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Matt Kenseth - #17 Best Buy/Valvoline

2012 NASCAR Season

Rank Points Behind Starts Wins Poles
2nd 409 -2 11 1 0

Matt Kenseth Fantasy NASCAR Snapshot

T-5 T-10 T-15 T-20 Avg St Avg Fin Avg Rating
Season 6 (55%) 7 (64%) 9 (82%) 10 (91%) 15.5 7.9 103.86
Charlotte Motor Speedway 2 (25%) 6 (75%) 7 (88%) 7 (88%) 13.6 11.4 101.45
Intermediate 15 (25%) 35 (58%) 43 (72%) 48 (80%) 17.3 12.4 94.57
Momentum (Last 5 Races) 3 (60%) 4 (80%) 5 (100%) 5 (100%) 14.6 5.8 107.58
Momentum (Last 10 Races) 5 (50%) 6 (60%) 8 (80%) 9 (90%) 16.7 8.6 104.16

Matt Kenseth 2012 Season-to-date Loop Data

Starts Avg St Avg Mid Avg Fin Avg Running Pos % T-15 Laps Led Rating
11 15.5 7.0 7.9 8.4 87.20% 208 103.86

Matt Kenseth NASCAR Career Statistics by Season

TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by Wins. Hold down Shift and then sort by Pole.

Yr  Rk  T5  T5% T10  T10% T15  T15% T20  T20% Av St Av Fn Purse
TOTALS 447 22 10 119 216 288 335 19.7 14.4 $62,588,128
2012 2 11 1 0 6 55% 7 64% 9 82% 10 91% 15.5 7.9 3,236,970
2011 4 36 3 3 12 33% 20 56% 25 69% 28 78% 14.2 12.2 6,183,580
2010 5 36 0 0 6 17% 15 42% 25 69% 32 89% 19.4 12.8 5,621,480
2009 14 36 2 1 7 19% 12 33% 21 58% 26 72% 21.4 15.4 7,085,710
2008 11 36 0 0 9 25% 20 56% 23 64% 25 69% 16.5 16.4 5,526,940
2007 4 36 2 0 13 36% 22 61% 28 78% 28 78% 19.9 13.0 6,485,630
2006 2 36 4 0 15 42% 21 58% 30 83% 31 86% 14.6 9.8 6,608,920
2005 7 36 1 2 12 33% 17 47% 22 61% 25 69% 17.0 15.4 5,790,770
2004 8 36 2 0 8 22% 16 44% 19 53% 26 72% 21.7 15.7 6,223,890
2003 1 36 1 0 11 31% 25 69% 31 86% 32 89% 21.3 10.3 4,038,120
2002 8 36 5 1 11 31% 19 53% 23 64% 25 69% 18.1 15.6 3,888,850
2001 13 36 0 0 4 11% 9 25% 13 36% 23 64% 27.8 18.6 2,265,840
2000 14 34 1 0 4 12% 11 32% 16 47% 21 62% 25.2 18.9 2,150,760
1999 49 5 0 0 1 20% 1 20% 2 40% 2 40% 22.6 26.0 143,561
1998 57 1 0 0 0 0% 1 100% 1 100% 1 100% 16.0 6.0 42,340

Matt Kenseth NASCAR Career Statistics by Track

TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by TT (Track Type). Hold down Shift and then sort by 5%.

Track TT    S    W    P    T5    T5%   T10    T10%   T15    T15%   T20    T20%   Bst   
Atlanta Motor Speedway INT 23 0 1 8 35% 13 57% 18 78% 19 83% 2
Auto Club Speedway SS 20 3 0 8 40% 13 65% 14 70% 17 85% 1
Bristol Motor Speedway ST 25 2 1 10 40% 17 68% 20 80% 21 84% 1
Charlotte Motor Speedway INT 25 2 0 7 28% 13 52% 18 72% 19 76% 1
Chicagoland Speedway INT 11 0 1 2 18% 4 36% 8 73% 8 73% 2
Darlington Raceway INT 19 0 1 1 5% 8 42% 10 53% 12 63% 3
Daytona International Speedway SS 25 2 0 5 20% 12 48% 14 56% 17 68% 1
Dover International Speedway ST 26 2 2 12 46% 17 65% 18 69% 20 77% 1
Homestead-Miami Speedway INT 12 1 0 3 25% 5 42% 6 50% 7 58% 1
Indianapolis Motor Speedway SS 12 0 0 5 42% 7 58% 8 67% 9 75% 2
Infineon Raceway RC 12 0 0 0 0% 1 8% 4 33% 7 58% 8
Kansas Speedway INT 13 0 1 4 31% 7 54% 7 54% 8 62% 4
Kentucky Speedway INT 1 0 0 0 0% 1 100% 1 100% 1 100% 6
Las Vegas Motor Speedway INT 13 2 1 5 38% 6 46% 9 69% 11 85% 1
Martinsville Speedway ST 25 0 0 3 12% 8 32% 14 56% 17 68% 2
Michigan International Speedway SS 25 2 0 11 44% 16 64% 22 88% 24 96% 1
New Hampshire Motor Speedway INT 24 0 1 5 21% 12 50% 13 54% 19 79% 2
North Carolina Speedway INT 10 2 0 4 40% 6 60% 6 60% 6 60% 1
Phoenix International Raceway ST 20 1 1 5 25% 8 40% 12 60% 13 65% 1
Pocono Raceway SS 24 0 0 3 13% 9 38% 16 67% 20 83% 3
Richmond International Raceway ST 25 1 0 3 12% 9 36% 16 64% 16 64% 1
Talladega Superspeedway SS 25 0 0 4 16% 7 28% 11 44% 16 64% 3
Texas Motor Speedway INT 20 2 0 11 55% 14 70% 15 75% 19 95% 1
Watkins Glen International RC 12 0 0 0 0% 3 25% 8 67% 9 75% 8

Matt Kenseth NASCAR Career Statistics by Track Type

TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by Starts. Hold down Shift and then sort by Wins.

Track Type S T5 T5% T10 T10% T15 T15% T20 T20% Best
Intermediate 171 9 6 50 29% 89 52% 111 65% 129 75% 1
Road Course 24 0 0 0 0% 4 17% 12 50% 16 67% 8
Superspeedway 131 7 0 36 27% 64 49% 85 65% 103 79% 1
Short Track 121 6 4 33 27% 59 49% 80 66% 87 72% 1
TOTALS 447 22 10 119 216 288 335

Matt Kenseth Win Breakdown by Track Type

  • Intermediate: 41%
  • Road Course: 0%
  • Superspeedway: 32%
  • Short Track: 27%

Short tracks: 1-mile and less

Intermediate tracks: 1.01-mile to 1.99-miles

Superspeedway tracks: 2-miles+

Matt Kenseth NASCAR Career Race Log by Season

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Matt Kenseth NASCAR Career Race Log by Track

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COT Column:

  • * = COT car with the WING and front SPLITTER
  • ** = COT car with the SPOILER and front SPLITTER
  • *** = COT car with the SPOILER and NEW FRONT NOSE
Matt Kenseth

Personal

  • Hometown: Cambridge, WI
  • Birthdate: 03-10-1972

Team

  • Car: #17 Ford
  • Primary Sponsor: Best Buy/Valvoline
  • Team: Roush Fenway Racing

Cup Career