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66-671: The series can trace its roots back to the ARTGO series which was formed in 1975. NASCAR sanctioned the tour from 1998 until 2006. During that time, it was known as the RE/MAX Challenge Series , International Truck & Engine Midwest Series and finally the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series . NASCAR discontinued the series in 2006 as car counts dwindled. Tim Olson and Stephen Einhaus formed Cars and Stars Promotions in 2006 to begin

132-532: A late model racecar chassis manufacturer just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border. In 1991 he won the ARTGO race at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway to become the youngest winner in the series' history. He passed Joe Shear and Steve Holzhausen, and held off Steve and Tom Carlson for the win. 1992 was a difficult year for Kenseth. He won three races and blew up more engines than he could count. He

198-466: A 76-race winless streak at Texas Motor Speedway by winning the race on April 9, 2011. Kenseth also won the FedEx 400 benefitting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway . On a late caution, Kenseth and crew chief Jimmy Fennig called an audible in the pits and decided to go with two tires instead of four. That proved to be all the difference as Kenseth won for the second time in 5 races. Once he made

264-583: A Kipley engine. He used the car at Madison to win eight features and finished second in the points. 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. At the end of the season, they won the final short track series race at Madison, La Crosse, and I-70 Speedway . He finished third in the points Butz's car at Wisconsin International Raceway . The 1994 and 1995 seasons established Kenseth as

330-437: A car when I was 13 and raced it at Madison," Kenseth said. "Neither of us knew much and it was a learning experience," He continued to race in 1988 and 1989. "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. On the third night out I won a feature. I ran 15 features in 1983 and won two of them." "The first night out in

396-508: A career high 1,001 laps. Kenseth began the 2006 season by leading early in the Daytona 500 before spinning his car after contact with Tony Stewart . He fell two laps down to the leaders, but rallied back to a 15th-place finish. He won the following race at California Speedway , and became the points leader after the eighth race at Phoenix . In the Dover spring race, he won his second race of

462-512: A fourth flip. The car burst into flames, and Kenseth walked away. Kenseth won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway in 2009. Kenseth led only the last four laps of the race – three of them under caution – after Busch had to pull into the pits due to a flat right-rear tire during the penultimate caution period and just as the race was about to get into a green-white-checkered finish. On May 28, 2011, Kenseth won

528-670: A restart with two laps remaining, Keselowski gave Kenseth's teammate, Denny Hamlin a push to get him going. Kenseth finished 19th and Keselowski did 16th. After the race, Hamlin brake-checked Keselowski, causing contact. Keselowski drove around Hamlin and went after Kenseth while he was entering pit road. Kenseth turned a little causing Keselowski to miss doing major damage to Kenseth's car. Keselowski hit Kenseth's door slightly trying to get retaliation for their earlier incident. After making contact with Kenseth, Keselowski's car unintentional bumped Tony Stewart . Stewart then put his car in reverse and rammed Keselowski's car hard. After getting out of

594-945: A second-place finish in Atlanta. Kenseth and the No. 17 Reiser Racing team were hired for several Cup Series races in 1999 by Roush Racing. In 2000, Roush hired the No. 17 team full-time for Cup Series racing with a sponsorship from DeWalt . Kenseth beat out Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Raybestos Rookie of the Year. He won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte , and is the only rookie to win the famed 600 mile event. He went on to finish 14th in points with four Top 5s and 11 Top 10s, and an average finish of 18.9. In 2001, Kenseth didn't win but improved to 13th in points with four Top 5s and nine Top 10 finishes. Robbie Reiser and Kenseth's pit crew won

660-743: A separate series that replaced the defunct ARTGO/NASCAR series. It was sanctioned by the American Speed Association (ASA) and was known as the ASA Midwest Tour . ARCA took over sanctioning the series in 2013 when it began to be known as the ARCA Midwest Tour. Tim Olson, President of the ARCA Midwest Tour, announced that he has sold the ownership of the ARCA Midwest Tour to former Big 8 series director and Rockford Speedway general manager Gregg McKarns. The purchase of ARCA by NASCAR on April 27, 2018 indirectly reunited

726-422: A short track star. Kenseth made a name for himself while driving at several Wisconsin tracks, beating nationally known drivers such as Dick Trickle and Robbie Reiser . He raced 60 times in three different cars in 1994, winning track championships at both Wisconsin International Raceway (WIR) on Thursday nights and Madison on Friday nights. Kenseth competed against Reiser at Madison, and won 12 of 17 features at

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792-451: A sixth entry for Roush in the race, and did not have a powerful enough engine to make the field. Kenseth's next attempt was at Dover in 1998, when he filled in for Bill Elliott in his No. 94 Ford for Elliott-Marino Racing . Elliott was attending his father's funeral on the day of the race. He finished sixth, the third best debut of any driver. The last driver before Kenseth to debut with a top-ten finish had been Rusty Wallace in 1980 with

858-471: A three-wide situation, trying to pass Keselowski on the outside. Keselowski moved up to cause Kenseth to tap Keselowski's right-rear bumper which caused Kenseth to hit the wall. Kenseth fell back to 18th and went a lap down due to the damage he received. He made the lap back with being the lucky dog after another caution. While under caution, Kenseth slammed into Keselowski's right-front and damaged Keselowski's car due to being upset over their previous contact. On

924-660: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Matt Kenseth Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the competition advisor for Legacy Motor Club in the NASCAR Cup Series . He last competed part-time in the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), driving the No. 8 car. He also currently competes often in Slinger Speedway , where he holds

990-521: Is the last driver to compete in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race in four consecutive decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s). He is the father of Ross Kenseth . Kenseth was born in Cambridge, Wisconsin . He made an agreement with his father , Roy, that Roy should buy a car and race, and Matt would work on the car until he was old enough to race. Kenseth began stock car racing in 1988 at the age of 16 at Madison International Speedway . "My dad bought

1056-475: The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, driving the No. 20 Toyota, replacing Joey Logano with the team. In the 2013 Daytona 500 , Kenseth had a strong car, leading the most laps at 86. However, on lap 149, his day ended with engine failure. He finished 37th. At Las Vegas, Kenseth won his first race in the No. 20 and became the third driver after Kyle Busch and Cale Yarborough to win on their birthday after holding off Kasey Kahne. At Kansas, Kenseth won

1122-570: The Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond, Kenseth was bumped out of the Chase by Brian Vickers . This left Jimmie Johnson as the only driver to have made the Chase every time since its inception from 2004 up until he failed to make the field in 2019 . As a result, Kenseth finished 14th in points. In 2010, following the Daytona 500, Drew Blickenderfer was released from his duties as crew chief of

1188-665: The International Race of Champions (IROC) championship. He qualified for the inaugural Nextel Cup, finished eighth in the final NASCAR point standings. Kenseth finished with two wins, those coming back-to-back early in the year at Rockingham and Las Vegas. His win in the Subway 400 at Rockingham was a photo finish with eventual Raybestos Rookie of the Year Kasey Kahne . He also won the All-Star Race. Began

1254-770: The Stater Brothers 300 at California Speedway in February and the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in April. Kenseth broke an 18 race winless streak as he won the 2008 Nicorette 300 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway . Kenseth's 23rd career series victory came after the series was renamed the Nationwide Series . On lap 104 at the 2009 Aaron 312 on April 25, Kenseth took a wild ride flipping over 3.5 times, sliding on his roof, then completed

1320-745: The 10-race Chase in 5th place and finished eighth, and is of only four drivers to be ranked in the Top 10 all season. Kenseth started the 2005 season with relatively poor finishes but had a strong mid-season run. He rose from the 24th position in championship points after fourteen races to eighth after 26 races, and he qualified for the Chase for the Cup. He finished seventh in the final points standings with one win coming at Bristol. Kenseth made his 200th career start. His totals after his first 200 starts were: one championship, 10 wins, 40 Top 5s, 85 Top 10s, one pole position, and more than $ 28.5 million earnings. He also led

1386-436: The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup champion , the last driver to hold that title. Kenseth also had a series best 25 Top 10 finishes in the 2003 season. At Charlotte, Kenseth won his second pole of the year. He was battling a loose/tight car. On a late caution, Kenseth took a gamble with a few other drivers and stayed out on the track during the last caution of the race. It paid off and he finished in fourth-place. In 2004, Kenseth won

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1452-574: The 2013 championship, beating Kenseth by 19 points. Kenseth finished second in the final points standings also. With seven wins, Kenseth had given the No. 20 more wins in a single season than the car ever had in an individual season being driven by Tony Stewart or Joey Logano . It was also a career best for Kenseth, outdoing his five race wins in 2002. 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 would have also beat Johnson to be 2007 Champion under

1518-534: The Chase for the Sprint Cup, he won the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his third win of the season. Kenseth's second championship hopes went south after several altercations with Brian Vickers . Kenseth's 2012 season started with him winning his second Daytona 500. On June 26, 2012, it was announced that Kenseth would leave Roush Fenway Racing after the 2012 season. Kenseth did not discuss

1584-528: The Kropf car Matt won a heat race," said Kenseth's father Roy. "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. Matt was smooth. I knew then he was going to be a racer." He ran for the points title on Saturday nights at Wisconsin Dells in 1989. He finished second in points and won eight features. On Friday nights, he ran about half of

1650-700: The NASCAR Midwest Series, the ASA Midwest Tour was created in 2007 by Racing Speed Associates, LLC as a new touring series that was similar in format to the former ARTGO Challenge Series. The ARTGO series had drivers like Paul Menard , Matt Kenseth (2003 NASCAR Cup Series Champion), Butch Miller , Dick Trickle , Joe Shear , Jim Sauter , Eddie Hoffman, Steve Carlson, Kevin Cywinski , Jim Weber, Justin Diercks , Tim Schendel , Jason Schuler and Jeff Frederickson. This NASCAR -related article

1716-474: The NASCAR hauler. Kenseth and Hamlin both were not penalized for the incident since no punches were thrown. Keselowski and Stewart were penalized by NASCAR because of the contact that they made on pit road. Both were fined and placed on probation for this incident. The next week at Talladega, Kenseth tied a season's best finish of 2nd and moved on to the eliminator round while his current rival Brad Keselowski won

1782-426: The No. 17 team. Todd Parrott was announced as his replacement. Later in the year, Parrott was replaced by Jimmy Fennig . Despite not winning a race, Kenseth made the Chase through his consistency and finished fifth in the final standings. 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. A few races later, Kenseth snapped

1848-555: The No. 20, with 10 top-five and 15 top-ten finishes. He won the last race of the year at Homestead, his 29th and final career victory in the Series. Kenseth's first Winston Cup series race attempt came at Talladega in May 1998. 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. 60 Ford. However this was

1914-556: The RE/MAX Challenge Series, International Truck & Engine Midwest Series, and finally the AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series. Under the NASCAR era, the series had identical rules to three other NASCAR regional series (Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest). In 2006, after dwindling car counts and lack of races on the schedule NASCAR finally shut down the AutoZone Elite Division. To replace

1980-627: The Top Gear 300 at Charlotte. 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. In 2013, Kenseth returned to the Nationwide Series for 16 races driving Joe Gibbs Racing 's No. 18 Toyota. Kenseth finished with 7 top-five and 14 top-ten finishes. He won the summer race in Daytona and the fall race in Kansas. In 2014, Kenseth drove in 19 races in

2046-455: The Unocal 76 World Pit Crew Competition. In 2002, Kenseth won the most races—five total—and one pole, but inconsistency caused him to finish 8th in the final points. His wins came at Rockingham, Texas, Michigan, Richmond, and Phoenix. Kenseth's pit crew won a second Unocal 76 World Pit Crew Competition . In 2003, he dominated in the points standings and leading the last 33 of 36 races and became

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2112-603: The Upper Midwest: ARTGO The ARTGO Challenge Series was a late model short track racing series that ran in the Midwestern United States from 1975 until 1998. Many race car drivers used the ARTGO series as a stepping stone to get into ASA , ARCA , and NASCAR . Art Frigo created the series with the help of Bob Roper and John McKarns. He came up with the name by taking his first full name and

2178-453: The back for the Daytona 500 and worked his way to the lead and led two laps, but soon after his own teammate, David Ragan , squeezed him into the wall, knocking both out of contention and resulting in a finish of 36th. In the Goody's Cool Orange 500 , Kenseth started 28th but finished 31st. He was held a lap for pitting outside of his box early, but later was spun out by David Gilliland and

2244-473: The cap. Kenseth won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2007. The race was the final event under series title sponsor Nextel , and the final race using the templates originally based on the 1964 Holman Moody Ford Fairlane template. Kenseth finished fourth in series points, and as a result, finished in the Top 10 in the standings for six consecutive seasons, tied with Jimmie Johnson for

2310-424: The cars, Hamlin tried to go after Keselowski, but was held back. Keselowski then walked away between two haulers when Kenseth charged between the haulers and physically attacked Keselowski. Keselowski's crew chief Paul Wolfe grabbed Kenseth to restrain him. When Kenseth's crew came over they pulled Wolfe off to restrain him and Kenseth. Kenseth's mechanic, Jesse Sanders, and crew chief, Jason Ratcliff, were called to

2376-716: The country in 1996 to the Southern United States to race for engine builder Carl Wegner in the Hooters Series Late Model series. The plan was to run the Hooters Series, five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, and five Busch Series before moving full-time into the Busch Series in 1997. He finished third in the Hooters Series, nearly winning the series championship as a rookie. In 1996, Kenseth made his Busch Series debut at

2442-485: The current format also. At Daytona, for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series , in the first of two Budweiser Duels , Kenseth held off Kevin Harvick (whose race was later disqualified) and Kasey Kahne for the win in a three-wide finish. With the win, he started third in the Daytona 500 . Kenseth did not lead a lap, but finished sixth. With the new Chase format, Kenseth won no races, but still advances. His best finish

2508-484: The details of where he would be racing in 2013 and beyond. 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." On August 25, while leading the 2012 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol on lap 332, Kenseth collided with Tony Stewart when neither driver would lift in

2574-457: The entrance to Turn 1. Stewart threw his helmet at Kenseth's car as he left pit road. 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. 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 led the second-most laps of the race with 33. On October 21, 2012, Kenseth won his third race of

2640-421: The first Daytona 500 victory for his owner Jack Roush after 20 years as a car owner. He led only one green flag lap (of seven laps led), after starting the race at the rear of the field. It was Kenseth's tenth attempt at "The Great American Race". Kenseth won the second race of the season, the ( Auto Club 500 ), to become the fourth driver in NASCAR history to follow up a win at the Daytona 500 with another win

2706-632: The following race. Kenseth's bids for a third straight victory went south after engine failure at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . He finished 43rd. Kenseth flipped his car during the April Nationwide Series race at Talladega. Kenseth won in the Nationwide series for his 24th win at Darlington . He also won the pole at Darlington in the Sprint Cup Series , setting a new track record in the process. After finishing 25th at

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2772-652: The last two letters of his last name, coming up with the name ARTGO. The first race was held on September 7, 1975, at the Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Illinois . The inaugural Wayne Carter Classic was won by Tom Reffner. Frigo sold the series to John & Sue McKarns in 1979. In 1998 the McKarns licensed the name to NASCAR and NASCAR took full control of the series. The series went through different name changes with different title sponsors, including

2838-501: The lead after Johnson spun out, and held off Jamie McMurray to take his fourth win of the season. After struggling a few weeks, Kenseth had better success when the series returned to Bristol. He held off Kasey Kahne for a third time to win his fifth race of the year. With five wins in the regular season, Kenseth was the top seed in the Chase. 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. With

2904-454: The most. He earned $ 6,485,630 in winnings. He also won an additional $ 100,000 from his sponsor, Safeway. In 2008, Kenseth was winless and fell to 11th in the points standings. His best finish was second at the fall race at Dover. He had five Top 10 finishes during the Chase. This ended his streak of winning at least one race in six consecutive seasons and finishing in the Top 10 in the standings in six consecutive seasons. Kenseth started toward

2970-548: The partial season. The following year he raced full-time all season. 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, culmulating in a second- and third-place finishes in the Busch points. Kenseth drove the No. 17 Chevy. Kenseth won the last two races of the Busch season in 2006 driving the No. 17 Ford Fusion, at Phoenix and Homestead. In 2007, Kenseth planned to run 23 Busch race. Kenseth won

3036-448: The penalties. Two weeks later, car owner Joe Gibbs met with the appeals board. The appeals board, feeling that the penalties were too harsh because Kenseth won the race, reversed a variety of penalties. Kenseth was awarded 38 Chase points back, leaving his penalty at just 12 points. He moved up seven spots to fourth-place. Kenseth's pole award and win were reinstated, giving him two poles and two official wins. Gibbs' owner points suspension

3102-611: The pole, led the most laps, and won the race after holding off another furious charge from Kasey Kahne. However, afterwards, he was penalized 50 points after his engine failed post-race inspection. One of the eight connector rods was three grams under the legal limit. His pole award was revoked and his win no longer counted towards the Chase points. Crew chief Jason Ratcliff was penalized $ 200,000.00 and suspended for one race. Car owner Joe Gibbs would not receive any owner points for 6 races. The engine builder, Toyota, would not receive any manufacturer points for five races. Joe Gibbs appealed

3168-603: The races at Golden Sands Speedway and half at Columbus 151 Speedway. In 1990, he bought a late model from Rich Bickle . In the season-opening race at Slinger Super Speedway , Kenseth inherited the lead and won his only race of the season when track champion Tony Strupp had a flat tire. He finished sixth in season points and won the track's rookie of the year award. Kenseth entered fifteen ARTGO events that season and raced in 40 features that year. After graduating from Cambridge High School that summer, Kenseth worked for four years selling and shipping parts for Left-hander Chassis,

3234-681: The record for most Slinger Nationals wins. Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and 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 Xfinity Series ) for his former Wisconsin short track rival Robbie Reiser , finishing second and third in

3300-648: The season after recovering from the sixth position with sixty laps to reclaim the lead from Jamie McMurray on lap 397. 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. He finished the year with winnings of $ 9,524,966, his take for second place in the Driver's Championship. During the season, he

3366-749: The season, the Wegner/Kenseth team closed, and Kenseth found a ride for Gerry Gunderman's American Speed Association team, who was also Alan Kulwicki 's last shop in Wisconsin before moving to NASCAR. The team raced together for two races in 1997 before Kenseth received a telephone call from a former competitor. In 1997, driver Tim Bender was injured, and Bender's crew chief/car owner Robbie Reiser hired his former competitor and rival Kenseth to race for him despite having only one Busch start. Reiser said "Matt and I used to have some fierce races against each other. I needed someone who understood race cars

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3432-477: The series with the series' former sanctioning body. Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises announced to purchase the ARCA Midwest Tour from McKarns at the end of 2022, and rebranded it the ASA Midwest Tour. The series has its "Touring Stars" program, which recognizes the top drivers committed to racing the whole schedule. The "Touring Stars" are featured throughout the year on posters and event fliers promoting

3498-619: The series, as well as are eligible for pay bonuses at each race. There have also been many NASCAR stars that have made appearances in the ASA Midwest Tour, such as Aric Almirola , David Ragan , David Stremme , Rusty Wallace , Tony Stewart , Kelly Bires , Kevin Harvick , Landon Cassill , Matt Kenseth , Jeff Green , Ron Hornaday Jr. , Kyle Busch , Travis Kvapil , Todd Kluever , Johnny Sauter , Erik Darnell , Scott Wimmer , Ken Schrader , Tim Sauter , Jay Sauter , Dick Trickle , Natalie Decker , Rich Bickle and William Byron . The series has raced at 23 different race tracks, mainly in

3564-404: The spring race at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Wegner, finishing 22nd after starting 30th in a car rented from Bobby Dotter . Kenseth was disappointed because they were unable to attract major sponsorship. "It was just like 1992,” Kenseth said. "Plans just didn't work. I thought things would be different. Personally, I had moved and was adjusting to being a thousand miles from home." At the end of

3630-523: The standings. Kenseth moved up to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He won the series' Rookie of the Year honors in 2000 and the final Winston Cup championship in 2003. The International Race of Champions invited Kenseth to race in their 2004 season as the reigning NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion and he won the season championship. In 2009, he won a rain-shortened Daytona 500 and won a second Daytona 500 in 2012 . As of 2022, he

3696-506: The start, Kenseth had the dominant car. He led a race-high 144 laps to get the bonus point. The only trouble that Kenseth had was on the restart after a caution with 74 laps remaining. He was behind Jeff Gordon , who spun his tires causing an accordion effect. Cars scattered everywhere. Kenseth and Johnson bumped each other causing Kenseth to drop to 12th and Johnson down to 26th. Kenseth made his way back up to finish second behind his teammate Denny Hamlin . Johnson finished in ninth-place to win

3762-448: The track. He won the 1994 Slinger Nationals at Slinger Super Speedway . 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. Butz's wife Patty Butz said "We knew by 1995 that Matt had too much talent to be with us for very long." Kenseth decided to move across

3828-465: The way I understood them. I knew he could drive and he could talk to me in a manner I could understand." Kenseth qualified third for the new team's first race. He was racing in third place in the final laps when he spun and finished eleventh. 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 . He passed thirteen cars to finish seventh. Kenseth had two Top 5 finishes during

3894-458: The win at Loudon, Kenseth joined Richard Petty as the only two drivers to win in their 500th race start. It also moved him into 22nd-place, passing Rex White , on the all-time wins list. Going into the last race of the season at Homestead, only three drivers could win the Chase. Kenseth trailed Jimmie Johnson by 28 points and led Kevin Harvick by five points for second. Kenseth won the pole. Harvick started sixth and Johnson started seventh. At

3960-583: The year and second during the 2012 Chase at a freshly paved Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas . The repaving created a slick track that brought out a record 14 cautions for 66 laps during the Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup race. This was Kenseth's first win at the Kansas track and the 24th of his career, and his last with Roush Fenway Racing. On September 4, 2012, it was officially announced that Kenseth would be joining Joe Gibbs Racing for

4026-603: Was either first or second in points for 27 of the 36 weeks, and led 1,132 laps, which ranked second among all drivers. In the second race of the 2007 season , Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway . After Jeff Gordon wrecked out of the Coca-Cola 600, Kenseth was left as the only driver to complete every lap of the season until he was wrecked out of the Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan where Ryan Newman

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4092-455: Was held for two laps for intentionally wrecking him back. Despite that, Gilliland finished 24th. Kenseth won the rain shortened 2009 Daytona 500 , passing Elliott Sadler mere moments before the caution came out on lap 146 as the result of an accident on the backstretch between Aric Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. The red flag was later waved and subsequent end of the race, 152 laps in, followed, giving Kenseth his first Daytona 500 victory, and

4158-464: Was lowered to one race, but the $ 200,000.00 fine stood, and crew chief Jason Ratcliff was suspended for one race. The Toyota manufacturer's points suspension was increased to seven races. 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. At Kentucky, Kenseth took

4224-405: Was ready to quit racing after the season. "I felt we were at a standstill,” he said. "I wasn't gaining. My dad and I had some major discussions at the end of the year. We had to find the dollars for a good program or I told him I would rather not race." Kipley Performance loaned a motor to Kenseth for the season-final race at La Crosse and the team ran better. Kenseth built a new car for 1993 using

4290-408: Was second at Atlanta after Kasey Kahne passed him for the lead with fresh tires on the second Green-White-Checkered attempt. He led all drivers that had no wins in points. Still with no wins, Kenseth made it past the first two elimination rounds. During the second round at Charlotte, after a caution with 70 laps remaining, Brad Keselowski restarted second and Kenseth did so fourth. Kenseth forced

4356-406: Was trying to get one of his three laps back. The wreck also ended Kenseth's streak of 13 consecutive Top 15s that season. At Watkins Glen, Kenseth while running seventh during a red flag period, saw a shirtless fan run up to his car and request an autograph to his white baseball cap. Kenseth politely declined and security escorted the fan out of the track. Kenseth later expressed regret for not signing

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