At Darlington for the Southern 500, Kenseth passed his teammate Kyle Busch with ten laps remaining to win his third race of the season and his first Sprint Cup Series win at the track. In 2013, Kenseth returned to the Nationwide Series for 16 races driving Joe Gibbs Racing's No. Bank of America 500, Charlotte Motor Speedway, October 15, 2011, 22. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.Copyright © 2021 NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Harvick, purposely checked-up trying to smash up Kenseth's radiator. Kenseth was awarded 38 Chase points back, leaving his penalty at just 12 points. Matt Kenseth [32] Like his father, Ross also raced, driving in legends cars and late models in Wisconsin. In April 2018, Roush Fenway Racing announced Kenseth would be returning to the team to drive the No. He led 40 laps in the waning stages in the race. 1987 D. Earnhardt 17 to three wins at the 2-mile California track in 2006, ’07 and ’09. Kenseth politely declined and security escorted the fan out of the track. Still, he managed to beat out Bowyer, Erik Jones, and Joey Logano for the last Playoff spot. Joe Gibbs appealed the penalties. [12] Keselowski's crew chief Paul Wolfe grabbed Kenseth to restrain him. In the Dover spring race, he won his second race of the season after recovering from the sixth position with sixty laps to reclaim the lead from Jamie McMurray on lap 397. No one was more consistent, so it was enough to win the championship. Kenseth's next attempt was at Dover in 1998, when he filled in for Bill Elliott in his No. February 28, 2012 / 10:31 AM / CBS/AP DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - There was rain, fire, soap suds and fog in the most bizarre Daytona 500 in history. [7] On June 26, 2012, it was announced that Kenseth would leave Roush Fenway Racing after the 2012 season. 2014 K. Harvick The appeals board, feeling that the penalties were too harsh because Kenseth won the race, reversed a variety of penalties. 1960 R. White His car failed the Laser Inspection Station (LIS). Personally, I had moved and was adjusting to being a thousand miles from home. Kenseth finished with two wins, those coming back-to-back early in the year at Rockingham and Las Vegas. During the third race of the 2011 season, Kenseth captured his fifth pole of his career by setting a new track record at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 1983 B. Allison Kenseth was immediately disqualified for his actions. Car owner Joe Gibbs would not receive any owner points for 6 races. 1961 N. Jarrett However this was a sixth entry for Roush in the race, and did not have a powerful enough engine to make the field. In his final season, he took his last triumph at Phoenix, before Erik Jones took his seat. 1951 H. Thomas Kenseth's first Winston Cup series race attempt came at Talladega in May 1998. Kenseth led most of stage 1 until he locked up the brakes and brought out a caution. Over the next few weeks, he had his ups and downs. 1973 B. Parsons Two weeks later, car owner Joe Gibbs met with the appeals board. Matt Kenseth NASCAR Statistics. His stock car racing career began in 1988 at the young age of 16. Kenseth has a son, Ross Kenseth, from a previous relationship. During the second round at Charlotte, after a caution with 70 laps remaining, Brad Keselowski restarted 2nd and Kenseth did so 4th. At Phoenix, Kenseth started 5th. Kenseth did not discuss the details of where he would be racing in 2013 and beyond. The name Kenseth goes back to the 1850s when his ancestors came to Wisconsin. "I wasn't gaining. "[2] Kenseth qualified third for the new team's first race. Keselowski drove around Hamlin and went after Kenseth while he was entering pit road. After making contact with Kenseth, Keselowski's car unintentional bumped Tony Stewart. 42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing for the remainder of the season after Larson was released for using a racial slur at an iRacing event two weeks prior. Due to his win at the Phoenix fall race in 2017, Kenseth was eligible to participate in the Monster Energy All Star Race which was held on May 19, 2018. Kenseth and Johnson bumped each other causing Kenseth to drop to 12th and Johnson down to 26th. It gave Kenseth the win, his only Xfinity victory in 15 starts in 2009. “With only two (races) left, I didn’t think we probably had a good chance of getting back to Victory Lane. [3], The 1994 and 1995 seasons established Kenseth as a short track star. He finished a career-high eighth in the championship point standings and he also won his first pole. Race Cars St Fin # Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led; 2000 No Bull 25 Race #1 He won the pole for the regular-season finale at the 2017 Federated Auto Parts 400 and made his 13th Career appearance in the Playoffs despite finishing 38th. Kenseth and Stewart had overcome being a lap down earlier in the race before the crash took them out of contention for a win at Bristol. Jack Roush of Roush Racing was interested in hiring Kenseth and the rest of the Reiser team, so he had Kenseth attempt Talladega in the No. He took the white flag to start the final lap, but was passed by teammate Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr.. Kenseth's attempt at blocking backfired as he went sideways and lost several positions. 1997 J. Gordon He was held a lap for pitting outside of his box early, but later was spun out by David Gilliland and was held for 2 laps for intentionally wrecking him back. In addition to that, he won the Daytona 500 twice, as well as one win at the Southern 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. Kenseth made his 200th career start. In both races the fans erupted with applause in support for Kenseth when, at Texas, Joey Logano cut a tire and spun out to finish 40th. Roush Fenway have scored 126 wins in the first division Sprint Cup series, 124 in the second division Nationwide series and 50 wins in the third division Truck series. [37], (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Kenseth's pit crew won a second Unocal 76 World Pit Crew Competition. 1991 D. Earnhardt 20 and became the third driver after Kyle Busch and Cale Yarborough to win on their birthday after holding off Kasey Kahne. Matt Kenseth wins and Keselowski earns championship berth. Critics of the Winston Cup points system, most notably Roger Penske, questioned how a driver could win a season championship despite winning only one race out of 36 during the season. 60 Ford. During the Hollywood Casino 400, he led the most laps, but with five laps to go he was unable to keep Joey Logano behind him. He displayed amazing consistency during his title run, spending 35 of 36 weeks in the NASCAR Top 10. Report Save. With one race remaining, he clinched the 2003 series crown with a 4th-place finish at Rockingham on Nov. 9, in the season's penultimate event. 1984 T. Labonte Busch Kenseth's first win of 2016 came 12 races in, breaking a string of bad luck for the '03 champ. Kenseth started out his season with a promising race in the Daytona 500. 1971 R. Petty This was Kenseth's first win at the Kansas track and the 24th of his career, and his last with Roush Fenway Racing. He became the fifth different champion in five years, and the third consecutive former Raybestos Rookie of the Year to win the series title. Kenseth served as the grand marshal of the 2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180 at Road America. On October 7, 2012, Kenseth won his second race of the year, winning the fall race at Talladega as a crash unfolded behind him. He finished 7th place in the standings. [2] "I felt we were at a standstill", he said. At the first New Hampshire race of the season, Kenseth held off Tony Stewart for his second win of the season, and his 38th career win. 1974 R. Petty 2006 J. Johnson At the start, Kenseth had the dominant car. [16] Kenseth would go on to finish 5th in points. Johnson finished in 9th place to win the 2013 championship, beating Kenseth by 19 points. With twelve races remaining in the season, Kenseth won the Sharpie 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, securing his position in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. However, afterwards, he was penalized 50 points after his engine failed post-race inspection. Kenseth and Hamlin both were not penalized for the incident since no punches were thrown. Auto Club 500, Auto Club Speedway, February 26, 2006, 12. Matt Kenseth Career Statistics. "[2] Kipley Performance loaned a motor to Kenseth for the season-final race at La Crosse and the team ran better. Crew chief Jason Ratcliff was also fined $25,000. As a result, 2004 saw the implementation of a new points and playoffs system titled "The Chase for the Nextel Cup" after Winston was replaced as primary sponsor of NASCAR's top series by Nextel Communications. Tide also came on board for 3 races starting at the spring Phoenix race, though they sponsored an extra race at Martinsville in the spring because the team had no other sponsor for the race. Kenseth has earned 139 top-five finishes, 202 top-ten finishes, and 17 poles in his 288 starts in the series. This page was last edited on 4 February 2021, at 04:49. Kenseth's actions had ultimately caused Logano to miss the final round of the Chase, due to Logano finishing badly at Texas and not winning the rain-shortened Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 at Phoenix. 1968 D. Pearson, 1969 D. Pearson “Yeah, it’s really not describable,” Kenseth said. Matt Kenseth 2003 Winston Cup Winner A native of Cambridge, Wisconsin, Matt Kenseth has raced on some of the most competitive short tracks in this nation. As a result, the term "The Matt Kenseth Rule" was coined to describe NASCAR's adoption of the current points system. [2] He finished sixth in season points and won the track's rookie of the year award. [27][28] In addition, NASCAR granted Kenseth a waiver for eligibility in the 2020 playoffs. FedEx 400 Benefitting Autism Speaks, Dover International Speedway, May 15, 2011, 21. Keselowski then walked away between two haulers when Kenseth charged between the haulers and physically attacked Keselowski. [2] He won the 1994 Slinger Nationals at Slinger Super Speedway. Rain pushed the race to Monday night for the first time. It was also a career best for Kenseth, outdoing his five race wins in 2002. [2] He finished third in the points Butz's car at Wisconsin International Raceway. We had to find the dollars for a good program or I told him I would rather not race. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. In his final race for RFR at Homestead, Kenseth finished 6th. Kenseth's pole award and win were reinstated, giving him 2 poles and 2 official wins. When he was asked by reporters if he would give them a hint as to what team he would be with after the 2012 season, where he was in contention for his second championship, Kenseth wryly responded, "No." Success came early and swift when Matt, a high school junior, won his first feature event in just his third race. Kenseth started the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season by winning the Sprint Unlimited for the first time in his career, the first win by the newly redesigned 2015 Camry. Matt Kenseth became the 5th different NASCAR Winston Cup Champion in the last 5 years. Matt kenseth deserves to be the 2003 cup series champion. Tosten Eriksen Kjenset-Ødegard came over from County Oppland in Norway and settled in Deerfield, Wisconsin. However, on the final green-white-checkered finish Kenseth crashed and finished twenty-sixth, prompting his elimination in the Contender Round. The engine builder, Toyota, would not receive any manufacturer points for 5 races. He hit Kevin Harvick hard, who's still in the Chase, causing Harvick to spin. At Texas, Kenseth won his second pole of the year, but finished 25th. [2] Mike Butz offered Kenseth the chance to race his late model, and it took some time for the combination to stop struggling before they started winning features. Posted by 20 days ago. He led the Winston Cup circuit with five wins. He qualified twenty-sixth and finished in fourth at Watkins Glen International, his first top-five finish at the track. It was Kenseth's tenth attempt at "The Great American Race".[5]. Kenseth started the 2005 season with relatively poor finishes but had a strong mid-season run. [2] "It was just like 1992", Kenseth said. Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, May 11, 2013, 28. He usually runs solid at Kansas and is in desperate need of a win. Also on this date: 1955 : Tim Flock completed a marathon of running in two races in two states on back-to-back days. [9] The Toyota manufacturer's points suspension was increased to 7 races. He qualified for the inaugural Nextel Cup, finished 8th in the final NASCAR point standings. Logano purposely made contact with Kenseth, causing him to spin out, knocking him out of a position in the Eliminator Round, that Logano was already qualified for. At Homestead, the last race of the season, Kenseth still led no laps and finished 6th. On September 4, 2012, it was officially announced that Kenseth would be joining Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, driving the No. Case in point was Kenseth's fuel-only pit stop gamble that helped him beat Jimmie Johnson late to win the rescheduled 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. It also moved him into 22nd place, passing Rex White, on the all-time wins list. Kenseth's 23rd career series victory came after the series was renamed the Nationwide Series. Samsung Mobile 500, Texas Motor Speedway, April 9, 2011, 20. In 2003, Matt Kenseth had 1 win, 11 top 5s, 25 top 10s and 354 laps led. In 2000, Roush hired the No. At the restart of a caution at Dover, Kenseth started on the inside front row next to Jimmie Johnson. Matt Kenseth Johnson Wins at Martinsville, Punches Ticket to Final Round Alec Nathan. At Phoenix, Kenseth passed Chase Elliott with 9 laps remaining to win his first race of the year, also ending his 51 race winless streak. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400, Richmond International Raceway, September 7, 2002, 6. Later in the year, Parrott was replaced by Jimmy Fennig. The car burst into flames, and Kenseth walked away. [1] Kenseth began stock car racing in 1988 at the age of 16 at Madison International Speedway. With seven wins, Kenseth had given the No. Kenseth trailed Jimmie Johnson by 28 points and led Kevin Harvick by 5 points for second. Kenseth won the pole. In a post-race interview, Kenseth warned Logano that "You're going to race me right before I'm finished racing." 17 Reiser Racing team were hired for several Cup Series races in 1999 by Roush Racing. After struggling a few weeks, Kenseth had better success when the series returned to Bristol. 1955 T. Flock In 2010, following the Daytona 500, Drew Blickenderfer was released from his duties as crew chief of the No. New Hampshire 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, July 17, 2016, 39. 1966 D. Pearson One of the eight connector rods was 3 grams under the legal limit. Matt Kenseth (full name Matthew Roy Kenseth) is an American professional stock car racing driver with more than 950 participations in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series events. Casino 400 Sprint Cup race. In 2009, he won a rain-shortened Daytona 500 and repeated as Daytona 500 winner in 2012. Matt Kenseth's last win in the Cup Series came at Phoenix in 2017, but he's hoping to add more wins to his resume when he returns to competition … Matt Kenseth is the 2003 season champion whether you like it or not. NASCAR® and its marks are trademarks of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. Kenseth made his way back up to finish in 2nd behind his teammate Denny Hamlin. 1967 R. Petty He had five Top 10 finishes during the Chase. 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However this was a sixth entry for Roush in the race, and did not have a powerful enough engine to make the field. Both were fined and placed on probation for this incident. On October 21, 2012, Kenseth won his third race of the year and second during the 2012 Chase at a freshly paved Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Kenseth won the Stater Brothers 300 at California Speedway in February and the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in April. Neighbor Excellence 400 Presented by Bank of America, Dover International Speedway, June 4, 2006, 13. On April 27, 2020, Kenseth was announced as the replacement for Kyle Larson in the No. GEICO 400, Chicagoland Speedway, September 15, 2013, 31. In the third and last round of elimination, eight drivers remain. The win moved him to twentieth on the all-time wins list, passing Dale Jarrett, Fireball Roberts and Kyle Busch with 34 career wins. [1] In 1995, he repeated with back-to-back championships at WIR and Runner-Up at Madison, plus he won the Red, White, and Blue state championship series at WIR on three Saturday nights. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. [2] In 1996, Kenseth made his Busch Series debut at the spring race at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Wegner, finishing 22nd after starting 30th in a car rented from Bobby Dotter. Kenseth later expressed regret for not signing the cap. My dad and I had some major discussions at the end of the year. After a slow start to the season, Kenseth picked up his performance and came back to contend with Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano for a spot in the playoffs starting with a second-place finish at Watkins Glen, the highest finish of his career on a road course. Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, August 27, 2005, 11. In 2014, Kenseth drove in 19 races in the No. Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway, August 24, 2013, 30. In the first race of the Chase at Chicago, Kenseth started 12th. Kenseth was born in Cambridge, Wisconsin. He finished 7th in the final points standings with one win coming at Bristol. Kenseth exchanged words with Logano after the race, accusing Logano of shoving him off the track just before the wreck happened. Kenseth also had a series best twenty-five Top 10 finishes in the 2003 season. 20 by Erik Jones in 2018, leaving Kenseth with no 2018 ride. Windows 10 400, Pocono Raceway, August 2, 2015, 34. The sleeper pick for this weekend will be Joey Logano. Kenseth fell back to 18th and went a lap down due to the damage he received. Stewart then put his car in reverse and rammed Keselowski's car hard. Once he made the Chase for the Sprint Cup, he won the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his third win of the season. When Kenseth's crew came over they pulled Wolfe off to restrain him and Kenseth. 24 on the final lap to win his first race of the season. Subway 400, Rockingham Speedway, February 24, 2002, 3. That proved to be all the difference as Kenseth won for the second time in 5 races. Especially when his crew chief takes chances. 1993 D. Earnhardt It paid off and he finished in 4th place. AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Kenseth doesn't get to end his career the way he hoped. ), 1949 R. Byron 1972 R. Petty He was still without a ride for the 2018 season. As a result, he finished 14th in points. Stewart threw his helmet at Kenseth's car as he left pit road. [31] Kenseth finished 25th at the season finale at Phoenix (the site of his final victory) and 28th in the final standings. [2] He passed Joe Shear and Steve Holzhausen, and held off Steve and Tom Carlson for the win. Then, Kenseth was summoned to the oval office after it was over. Matt kenseth deserves to be the 2003 cup series champion. "The third night he won the feature by holding off two of the best drivers at the track, Pete Moore and Dave Phillips, for 20 laps. After finishing 25th at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond, Kenseth was bumped out of the Chase by Brian Vickers. Kenseth has run a total of 985 races across the NCS and NXS divisions, he never started a truck series event. Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, August 26, 2006, 15. During the second race of the Chase at New Hampshire, race leader Kevin Harvick ran out of fuel with 3 laps to go which allowed Kenseth to take the lead. (key) (Bold – Pole position. During his suspension, Kenseth was substituted by young hotshot Erik Jones who recorded commendable finishes for a rookie, 12th and 19th. 42 for rest of the 2020 season", "Matt Kenseth to drive the No. At Talladega, Kenseth started 4th and led 39 of the first 71 laps and got caught up in a late-race wreck with Joey Logano and Danica Patrick causing Kenseth to barrel-roll onto his roof. [2] At the end of the season, they won the final short track series race at Madison, La Crosse, and I-70 Speedway. He finished 43rd. 2004 Ku. Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, October 21, 2012, 25. This left Jimmie Johnson as the only driver to have made the Chase every time since its inception in 2004. Kenseth started from the pole and finished 14th. [21], For the Kansas race, his first since November 2017, Kenseth started at the rear as he was unable to set a qualifying time after not getting through inspection. [4] He led only 1 green flag lap (of 7 laps led), after starting the race at the rear of the field. [2] Kenseth made a name for himself while driving at several Wisconsin tracks, beating nationally known drivers such as Dick Trickle and Robbie Reiser. All rights go to NASCAR. 2005 T. Stewart [2] Kenseth entered fifteen ARTGO events that season and raced in 40 features that year. Matt Kenseth put together a pretty special season one year ago. Keselowski hit Kenseth's door slightly trying to get retaliation for their earlier incident. 18 Toyota. However, it turned out to be his only top-five and final top-ten finish of the season. 1962 J. Weatherly Kenseth has also collected 29 wins in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series with his last victory coming in the series’ at the season-finale event at Homestead in 2014. During his return at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kenseth started nineteenth and finished seventh to record his twentieth top-ten finish of the season. His biggest achievement was the 2003 Winston Cup championship title. He scored a second-place finish on July 5 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jack Roush of Roush Racing was interested in hiring Kenseth and the rest of the Reiser team, so he had Kenseth attempt Talladega in the No. After the race, Hamlin brake-checked Keselowski, causing contact. Todd Parrott was announced as his replacement. [15] After the race, he said "I got black-flagged for some type of pit road penalty and I didn’t know it and pitted the lap they told me to do a pass through – I'm assuming they were black flagging us before that and they pulled our card. Columbus 151 Speedway 2007 Racing Program, August 24, 2007, Retrieved September 1, 2007. Kenseth finished that year with 11 top-five finishes and 25 top-ten finishes. But had the current format been introduced, Kenseth would've lost his 2003 title to Jimmie Johnson but would end up being 2013 champion beating Johnson. He rose from the 24th place in championship points after fourteen races to 8th after twenty six races, and he qualified for the Chase for the Cup. The fans went wild with applause and cheers in reaction. Possibly his last win before Homestead-Miama. His best finish was second at the fall race at Dover. Kenseth finished in 8th place in the race and ultimately ended up in 7th place in the official points standings. GFS Marketplace 400, Michigan International Speedway, August 20, 2006, 14. Cars scattered everywhere. He finished sixth, the third best debut of any driver. Despite that, Gilliland finished 24th. On May 28, 2011 Kenseth won the Top Gear 300 at Charlotte. 2011 T. Stewart Kenseth ended up finishing 15th in the standings. In the Chase race at Phoenix, Kenseth was leading late in the race, but on a late-race restart, Kenseth wrecked with Alex Bowman, ending his championship hopes. Just felt like it was never meant to be, and today it was meant to be…. 1952 T. Flock Matt Kenseth celebrates Daytona 500 win in Victory Lane (Getty Images) The 54th running of the Daytona 500 featured a little bit of everything. After the suspension was over, NASCAR president Brian France summoned Kenseth and Logano for a meeting to resolve any further issues. Kenseth finished 4th in series points, and as a result, finished in the Top 10 in the standings for six consecutive seasons, tied with Jimmie Johnson for the most. [2] Kenseth had two Top 5 finishes during the partial season. 1980 D. Earnhardt He also won the pole at Darlington in the Sprint Cup Series, setting a new track record in the process. * Season still in progress. [20] Kenseth received sponsorship from Wyndham Rewards for a seven-race schedule beginning with the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas. After getting out of the cars, Hamlin tried to go after Keselowski, but was held back. Kenseth lost sponsor Dollar General prior to the season, leading Dewalt to up their number of races to a 15-race primary sponsor. The final race of the 2020 season was the third unofficial final race of Kenseth’s career. Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 28, 2000, 2. Food City 500 in support of Steve Byrnes, Bristol Motor Speedway, April 19, 2015, 33. He won his first Busch Series race on February 22, 1998, when he nudged leader Tony Stewart's car entering the final turn of the final lap,[2] culmulating in a second- and third-place finishes in the Busch points. 2007 J. Johnson He led one lap to receive a bonus point with a fifth-place finish. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Matt Kenseth pulled away from traffic on the final restart of Friday night's Nationwide Series race, cruising to a comfortable win at Daytona International Speedway. Kenseth, who spent most of the race in the top ten, was involved in a crash, where Brad Keselowski hit him after breaking a tie rod midway through the race causing Kenseth to go down 9 laps for repairs; Kenseth came back on to the track and intentionally wrecked race leader Logano in retaliation for Logano spinning him out of the lead two weeks earlier at Kansas. Harvick hit the wall hard and fell 42 laps back. Kenseth's original explanation was that a tire went down and caused him to crash into Logano, but he later admitted following his suspension that it was deliberate and had no remorse for his actions. How many accolades does Matt Kenseth have? With five wins in the regular season, Kenseth was the top seed in the Chase. He led all drivers that had no wins in points. He would go on to win his fifth race of the year and advances to the second round of the Chase. 2001 J. Gordon This win also makes it 2 wins in a row at New Hampshire. 1994 D. Earnhardt His pole award was revoked and his win no longer counted towards the Chase points. Kenseth, filling in for Trevor Bayne, passed Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards with two laps to go to win his only Nationwide Start of the 2011 season. Subway 400, Rockingham Speedway, February 22, 2004, 9. 1957 B. Baker He opened by holding off Kyle Busch to win the opening two Chase races at Chicagoland and at Loudon, his first wins on both of those tracks. [29] Kenseth finished 10th on May 17 at Darlington in his return, his 330th career top-ten. [2] In 1990, he bought a late model from Rich Bickle. "My first car – what might be considered a sportsman – was a 1981 Camaro that Todd Kropf had driven to championships at Madison and Columbus 151 Speedway. Auto Club 500, Auto Club Speedway, February 25, 2007, 16. [2] The following year he raced full-time all season. [17] As a result, Kenseth eventually announced plans "to take some time off" from the sport on November 4, 2017.[18]. Elliott was attending his father's funeral on the day of the race. [2] Kenseth qualified in 20th place for the next race at Talladega in his second time at a track big enough to have a significant draft. Kenseth made it through, then the red flag came out. Stewart went on to win the title. UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, March 7, 2004, 10. In 2007, Kenseth planned to run 23 Busch race.
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