http://www.mail.com/people/27374-matt-kenseth.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/27374-matt-kenseth.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2093828-nascar-community-mourns-death-dick-trickle.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten. "He was the one that told me, and this is kind of corny, but it isn't when you're 18 or 19 years old — he told me 'In order to finish first, first you must finish,'" Martin said. "That stuck with me always." ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:29:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2093828-nascar-community-mourns-death-dick-trickle.html 2013-05-17T19:29:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2079718-kenseth-passes-busch-1st-darlington-victory.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth is quickly showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. JGR president J.D. Gibbs knew he was getting a champion in Kenseth. ... Sun, 12 May 2013 04:19:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2079718-kenseth-passes-busch-1st-darlington-victory.html 2013-05-12T04:19:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078224-kyle-busch-wins-5th-nationwide-race-this-season.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch figured it'd be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series after all the wins he'd racked up for Joe Gibbs Racing. A year on his own and out of Victory Lane, though, taught Busch a hard lesson. Back with JGR, Busch is back to his dominant ways in Nationwide racing. He won his fifth race of the year, pushing pas... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:53:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078224-kyle-busch-wins-5th-nationwide-race-this-season.html 2013-05-11T02:53:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077200-matt-kenseth-pleased-with-appeal-outcome.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth was in Canada when J.D. Gibbs sent him the results of their appeal to NASCAR to reduce sweeping penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing. "J.D. kept texting me and the texts just kept getting longer and longer," Kenseth said Friday. "I'm like, 'Wait a minute. They did what? They gave us that back?'" They sure did. Aside from... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:31:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077200-matt-kenseth-pleased-with-appeal-outcome.html 2013-05-10T23:31:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069388-partial-win-penske-nascar-penalties-appeal.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Penske Racing celebrated a small victory Tuesday when NASCAR's chief appellate officer issued a mixed ruling on penalties levied against the team. Although most everything was upheld, suspensions for seven key employees were reduced from six points races to two. Team owner Roger Penske said he was "very happy with the outcome" followi... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:16:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069388-partial-win-penske-nascar-penalties-appeal.html 2013-05-07T20:16:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064990-david-ragan-steals-last-lap-victory-talladega.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag. NASCAR was giving it one final go to get the rain-delayed race wrapped up, and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson were at the head of the pack for the two-lap ... Mon, 06 May 2013 02:24:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064990-david-ragan-steals-last-lap-victory-talladega.html 2013-05-06T02:24:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063104-edwards-pole-rain-washes-qualifying.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds. It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose. They ran a spirited Friday first practice session because everyone had seen the weather radar and knew the laps might c... Sat, 04 May 2013 18:46:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063104-edwards-pole-rain-washes-qualifying.html 2013-05-04T18:46:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056866-appeal-board-upholds-penalties-penske.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A three-member appeals board upheld NASCAR's sweeping penalties against Penske Racing on Wednesday for a failed inspection last month at Texas and team owner Roger Penske vowed to take the ruling to the series' highest level. The three-member National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel unanimously upheld all penalties levied against the o... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:30:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056866-appeal-board-upholds-penalties-penske.html 2013-05-01T20:30:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049304-harvick-wins-richmond-2-lap-overtime-sprint.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When the dust settled at Richmond, 'Ol Happy Harvick was the only driver smiling. Kevin Harvick plowed through traffic on the final restart, driving from seventh to Victory Lane in a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. He did it with one of those head-scratching "Where did he come fr... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:20:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049304-harvick-wins-richmond-2-lap-overtime-sprint.html 2013-04-28T04:20:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047132-nascar-defends-penalties-matt-kenseth.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Joe Gibbs understands that NASCAR must enforce the rule book and his team deserved a penalty for an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's engine. The team owner just disagrees with the severity of the penalties levied against Joe Gibbs Racing this week. More importantly, he's deeply troubled with the perception JGR cheated. "You spend your l... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:54:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047132-nascar-defends-penalties-matt-kenseth.html 2013-04-26T22:54:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2044776-kenseth-calls-harsh-penalties-grossly-unfair.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Mild-mannered Matt Kenseth is spitting mad at NASCAR. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing spoke out Thursday, one day after his team was slapped with some of the harshest penalties in NASCAR history because his race-winning car at Kansas last week failed post-race inspection. The failure came because one of eight conne... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:43:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2044776-kenseth-calls-harsh-penalties-grossly-unfair.html 2013-04-25T19:43:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2041592-nascar-penalizes-kenseth-engine-fails.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to engines, tires and fuel on a race car. Anything even slightly improper is dealt with swiftly and severely. NASCAR always throws the book at offenders. Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing were no exception, getting hit with one of the largest penalties in NASCAR history Wednesday afte... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:38:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2041592-nascar-penalizes-kenseth-engine-fails.html 2013-04-25T01:38:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035884-move-to-gibbs-turning-up-aces-matt-kenseth.html KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Matt Kenseth is still reluctant to talk about what drove his move from Roush Fenway Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season. He's perfectly willing to talk about how much he enjoys winning. After making the biggest driver move of the year, Kenseth has proven with his results that he's perfectly happy with his new ride... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:43:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035884-move-to-gibbs-turning-up-aces-matt-kenseth.html 2013-04-22T07:43:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032368-keselowski-forward-to-chance-to-appeal.html KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Brad Keselowski spent some time in the garage talking to crew chief Paul Wolfe, then walked over to his No. 2 Ford and hopped in for practice on a brisk, breezy day at Kansas Speedway. Everything appeared to be normal in the world of Penske Racing. Even if that couldn't be farther from the truth. Keselowski and teammate Joey Logan... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:12:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032368-keselowski-forward-to-chance-to-appeal.html 2013-04-19T23:12:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2016780-texas-ideal-spot-biffle-to-season-boost.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Greg Biffle is looking forward to a do-over on a 1½-mile track in the new Sprint Cup car. Texas Motor Speedway is an ideal spot because Biffle and the entire Roush Fenway Racing team have had so much success there. Biffle is the defending race champion, too, and he can't wait for Saturday night. There is admitt... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2016780-texas-ideal-spot-biffle-to-season-boost.html 2013-04-13T00:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2004070-jimmie-johnson-win-martinsville.html MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — No matter the changes to the car, the tires, or the weather, Martinsville Speedway is Jimmie Johnson's kind of place. Johnson led a career-best 346 laps Sunday and pulled away on a restart with eight laps to go for his eighth career victory on the shortest track in the Sprint Cup Series, taking over third place on the career victo... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:38:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2004070-jimmie-johnson-win-martinsville.html 2013-04-08T00:38:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1961390-kasey-kahne-wins-1st-career-race-bristol.html BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kasey Kahne's bumper-banging battle with Brad Keselowski was just the warm-up act in an action-packed race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Former teammates Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano exchanged words after the race — in person and on Twitter — because Hamlin spun Logano as Logano was racing for the lead. A flat tire knocked Jeff Gordon a... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:46:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1961390-kasey-kahne-wins-1st-career-race-bristol.html 2013-03-17T22:46:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959888-nascars-gen-6-car-to-bristols-bullring.html BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — There's an expectation from fans that a ticket to Bristol Motor Speedway will get them a seat to NASCAR's version of the Roman Colosseum. They got one of those throwback, rock 'em, sock 'em races last August, when changes to the track surface forced drivers to get aggressive again and caused tempers to flare. Now, a month into a new ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:10:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959888-nascars-gen-6-car-to-bristols-bullring.html 2013-03-16T19:10:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1945058-matt-kenseth-holds-kahne-to-win-vegas.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Matt Kenseth decided not to replace any tires during the final pit stop under caution, and the calculated risk put him in the lead. Kenseth knows a bit about risk after his offseason move to Joe Gibbs Racing, and this latest gamble paid off with his third victory in Vegas. Kenseth won on his 41st birthday in just his third start for his n... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:18:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1945058-matt-kenseth-holds-kahne-to-win-vegas.html 2013-03-11T00:18:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927696-kyle-busch-ends-24-race-nationwide-winless-streak.html AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Busch spun his wheels at the start/finish line for a few extra rotations, filling the track and grandstand with a fog of white smoke. After waiting so long to win on the Nationwide Series again, it felt like the first time and he was going to enjoy it. Overcoming a mid-race gaffe on pit road with a dominating performance, Busch... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1927696-kyle-busch-ends-24-race-nationwide-winless-streak.html 2013-03-03T00:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1913498-johnson-top-with-2nd-daytona-500-victory.html DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson went two years without a title and suddenly became an afterthought at the Daytona 500. All the attention went to Danica Patrick and a handful of other drivers. Not that it mattered Sunday, because look who pulled into Victory Lane. Five-time is back. Not that he ever went away. Johnson won his second Daytona 500 o... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:36:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1913498-johnson-top-with-2nd-daytona-500-victory.html 2013-02-25T08:36:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1912440-johnson-wins-2nd-daytona-500-patrick-finishes-8th.html DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A big first for Danica Patrick, but an even bigger second for Jimmie Johnson. Patrick made history up front at the Daytona 500 Sunday, only to see Johnson make a late push ahead of her and reclaim his spot at the top of his sport. It was the second Daytona 500 victory for Johnson, a five-time NASCAR champion who first won "The G... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:14:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1912440-johnson-wins-2nd-daytona-500-patrick-finishes-8th.html 2013-02-25T01:14:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1912152-danica-patrick-satisfied-with-daytona-finish.html Danica Patrick turned in the best finish by a woman in the Daytona 500. Still, she's beating herself up a little bit after fading on the final lap. With one lap to go, Patrick was running third behind Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The crowd was going nuts, hoping the pole-sitter could somehow pull out an improbable win. ... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1912152-danica-patrick-satisfied-with-daytona-finish.html 2013-02-24T22:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910494-earnhardt-tops-final-practice-daytona-500.html DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Quiet most of Speedweeks, Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a little noise Saturday. Earnhardt topped the speed chart for the final practice session before Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500. The 2004 Daytona 500 champion turned the fast lap by averaging 198.592 mph around the 2½ -mile superspeedway. David Gilliland was second, followed ... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:54:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910494-earnhardt-tops-final-practice-daytona-500.html 2013-02-23T18:54:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1897312-harvick-win-speedweeks-opener-daytona.html DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Harvick thought he could win the debut race of NASCAR's new Gen-6 car, and he had a solid reason for his confidence. "Nobody in the whole field had any clue what was going to happen," he said, "so we felt like we had a good chance." Harvick dominated Saturday night's exhibition Sprint Unlimited, winning the kickoff to Spee... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:46:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1897312-harvick-win-speedweeks-opener-daytona.html 2013-02-17T04:46:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1895690-opening-practice-daytona-includes-5-car-wreck.html DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took about 10 minutes to wreck several cars at Daytona International Speedway on Friday. Matt Kenseth triggered a five-car accident in the opening practice for the Sprint Unlimited, the non-points race that kicks off the season. Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin and Juan Pablo Montoya also were involved in the crash. ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:29:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1895690-opening-practice-daytona-includes-5-car-wreck.html 2013-02-16T00:29:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1893142-media-day-features-loose-champ-dating-drivers.html DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brad Keselowski strolled through the Daytona 500 Club with his cellphone in one hand and a half-empty bottle in the other. Nope, not beer. Not this time. Keselowski was drinking orange juice Thursday at Daytona 500 Media Day, which officially kicked off Speedweeks. Still, the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion was his usual, la... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:50:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1893142-media-day-features-loose-champ-dating-drivers.html 2013-02-14T22:50:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1890272-start-em-up-nascar-season-arrives-with-buzz.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There's a buzz about NASCAR and the season-opening Daytona 500 that has nothing to do with an exploding jet dryer or a well-timed tweet from a driver. The new Gen-6 race car makes its long-awaited debut at Daytona International Speedway, and the success of the 2013 season could depend heavily on its performance. Already, things look... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:12:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1890272-start-em-up-nascar-season-arrives-with-buzz.html 2013-02-13T22:12:07Z