Matt Kenseth News

Home Depot leaving NASCAR at end of 2014:

Home Depot leaving NASCAR at end of 2014:

June 23, 2014
Home Depot, which has been a primary NASCAR sponsor since 1999 on the #20 car, will leave the sport after its contract with Joe Gibbs Racing ends this season, said sources familiar with Home Depot's plans.(Sports Business Journal), Matt Kenseth drives the #20 Toyota

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

June 22, 2014
[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 580 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 560, -20 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 555, -25 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 515, -65 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 512, -68 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 509, -71 7) #22-Joey

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

June 22, 2014
[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 6th 4) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 5) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 6) #24-Jeff

M&M’s to move to Edwards if he goes to Gibbs? UPDATE3 M&M’s move denied:

M&M’s to move to Edwards if he goes to Gibbs? UPDATE3 M&M’s move denied:

June 21, 2014
Rumors persist that Carl Edwards' sponsor at Joe Gibbs Racing will be none other than the M&Ms/Mars brand. While even the Edwards to JGR piece of the puzzle has yet to be confirmed, the most recent speculation has the current Roush Fenway Racing driver with America

M&M’s to move to Edwards if he goes to Gibbs? UPDATE4 M&M’s move denied:

M&M’s to move to Edwards if he goes to Gibbs? UPDATE4 M&M’s move denied:

June 21, 2014
Rumors persist that Carl Edwards' sponsor at Joe Gibbs Racing will be none other than the M&Ms/Mars brand. While even the Edwards to JGR piece of the puzzle has yet to be confirmed, the most recent speculation has the current Roush Fenway Racing driver with America

Kenseth wins at Madison:

Kenseth wins at Madison:

June 18, 2014
On a night when he didn't have the best car in the field, Matt Kenseth benefited from Travis Sauter's bad luck. Kenseth passed Sauter on a restart with nine laps to go and held on for a super-late model victory in the Colony Brands 100 at Madison International Speedway

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

June 15, 2014
[after Michigan, race 15 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 537 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 522, -15 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 514, -23 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 513, -24 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 490, -47 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 462, -75 7) #22-

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

June 15, 2014
[after Michigan, race 15 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski

Michigan Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

Michigan Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

June 14, 2014
- Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 42 starts. - Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes at Michigan with eight; followed by Darrell Waltrip with seven. - NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Michigan:

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Michigan:

June 11, 2014
#16-Greg Biffle 110.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 105.6 #99-Carl Edwards 104.7 #48-Jimmie Johnson 101.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 97.0 #14-Tony Stewart 95.9 #18-Kyle Busch 92.0 #55-Brian Vickers 91.5 #24-Jeff Gordon 89.8 #11-Denny Hamlin 89.7 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway:

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway:

June 8, 2014
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 33rd Annual Pocono 400, his 21st victory in 519 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2014. This is Earnhardt's first multiple-win season since 2004, when he won six times. This is his first

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

June 8, 2014
[after Pocono, race 14 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 498 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 482, -16 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 476, -22 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 475, -23 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 448, -50 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 443, -55 7) #99-Carl

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

June 8, 2014
[after Pocono, race 14 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2 wins, 4th in points 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 9th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 12th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski

Pocono Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

Pocono Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

June 7, 2014
- Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Pocono with 55. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 42 starts. - Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Pocono with seven; followed by Jeff Gordon with six. - Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes

SunEnergy1 joins JGR for four races:

SunEnergy1 joins JGR for four races:

June 6, 2014
Joe Gibbs Racing announces today that SunEnergy1 will sponsor four NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season with Matt Kenseth, Sam Hornish and SunEnergy1 CEO Kenny Habul sharing the driving duties. Hornish will pilot SunEnergy1's debut race next weekend at Michigan