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Matt Kenseth
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Bio
Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10 1972 in Cambridge, Wisconsin) is an American stock car driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing. Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and he won track championships at Madison International Speedway, Slinger Super Speedway and Wisconsin International Raceway. He moved to the ARTGO, American Speed Association, and Hooters Late Model touring series before getting a full-time ride in the NASCAR Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) for his former Wisconsin short track rival Robbie Reiser. After finishing second and third in the Busch Series, he moved up in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series). He won the series' Rookie...
Stats Summary
Sprint Cup
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Nationwide Series
| Races | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg. Finish | ||
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| This Season | 36 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15.4 | ||
| Career Stats | 364 | 18 | 95 | 174 | 15.0 |
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Career Stats
Sprint Cup
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Nationwide Series
| Year | Rank | Starts | Pts. | Winnings | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | ||
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| 2009 | 14 | 36 | 4389 | $7,081,632 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 245 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 2008 | 11 | 36 | 6184 | $5,526,944 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 604 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2007 | 4 | 36 | 6298 | $6,485,629 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 912 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 2006 | 2 | 36 | 6419 | $6,608,919 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 1132 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 2005 | 7 | 36 | 6352 | $5,790,774 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 1001 | 17 | 15 | ||
| 2004 | 8 | 36 | 6069 | $6,223,892 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 477 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 2003 | 1 | 36 | 5022 | $4,038,124 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 354 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 2002 | 8 | 36 | 4432 | $3,888,847 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 693 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 2001 | 13 | 36 | 3982 | $2,234,839 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 100 | 28 | 19 | ||
| 2000 | 14 | 34 | 3711 | $2,131,897 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 162 | 25 | 19 | ||
| 1999 | 49 | 5 | 434 | $143,561 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 26 | ||
| 1998 | 57 | 1 | 150 | $42,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
Top Drivers in 2009
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Mark Martin RANK: 2 Pts. Behind: -141 |
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Jeff Gordon RANK: 3 Pts. Behind: -179 |
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Kurt Busch RANK: 4 Pts. Behind: -206 |
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Denny Hamlin RANK: 5 Pts. Behind: -317 |
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