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The backseat drivers break down the wins of joey logano in 2020 and if anybody can beat him early this season. Lets take a look back at the drivers since 2004 that have won. Nov 01, 2015 initial crash between keselowski and kenseth, payback with logano and kenseth, replays and interviews. Stay up to date with nascar player news, rumors, updates, analysis and more at fox sports. Every nascar fan can find officially licensed matt kenseth clothing and gear as we offer a variety of sizes and styles. Matt kenseth will be behind the wheel competing in a nascar. Nascar suspends matt kenseth for 2 races for actions against. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no.
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Kenseth, the 2003 nascar champion and a twotime daytona 500 winner, was racing for a victory he needed to advance in the chase for the sprint cup championship. Joey logano admits to key mistake during matt kenseth feud. Just before his announcement, matt kenseths home finally sold. An officially licensed joey logano diecast makes a great addition to any nascar fans collection. Initial crash between keselowski and kenseth, payback with logano and kenseth, replays and interviews. Joseph thomas logano born may 24, 1990, nicknamed sliced bread, is an american professional stock car racing driver.
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Joey logano bumps matt kenseth from kansas win, chase advancement with four laps remaining in sundays hollywood casino 400 at kansas speedway, kenseth and logano. After joey logano and matt kenseth tangled while racing for the lead two weekends ago at kansas speedway, nascar chairman and ceo brian france called the incident a great example of everybody. Kenseth, his crew chief jason ratcliff and team owner joe gibbs were promptly summoned to the nascar hauler. While the vast majority of nascar s biggest drivers have not commented publicly on the subject, joey logano was asked about it while doing an interview with nbc sports mike tirico. Fs1 to show iracing pro invitational series race with nascar drivers. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. In this moment in nascar history, relive the infamous fight between jeff gordon and brad keselowski at texas motor speedway in 2014. Nov 03, 2015 nascar drivers joey logano and matt kenseth have made contact with one another twice in the past three weeks, with each initiating contact. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Logano shrugged it off as hard racing and denied deliberately wrecking the joe gibbs racing driver. But no punishment anyone could mete out to kenseth could possibly be enough to satisfy. Nascar suspends matt kenseth for two races over logano wreck. Matt kenseth met with joey logano at nascar s request on friday and now wants to move past the incident that earned him a tworace suspension. Watch your favorite driver in style when you shop our unbeatable selection of matt kenseth apparel at the official nascar shop.
Nascar suspends matt kenseth 2 races for wrecking joey logano. Logano qualified for the nascar playoffs in 2019 with two wins at las vegas and michigan. Kenseth followed driver code ricky craven explains matt kenseth s actions in wrecking joey logano at martinsville and the punishment he expects nascar to levy. Former champion matt kenseth talks about returning to the nascar cup series for. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. If you think matt kenseth is the only nascar driver having issues with logano, you havent been paying attention. Matthew roy kenseth born march 10, 1972 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. Nascar has suspended matt kenseth for two races for deliberately wrecking joey logano in the closing laps on sunday at martinsville speedway.
He last competed parttime in the monster energy nascar cup series, driving the no. Nov 05, 2015 after logano turned kenseth to win the oct. Hey, nascar, logano intentionally wrecked kenseth, too. What drivers said after phoenix cup race nascar talk. Nov 01, 2015 the tension between joey logano and matt kenseth boiled over at martinsville speedway on sunday, ultimately overshadowing jeff gordons win in the goodys headache relief shot 500 after logano. Joey logano is the 2018 monster energy nascar cup series champion and the driver of the no. Joey logano with all the burnout luck in las vegas nascar. Apr 14, 2020 for the first time since november 2018, matt kenseth will be behind the wheel competing in a nascar cup series race. I aint going to argue with what matt did, matt felt like he was.
Nascar shop has the best selection of joey logano diecasts available in a variety of styles and sizes so you can commemorate every important nascar event with a collectible joey logano diecast. Michael mcdowell relives his 2008 qualifying crash at texas. Two weeks after matt kenseth was taken out by joey logano, kenseth returned the favor by wrecking logano when he was leading the sprint cup series race with 47 laps left on sunday. The 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018 chairgatin college. Matt kenseth era at cgr as the 48yearold driver made his first start. Kenseth, fresh off a threewin season himself and yet another go at the chase for the sprint cup, brings plenty to the table in replacing joey logano in one of the most appealing seats on the circuit. Nov 03, 2015 nascar has suspended sprint cup driver matt kenseth for two races after he wrecked leader joey logano with 47 laps remaining in the goodys 500 on sunday at martinsville speedway. How nascar drivers like jimmie johnson, logano are staying. But because one incident looked like a racing situation. For the first time since november 2018, matt kenseth will be behind the wheel competing in a nascar cup series race. Joey logano diecast, joey logano nascar diecasts, model cars. We talked to a few nascar drivers to see what their social. Nov 03, 2015 kenseth, the 2003 nascar champion and a twotime daytona 500 winner, has always followed a driver code and believed logano had wronged him at kansas. Just like any outstanding champion that appears to be dismantling a legends throne, people seriously hated him for it.
But the 48yearold veteran will be jumping in a car hes never raced before. But no punishment anyone could mete out to kenseth could possibly be enough to satisfy logano, the sports hottest driver, who was on the brink of a fourth consecutive cup series race win. It was ruled a behavioral penalty, in violation of sections 12. Nov 03, 2015 kenseth said the team penske driver was lying, and he had support throughout the garage after wrecking logano on purpose. He is currently signed fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Matt kenseth was suspended by nascar following his retaliation at martinsville speedway. Highlights of matt kenseths nascar career nascar talk nbc. Driver matt kenseth returned to the track friday for the first time since he was suspended for two races by nascar for intentionally wrecking joey logano last month as. How nascar drivers like jimmie johnson and joey logano are staying in shape at home. Kenseth joined a list that includes david pearson 1961, jeff gordon 1994 and bobby labonte 1995 as drivers who scored their first career cup victory with a win in the 600.
Joey logano has a new driving aid behind the wheel. Nascar at identity crossroads, should suspend matt kenseth now, logano, who was trying to become the first driver since jimmie johnson in. Why joey logano is sporting some new specs behind the wheel. Watch the joey logano and matt kenseth crash video below.
Matthew roy kenseth born march 10, 1972 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Chip ganassi racing hired kenseth after the team fired kyle larson on april 14 for saying a racial slur during an iracing event. Nascar parks matt kenseth 2 races for wrecking joey logano. The previous youngest was casey atwood in 1999 at 18 years, 3 days. Nov 04, 2015 matt kenseth deliberately piledriving joey logano into the turn 1 wall on sunday at martinsville speedway was one of the more controversial moments of the season and had a seismic impact on the. Joe gibbs racing will appeal the suspension, and there will be a hearing at 9 a. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Nascar suspends matt kenseth for 2 races for wrecking logano. Oct 18, 2015 kenseth and logano traded the lead eight times between laps 72 and 2, but the drama reached a crescendo on lap 262.
Oct 30, 2018 matt kenseth who was multiple laps down, spins the race leader joey logano nascar penalty to matt kenseth. Nov 03, 2015 hamlin believes that kenseth, who has been his teammate at jgr since 20, was policing himself and the drivers code when he crashed logano into the turn 1 wall at martinsville two weeks after. Oct 04, 2016 logano was infamously wrecked on purpose by kenseth while leading at martinsville speedway in 2015, which robbed him of not only a good finish but the chance at a bye into the four driver. He had stepped away from fulltime racing after the 2017 season after a career racing for roush fenway racing and joe. Logano earned his first nascar championship by winning the season finale at miami, defeating title finalists martin truex jr. Heres a look at some of the landmark events in kenseths nascar career. Kenseth was once again battling for the lead at martinsville when he ended up making contact with logano s team mate brad keselowski on lap. Nascar suspends matt kenseth for 2 races for actions. Nascar has suspended sprint cup driver matt kenseth for two races after he wrecked leader joey logano with 47 laps remaining during the goodys 500 on sunday at martinsville speedway. Nov 03, 2015 kenseth was once again battling for the lead at martinsville when he ended up making contact with logano s team mate brad keselowski on lap 436 as the penske pair tried to work in tandem at the. Unapologetic matt kenseth defends wrecking joey logano at. Nov 01, 2015 logano maintained the contact was hard racing and noted how kenseth had blocked him multiple times during the battle for the lead. Joey logano said on friday at martinsville speedway that he wasnt worried about retaliation from matt kenseth in sundays opening race of the chase eliminator round.
Kenseths actions had ultimately caused logano to miss the final round of the chase, due to logano finishing badly at texas and not winning the. Nascar faces a tough decision in how it will handle sundays incident between matt kenseth and joey logano at martinsville speedway kenseth and the team penske drivers logano and brad. Oct 23, 2015 joey logano bumps matt kenseth from kansas win, chase advancement with four laps remaining in sundays hollywood casino 400 at kansas speedway, kenseth and logano were battling for the lead. Matt kenseth doesnt regret crashing joey logano and believes nascar could have done a better job of quelling the animosity between the two drivers. Matt kenseth puts joey logano into wall at martinsville. Jimmie johnson was the first driver to win five straight championships and tied dale earnhardt and richard petty with seven in 2016, as well as surpassing earnhardt for alltime nascar wins.
Kenseth said logano was lying about the purposefulness of the crash. Kenseth s last start came in the 2018 cup finale in miami. Logano earned his first nascar championship by winning the season finale at. Loganos first major nascar win came during the meijer 300 at kentucky speedway in just his third start in the 2008 nationwide series. Matt kenseth wrecks joey logano after logano puts kenseth a lap down at martinsville speedway. The 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018 chairgatin. Does that hot start ensure big success in a season. Nascar suspends kenseth for 2 races over logano wreck. Nov 01, 2015 a couple weeks ago, when joey logano bumped matt kenseth into a spin and out of the lead in the closing laps at kansas speedway, nascar ceo brian france called it quintessential nascar. We polled 11 nascar drivers to see what they think of everyone else.