At daytona, kenseth has two wins and five top 5s in his career. The roush fenway driver, who won the seasonopening daytona. When he was young, he began his racing career on short tracks in wisconsin. After 400 miles of hard racing on sunday at pocono raceway, a jack roushowned car is sitting atop the nascar sprint cup series standings for. Click on the race number to see the complete results for that race. If a driver from roush fenway racing is going to win this week, my money would be on kenseth. Nascar 2012 bristol stewart, kenseth kollision, helmwurf by racing15528. Click on the site to see matt kenseth s career results at that track glossary. Matt kenseth first win at 2012 talladega nascar ford.
Driver matt kenseth 2012 nascar sprint cup results racing. Jun 29, 2012 matt kenseth remained mum concerning his future on friday morning, a few days after announcing his departure from roush fenway racing. In 2011, matt kenseth won three times in the nascar sprint cup series. Retired nascar champ matt kenseth to race in 2019 slinger. Matt kenseth 17, denny hamlin 11, greg biffle 16 and dale earnhardt jr 88 race in the final laps of the nascar daytona 500 sprint cup series auto race at daytona international speedway in. Driver matt kenseth 2012 nascar sprint cup results. After a flurry of late race cautions took out a number of contenders, brad keselowski, with help from kyle busch, drove past daytona 500 winner matt kenseth and. Matt kenseth is a professional stock car racing driver, currently driving for joe gibbs racing in the nascar sprint cup series and parttime for the xfinity series. The cup series then headed to the repaved kansas speedway.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for matt kenseth on. There is a reason that nascar is one of the nations top watched sports, and it is not because the drivers go around the same track over and over again. Apr 25, 2018 in a warm homecoming sort of spirit, roush fenway racing announced wednesday that veteran driver matt kenseth, who won a monster energy nascar cup series championship with the team back in 2003. A 2012es nascar sprint cup series volt a legmagasabb osztalyu amerikai szeriaautoversenyzes hatvannegyedik szezonja a negyvenegyedik a modern eraban. Kenseths 2012 season started with him winning his second daytona 500. Kenseth entered the weekend as the nascar sprint cup series. He had finished seventh in the standing in his final year. He won on april 9th at texas, may 15th at dover and october 15th at charlotte. Following nascars announcement tuesday evening that it has suspended nascar sprint cup series driver matt kenseth for two races for his role in an ontrack incident with joey logano sunday at. In honor of matt kenseth s recent hot streak in the nascar sprint cup series, our wag of the week is none other than his lovely wife, katie. Matt kenseth is the last ford driver to win a race at auto club speedway in the sprint cup series.
Next week, rwr will continue with part 3 of whos where for 2012 nascar s sprint cup series, along with racing news from around the globe. Everyone was very satisfied with our products in 2012, says terry dekemper, jasper nascar driveline manager. 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. The 202lap race was won by matt kenseth driving for roush fenway racing for his first win of the season and his second daytona 500 victory. Matt kenseth wins nascar sprint cup series race in kansas. After qualifying for the 2011 chase, kenseth earned his second pole of the season at chicago and rounded out the season with a third pole at phoenix in november, making it the most poles kenseth has earned in any sprint cup series season. How many races has matt kenseth won in the nascar cup series. Tony stewart and matt kenseth crash 2012 nascar sprint cup in bristol. Matt kenseth was part of a ford fleet that ran strong all day long at talladega, and ultimately claimed another victory to cap a dominating campaign on restrictor plate tracks in 2012. He had finished seventh in the standing in his final year with roush fenway racing. Click on the race name to go to the nextlast race inforundown page for each. Click on the site to see matt kenseth s career results at that track. Greg biffles 11week reign in the sprint cup series ended in pocono, as the overal points leader in the 2012 nascar sprint cup series suffered engine troubles and. He started the race in 16th, led 21 laps and held off martin truex jr.
He last competed parttime in the monster energy nascar cup series. The longestrunning esports racing series enters its 11th season in 2020, featuring the worlds top 40 online racers squaring off in virtual replicates of nascar cup series cars on the iracing. Taken at charlotte motor speedway on october 11th by larry scavnicky of front stretch photos in willowick, oh. Nascar suspends matt kenseth 2 races for wrecking joey logano. Matt kenseth claims first nascar sprint cup pole of 2012. In honor of matt kenseths recent hot streak in the nascar sprint cup series, our wag of the week is none other than his lovely wife, katie.
Matt kenseth stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. Contested over 160 laps, it was the eighteenth race of the 2012 nascar sprint cup series season. Matt kenseth race results in the nascar sprint cup series. Oct 22, 2012 roush fenway racing driver matt kenseth won his third race of the 2012 nascar sprint cup series season and the second of the 2012 chase for the sprint cup following the hollywood casino 400 in. Kenseth and his wife, katie, arrive at the nascar sprint cup series awards in 2012 in las vegas.
Not only is matt kenseth forced to leave the race after his car catches fire in the brickyard 400, but he also loses the sprint cup points lead to. Greg biffle will enter the pocono 400 on sunday still the overall points leader in the 2012 nascar sprint cup series, but by the slimmest possible margin. Kyle busch and matt kenseth will once again have their cars equipped with the jasper traditional threerail 4speed transmission. Tony stewart and matt kenseth crash 2012 nascar sprint. The 2012 nascar sprint allstar race was a nascar sprint cup series stock car race held on may 19, 2012, at charlotte motor speedway in concord, north carolina. Dan flaherty home page, nascar sprint cup series greg biffle sprint cup, jimmie johnson nascar, matt kenseth sprint cup, nascar cookiecutter tracks, nascar kansas city, nascar sprint cup series the nascar sprint cup series takes it games to kansas city, ks this sunday for a. The race was the first on reconfigured kansas speedway and had a seasonhigh 14 cautions. The 2012 aarons 499 was a nascar sprint cup series stock car race held on may 6, 2012 at talladega superspeedway in talladega, alabama. Joey logano climbs out of his wrecked car at martinsville after an ontrack incident with matt kenseth. Jimmie johnson of hendrick motorsports took his third allstar race victory, while brad keselowski finished second and matt kenseth. Matt kenseth s victory in the 2012 daytona 500 placed him into an exclusive group of only 11 drivers in the history of nascar who have won the famed race more than once. The nascar sprint cup series heads to the legendary 2.
Plans to attempt the full sprint cup series schedule in 2012 and run a partial schedule in the nationwide series. When kenseth earned his first daytona 500 in 2009, the cambridge, wisconsin native became one of only six drivers in the sports history to win a cup championship, the. Matt kenseths victory in the 2012 daytona 500 placed him into an exclusive group of only 11 drivers in the history of nascar who have won the famed race more than once. Click on the site to see this drivers career results at that track view career statistics for matt kenseth. As it turns out, the 2003 cup series champion might have broken out his dictionary. Nascar drivers to watch at fontana bleacher report. Jun 06, 2012 our series of weekly nascar driver interviews continues with daytona 500 winner matt kenseth, who is second in the sprint cup series point standings to roush fenway racing teammate greg biffle. Our series of weekly nascar driver interviews continues with daytona 500 winner matt kenseth, who is second in the sprint cup series point standings to.
Matt kenseth, driver of the 17 best buy ford, leads the field during the nascar sprint cup series daytona 500 at daytona international speedway on feb. Brad keselowski of penske racing took his second win of the season, while kyle busch finished second and matt kenseth finished third. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. Contested over 194 laps with a greenwhitecheckered finish, it was the tenth race of the 2012 season. Roush fenway racing driver matt kenseth won his third race of the 2012 nascar sprint cup series season and the second of the 2012 chase for the sprint cup following the hollywood casino 400 in. Nascar sprint cup series points leader matt kenseth will start saturday nights race at daytona from pole position, his first of 2012. Matt kenseth claims first nascar sprint cup pole of 2012 at. Keselowski ran a jasper differential in 2012, and bowyer used a jasper 4speed transmission.
All of matt kenseth s wins in the nascar sprint cup series by dub god wells. Kenseth failed to win a race in the 2008 season for first time since 2001. The 54th iteration of the event, it was held between february 2728, 2012 at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida, before a crowd of 140,000. The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. Matthew roy kenseth born march 10, 1972 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. Kenseths third victory of the season came at charlotte in october after a dominant performance by the no. Matt and katie kenseth are all smiles during the nascar evening series at charlie palmer steak, part of the four seasons hotel las vegas, on nov. Contested over 90 laps, the it was the second exhibition race of the 2012 sprint cup series season. Nov 03, 2015 nascar has suspended sprint cup driver matt kenseth for two races after he wrecked leader joey logano with 47 laps remaining in the goodys 500 on sunday at martinsville speedway.
The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup series. Matt kenseth 2012 nascar sprint cup penalties during races. The 2012 daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 2012 nascar sprint cup series season. Matt kenseths future in racing unclear as family becomes. Roush fenway racing driver matt kenseth won his third race of the 2012 nascar sprint cup series season and the second of the 2012 chase for the sprint cup following the hollywood casino 400 in kansas city, kansas yesterday. In a warm homecoming sort of spirit, roush fenway racing announced wednesday that veteran driver matt kenseth, who won a monster energy nascar cup series championship with the team back in 2003. Battle for the victory matt kenseth vs joey logano. Matt kenseth wins third nascar sprint cup race of 2012 wikinews. Kenseth is the points leader in the sprint cup standings. Nascar statistics, standings and results for nascar sprint cup series. He holds a onepoint lead over secondplace driver matt kenseth. Matt kenseth celebrates after winning the nascar daytona 500 sprint cup series auto race at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, fla. Roush fenway racing driver matt kenseth won his third race of the 2012 nascar sprint cup series season and the second of the 2012. Matt kenseth wins third nascar sprint cup race of 2012.
Next week, rwr will continue with part 3 of whos where for 2012 nascars sprint cup series, along with racing news from around the globe. Click on the site to see matt kenseths career results at. Sep 26, 2012 all credits fox sports march, 4 2012 phoenix international raceway, phoenix the subway fresh fit 500 is a nascar sprint cup series stock car race held annually at phoenix international raceway. Nascar has suspended sprint cup driver matt kenseth for two races after he wrecked leader joey logano with 47 laps remaining during the goodys 500 on sunday at martinsville speedway. Jeff hammond, brad keselowski weigh in on matt kenseth. Nascar suspends matt kenseth 2 races for wrecking joey. Nascar sprint cup standings for 2012 click on the driver to see 2012 racelevel statistics for that driver.