Kenseth retired from joe gibbs racing after the 2017 season when gibbs chose to give his seat to a younger driver. Matt kenseth back to nascar as larson replacement at ganassi. Ross kenseth set to make xfinity series debut at chicagoland. The son of 2003 nascar cup series champion matt kenseth, ross has the career accolades that rivals any top short track racer. Matt kenseth comes out of retirement to replace kyle.
He earned his first xfinity series victory at las vegas in 2018, driving for chip ganassi racing on a parttime basis. Competing in the big 8 series and other late model events in the midwest, ross has earned two race victories and five other topfive finishes. Ross kenseth on lovehate relationship with berlin raceway. Ross kenseth son of matt kenseth will drive in the kroger 200 1. Jul 08, 2007 ross kenseth isnt the only race car driver to start young. Bondys toyota and ross kenseth rattler 250 race youtube. Retired nascar champ matt kenseth makes latest trip to. Ross kenseth engaged to amber odom nascar talk nbc sports. After matt kenseths emotional victory in sundays canam 500 at phoenix raceway, his son, ross, was understandably thrilled following what might be the read more kenseths eager for. Matt kenseth and ryan newman are returning to nascar at. Kenseths son, ross, and current cup series driver chase elliott approve.
Ross chastain remains with chip ganassi racing, which picked matt kenseth to replace kyle larson in the no. Matt kenseths son pulled over following dads phoenix win. Apr 25, 2018 as kenseths longtime friend and mentor martin reminded the crowd, just because you walk away from the race car for a while doesnt mean youre done forever. Ross kenseth stats, race results, wins, news, record. Dec 30, 2015 the 22yearold driver made his first nascar start in the june xfinity series race at chicagoland speedway. Former nascar driver, matt kenseths home sold racing news. Kenseth joined gibbs in 20 and was an immediate title contender. The event is the second standalone race of the season. On the other, newman is bouncing back from a serious injury after the driver of the no. Matt kenseth is a 48 years old race car driver, who was born in march, in the year of the rat and is a pisces. He has competed parttime in the nascar xfinity series and camping world truck series, arca midwest tour, cra super series and arca racing series.
Ross kenseth to drive an ugly christmas sweater car in derby. Over the weekend, the thirdgeneration driver won his first career arca race. Stop by bondys toyota in enterprise to see race car driver, ross kenseth. He had gaped racing on several short tracks in wisconsin as well as attained track championships at madison. Ross chastain nascar driver page stats, results, bio nascar. He is the son of 2003 nascar winston cup series champion matt kenseth. Why chip ganassi passed on ross chastain for the no. Former nascar champion matt kenseth will again come out of retirement to compete for chip ganassi racing as the replacement for fired driver kyle larson. Kenseths return to rfr was orchestrated by nascar hall of fame driver mark martin, who. Matt kenseth comes out of retirement to replace kyle larson.
Kenseth won 15 races in five full seasons driving for gibbs and was runnerup for the title in 20, the year he won seven races. Apr 25, 2018 kenseth, his wife katie and their four daughters unveiled the new no. But he came back for 15 races to aid the rebuild at roush fenway racing, his. Matts birthstone is aquamarine and birth flower is daffodil. Pensacola, fl ross kenseth has perhaps the ugliest car to ever appear at the snowball derby and he wouldnt have it any other way. By the time elliott and blaney had made it to the cup series for their rookie years, however, kenseth was all but out of the sport, having competed in his final career race with the nascar xfinity series atphoenix raceway. The 22yearold driver made his first nascar start in the june xfinity series race at chicagoland speedway. Kenseth, the 22yearold son of sprint cup series regular matt kenseth, read more. He made his car become a handful the rest of the day. Its been something ive been trying to put together for a while now. Ross kenseth, clare mea kenseth, grace katherine kenseth. Click on the site to see ross kenseth s career results at that track. Ross kenseth joe gibbs racingross kenseths longawaited nascar national series debut is set.
Find out is matt kenseth dating anyone right now and who at celebscouples. Jones is the young hotshot up and comer thats highly touted as one of the most talented young drivers the sports seen since gordon. It was 100 percent my fault for working on the car. I cant think of a better place for me to get back in a race car than slinger, seventime slinger nationals winner matt kenseth said in the tracks. Then, just before the restart, kenseth came back into the pits and made a track bar adjustment. Jun 21, 2015 has xfinity results for ross kenseth from the june 21, 2015 owens corning atticat 300 to the november 14, 2015 dav 200 honoring americas veterans. Ross kenseth, son of sprint cup driver matt kenseth, will make his nascar xfinity series debut at chicagoland speedway this june.
Dec 30, 2015 ross kenseth was a little more effusive, tweeting, thanks for all the kind words, really excited to spend the rest of my life with my best friend, as well as individual notes to wellwishers. After matt kenseths emotional victory in sundays canam 500 at phoenix raceway, his son, ross, was understandably thrilled following what might be the secondtolast race of his fathers. Driver ross kenseth 2015 nascar xfinity series results. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for ross kenseth on. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. The cast of characters has changed, but matt kenseth is still at the center of the story at his home track dave kallmann, milwaukee journal sentinel published 7. Kenseth has a championship title 2003 to his name, while newman does not.
Matt kenseth biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Although ganassi developement driver ross chastain was assumed to be the leading. Newman was in a race car more recently than kenseth, whose last competitive event was in november of 2018. The son of 2003 nascar cup series champion matt kenseth, ross. Retired nascar champ matt kenseth to race in 2019 slinger. He had gaped racing on several short tracks in wisconsin as well as attained. Kenseth turned what many viewed as a transition year with a new race team and new style of race car into a careerbest season in 20. Ross kenseth racing career profile driver database. Nascar champion matt kenseth returns home to race at madison. Ross kenseth born may 25, 1993 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Nascar sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox. Kenseth dusting off firesuit for chance to win races again.
Matt kenseth returns to nascar cup, reunites with roush. Mar 06, 2015 stop by bondys toyota in enterprise to see race car driver, ross kenseth. Ross kenseth has excelled on the late model stock car circuit. Kenseth, his wife katie and their four daughters unveiled the new no. Race car driver matthew roy matt kenseth is an american professional stock car racing driver. Nascar sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox sports. In april 2018, roush fenway racing announced kenseth would be returning to the team to drive the no. There isnt a greater place for ross to get his first arca start than madison, said matt kenseth, driver of the no. Logano was the youngest driver to compete in a legends car, at age 9 in 2000, and won the national championship in the pro legends series when he. Nascar driver david ragan, ross kenseth sign autographs. Apr 09, 2018 matt kenseth biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is matt kenseth.
Matt kenseth, who did not land a ride for the 2018 season, will drive select races in the no. The top young driver in the country right now is 17yearold joey logano. Logano was the youngest driver to compete in a legends car, at age 9 in 2000, and won the national championship in the pro legends series when he was 12. Jul 11, 2019 matt kenseth hasnt raced since the 2018.
He was sidelined for three races with ross chastain filling in as the. Kenseth will make his longawaited debut in the nascar xfinity series at. As kenseths longtime friend and mentor martin reminded the crowd, just because you walk away from the race car for a while doesnt mean youre done forever. In the earlymiddle part of the week, kenseth had a permanent residence on lake norman in north carolina. Matt kenseth is former professional stock car racing driver. Kenseth is a proven successful driver that gets a decent amount of exposure, but hes currently the oldest driver in the cup series and is likely to start falling off speed wise anytime. Apr 25, 2018 matt kenseth, who did not land a ride for the 2018 season, will drive select races in the no. Oct 22, 2015 ross kenseth nascar truck series debut for matt kenseths son. In the spirit of christmas and for the sake of creativity, kenseth and boyne machine racing have rolled out the ugly christmas sweater ford for the big super late model race held annually at five flags speedway on the florida gulf coast. Ross kenseth isnt the only race car driver to start young. Dont forget to check out his new 2015 racecar and register to win free tickets to the rattler 250. But only if roush fenway racing calls and needs a driver could kenseth, 46, even see himself possibly stepping back behind the wheel after the nov. Wish it wouldve ended green but i feel like no one was too.
George pohly george pohly is the sports editor for the macomb daily in. Joe gibbs racing announced friday morning that the son of 2003 nascar sprint cup series champion matt kenseth will compete in the chicago 300 on saturday, june 20 at chicagoland speedway. Ross kenseth is a third generation driver from little chute, wis. He is the son of 2003 nascar winston cup series champion matt. Ross also is getting solid results on the race track with generation 3 motorsports, a team organized by matt and roy kenseth last year in an effort to nurture the young kenseth s desire to race. Ross kenseth, one of 10 firsttime winners during the 2015 arca racing series presented by menards. For me it was djs last win as he was my fav growing up but this is the only race i remember actually seeing him win. On the races first caution on lap 51, kenseth, the race leader at the time, changed two tires, which was required for the event.
Dec 05, 2017 matt kenseth spent the previous 20 years as a monster energy nascar cup series driver. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Ross kenseth was a little more effusive, tweeting, thanks for all the kind words, really excited to spend the rest of my life with my best friend, as. His real name is matthew roy matt kenseth and he belongs to an american society. Kenseth, the 22yearold son of twotime daytona 500 and 2003 nascar sprint cup series champion matt kenseth, will race the no. Matt kenseth biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is matt kenseth. Click on the site to see ross kenseths career results at that track glossary. He qualified for the playoffs which began the year after he won the cup title with just one win in every season he was eligible but one.
Ap former nascar champion matt kenseth will again come out of retirement to compete for chip ganassi racing as the replacement for fired driver kyle larson larson lost his job two weeks ago for using a racial slur while competing in a virtual race. Ross kenseth nascar truck series debut is set for oct. Badass photo of the rear end of a gen4 intermediate car. It will be the sprint car series first race since early february with. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most.
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