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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
20
11
0
0
95.8%
 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   11   0   0   1   5   21.9   20.1   5th   1088   25   0   1113   $1,670,039 
 Last 5 Races   5   0   0   0   2   26.4   21.2   6th   426   10   0   436   $670,480 
 Last 10 Races   10   0   0   1   5   20.5   19.3   5th   1033   20   0   1053   $1,361,910 

 2008 Race Log   Points     
 Date   Race   Finish   Start   Laps   Race   Bonus   Pen   Total   Winnings   Car 
 Feb 14   Gatorade Duel 2  15th   10th   64/64   0   0   0   0   $0   Ford 
 Feb 17   Daytona 500   36th   28th   194/200   55   5   0   60   $308,129   Ford 
 Feb 24   Auto Club 500   5th   4th   250/250   155   5   0   160   $169,841   Ford 
 Mar 2   UAW-Dodge 400   20th   13th   267/267   103   5   0   108   $141,166   Ford 
 Mar 9   Kobalt Tools 500   8th   38th   325/325   142   0   0   142   $124,341   Ford 
 Mar 16   Food City 500   10th   4th   506/506   134   0   0   134   $139,016   Ford 
 Mar 30   Goody's Cool Orange 500   30th   28th   496/500   73   0   0   73   $117,066   Ford 
 Apr 6   Samsung 500   9th   8th   339/339   138   5   0   143   $173,891   Ford 
 Apr 12   Subway Fresh Fit 500   38th   27th   269/312   49   0   0   49   $111,466   Ford 
 Apr 27   Aaron's 499   41st   13th   150/188   40   0   0   40   $125,741   Ford 
 May 3   Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400   38th   24th   345/410   49   0   0   49   $113,366   Ford 
 May 10   Dodge Challenger 500   6th   34th   367/367   150   5   0   155   $146,016   Ford 
*Note: This race does not contribute to Sprint Cup point standings.
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