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Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth
  • Matt Kenseth
  • 17
  • Ford
  • Height: 5-9
  • Weight: 150
  • Born: Mar 10, 1972, Cambridge, WI



 Recent News
 •  It's the pits May 16 (Yahoo! Sports)
 •  Vickers' team wins Pit Crew Challenge May 15 (AP)
 •  All-Star race a perfect storm May 15 (Yahoo! Sports)

2008 Key Stats

 2008 Key Stats
Rank Races Wins Poles % Laps
36
4
1
0
96.8%
 Driver Notes

May 14 Kenseth won the All-Star Race in 2004. He said he likes the All-Star race because it involves the crew so much. "There's the pit crew competition (on Thursday night) and then they do a pit stop during qualifying, so they have a lot to do with (your) qualifying position, and they have some green-flag stops in the race," he said. "So it really focuses on the team a lot, and I really like that."
Kenseth was sixth at Darlington. "We've been running so terrible and having such bad luck, so I was happy with our finish," said Kenseth, who had four finishes of 30th or worse in the previous five races. "We ran pretty good. We had it really good that last run." Kenseth jumped two spots in the standings to 20th.
Crew chief Chip Bolin said the All-Star event "means a lot to everybody on the team. The race allows us a chance to go out, no holds barred and run against the best, without worrying about points. It allows the entire team to go out and shine."
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 Stats By Time Frame   Top   Average   Best   Points     
 Time Frame   Races   Wins   Poles   5   10   Finish   Start   Finish   Race   Bonus   Pen   Total   Winnings 
 2008 Season   4   1   0   2   2   11.5   9.8   1st   546   10   0   556   $146,250 
 Last 5 Races   2   0   0   0   0   20.0   7.5   12th   206   5   0   211   $30,850 
 Last 10 Races   3   1   0   1   1   13.7   8.3   1st   391   10   0   401   $86,850 

 2008 Race Log   Points     
 Date   Race   Finish   Start   Laps   Race   Bonus   Pen   Total   Winnings   Car 
 Feb 16   Camping World 300 presented by Chevrolet   5th   14th   120/120   155   0   0   155   $59,400   Ford 
 Mar 8   Nicorette 300   1st   10th   198/198   185   5   0   190   $56,000   Ford 
 May 2   Lipton Tea 250   12th   7th   253/253   127   0   0   127   $16,250   Ford 
 May 9   Diamond Hill Plywood 200   28th   8th   126/149   79   5   0   84   $14,600   Ford 
*Note: This race does not contribute to Sprint Cup point standings.
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