10, 2003
Five drivers have finished all the 2003 Cup races and have no DNF's (did not finish): #5-Terry Labonte; #15-Michael Waltrip; #17-Matt Kenseth; #29-Kevin Harvick; #31-Robby Gordon. See my DNF Page for who has the most DNF's, when their last DNF was and race-by-race

Reiser Ride?

Reiser Ride?

June 10, 2003
John Reiser, the father of Robbie Reiser, Matt Kenseth's longtime crew chief, is considering a Busch ride for promising newcomer Joel Kauffman, 17.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-10-2003)

Stewart wins the Pocono 500

Stewart wins the Pocono 500

June 8, 2003
at Pocono Raceway. #20-Tony Stewart won the Pocono 500, his first win of 2003, his first win since Watkins Glen in 2002 (27 races) and his first in a Chevy and Chevy's first win at Pocono in five years. #6-Mark Martin was 2nd, for the 5th time at Pocono. The race ended