Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth
Matthew Roy "Matt" Kensethis an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth10 March 1972
CityCambridge, WI
best car near run running whatever
We couldn't near run whatever the No. 9 was running at the end, and that was the best we had our car all day.
along best cars competing continues crew fact good great hopefully leading mean pick pit point running season team victories week wins
Obviously, leading at this point in the season doesn't mean that much. But, the fact that this 17 team is competing for wins each week does. The cars have been great and our pit crew continues to be the best out there. It's a long season, but hopefully we can keep running this good and pick up some victories along the way.
basically car hurts regard run time track
It never hurts to get track time at the same track in basically the same car (with regard to bodywork and chassis setup) that you're going to run all week.
car drivers excuse fence front fun good lap line passing race rear run track white
The most fun track we race on may be at Atlanta. You can run the white line or you can have the right rear scraping the fence and probably run the same lap times, so you never have an excuse for not passing a car in front of you. There are a lot of good grooves at Atlanta. It's a good race for the drivers and good fun for the fans.
cheap drove extra hard knocked run
He knocked me out of the way. I thought if he had a run on me, had me beat, that would have been OK. But he drove extra hard and knocked me out of the way. I thought it was a cheap shot.
best kurt leading mark people points pulled running three
He doesn't always do what's best for him. He always did the best for the organization on the racetrack. Three years ago, Mark (Martin) was running for a championship. Kurt was leading (at) Rockingham, and Mark was running second. Kurt pulled over so Mark could get the points for leading the most laps. Things like that, most people would never think of doing.
great lap run thank today took
I really have to thank Greg Biffle, we didn't do a qualifying run today and we took a lot of his stuff. That's a great lap for us.
bad contender doubt good hard running side strong
I feel bad for Greg, it's hard to look at the good side if you are him. He's running so strong and there's no doubt he's going to be a contender at the end of the year.
running guy trying
Everybody is different. You're always going to have disagreements with other drivers, unless you're not competitive and you never run good. I deal with everybody differently. Most guys, I have a lot of respect for and I'd like to keep it that way. So I try to communicate with them and find some common ground.
blame hope night saw sunday talked upset
You always hope it's over. I saw him Sunday night after the race. We talked about it a little bit. I don't blame him for being upset. I'd have been upset too.
accident finish hard known mean taken
That was my fault, it was an accident and I didn't mean to do it. I would be hot, too. He raced hard all day long for his third-place finish and it got taken away from him. I probably should have known better than to go over him.
cheap fair hard mark martin race shot spot taken worked
I worked hard for that spot all day, and I didn't think I should have got a cheap shot taken at me at the end of a race like that. I always try to think, 'Would Mark Martin have done that?' If Mark would have done it, then it probably was a fair move. If Mark wouldn't, then it probably wasn't.
caught eight tires
I don't think I could have caught him on eight tires he was going so fast.
against fair million sitting whatever
I don't think it is fair to have that $10 million or whatever sitting there against the (salary) cap. I don't think that is fair.