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🇺🇸 Matt Kenseth

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver facts
Full name
Matt Kenseth
Born
10 March 1972(b. 1972)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Retired
Career wins
29
Career podiums
93
Career starts
337
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,521
Matt Kenseth
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,521
Rank 589 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Matt Kenseth is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Cup Series. Kenseth has recorded 29 wins and 93 podiums from 337 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,521 ranks Kenseth 589th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2020 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2020-11-08NASCAR Cup Series at PhoenixNASCAR Cup SeriesP25−30
2020-11-01NASCAR Cup Series at MartinsvilleNASCAR Cup SeriesP14+61
2020-10-25NASCAR Cup Series at TexasNASCAR Cup SeriesP39−139
2020-10-18NASCAR Cup Series at KansasNASCAR Cup SeriesP40−155
2020-10-11NASCAR CUP SERIES AT CHARLOTTENASCAR Cup SeriesP34−123
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+130Talladega 1997NASCAR XfinityP7
+128Dover 1997NASCAR XfinityP3
+127NASCAR CUP SERIES AT THE BRICKYARD 2020NASCAR Cup SeriesP2
+122O''Reilly 1997NASCAR XfinityP6
+121South Boston 1997NASCAR XfinityP6
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Daytona14 starts+24
Texas19 starts+24
O''Reilly4 starts+24
Fontana11 starts+24
Struggles
Las Vegas10 starts-59
Dover21 starts-20
Talladega6 starts-18
Bristol18 starts-17
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2020▸NASCAR Cup Series3301000P27−7705,521
2018▸NASCAR Cup Series1600000P25−5586,291
2015▸NASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing504010P18+1586,849
2014▸NASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing1915000P7+486,766
2013▸NASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing1623000P11+2226,643
2011▸NASCAR XfinityRoush Fenway Racing111000P22+706,421
2010▸NASCAR XfinityRoush Fenway Racing300000P35−956,351
2009▸NASCAR XfinityRoush Fenway Racing1513020P11−1426,446
2008▸NASCAR XfinityRoush Fenway Racing712000P19−376,588
2007▸NASCAR XfinityRoush Fenway Racing24212020P2−516,625
2006▸NASCAR XfinityRoush Racing21310040P3+5726,677
2005▸NASCAR XfinityRoush Racing1513000P9+426,105
2004▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises1635000P5+2676,062
2003▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises1426000P9−285,796
2002▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises401000P31−3535,824
2001▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises2318030P5−1306,177
2000▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises2049020P3+5406,307
1999▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises3249020P3−1765,767
1998▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises3139010P2+1,0205,943
1997▸NASCAR XfinityReiser Enterprises2102000P17+8704,924
1996▸NASCAR XfinityWegner Motorsports100000P38+2,7044,054
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kenseth finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Jason Keller4,3582211566571%
🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick6,2792138812541%
🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum5,9851756411137%
🇺🇸 Mark Green3,0631601322883%
🇺🇸 Randy LaJoie4,1891571084969%
🇺🇸 Tim Fedewa4,2191481103874%
🇺🇸 David Green3,9661481103874%
🇺🇸 Mike McLaughlin4,539143994469%
🇺🇸 Kenny Wallace4,3991401073376%
🇺🇸 Mike WallaceFIA Bronze4,1121401152582%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,381117576049%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,08360223837%
🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion6,68532141844%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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586🇫🇷 Michel TrolléInternational Formula 30005,524
587🇦🇷 Oscar LarrauriFormula 15,524
588🇮🇹 Antonio TamburiniInternational Formula 30005,521
589🇺🇸 Matt KensethNASCAR Cup Series5,521
590🇦🇺 Chaz MostertSupercars Championship5,520
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593🇺🇸 Connor ZilischNASCAR Cup Series5,519
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Matt Kenseth is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Cup Series. Kenseth has recorded 29 wins and 93 podiums from 337 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,521 ranks Kenseth 589th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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