Driver Profile: Matt Kenseth

Driver of the #17: Matthew Roy Kenseth (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Matt, "Matt the Brat"

Birthdate: March 10th, 1972
Hometown: Cambridge, Wisconsin
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married (Katie)
Children: Ross (previous relationship); Kaylin Nicola and Grace Katherine

Rookie Season: 2000
Years in Sport: 11
Starts: 436
First Race: 1998 MBNA Gold 400 (Dover)
Poles: 8
First Pole: 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover)
Wins: 21
First Win: 2000 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Top-Fives: 113
Top-Tens: 209

Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Years with Team: 11
Owner: John Henry
Sponsor: Best Buy
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 1st (2003)
Lowest Points Finish: 14th (2000)

Career Highlights:

• Made his NASCAR Cup debut filling in for Bill Elliott who had personal reasons to attend to.
• Beat Dale Earnhardt Jr out for the 2000 Rookie of the Year title.
• Won the 2009 Daytona 500.
• Won the 2003 Championship even though he had only won ONE race all season. This led to NASCAR making the first of many points system changes.
• Kenseth is a fan of the Green Bay Packers

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Matt Kenseth:
       Matt Kenseth will start of the 2012 NASCAR season strong. He will got top-ten finishes in the first FOUR races of the season. However, he will begin to struggle throughout the spring before winning at Michigan in June. Kenseth will just barely get into the Chase clinching a wild card spot, but he will not move up in the points. He will finish the season 11th in the final standings.