Kenseth wins at Dover

Wisconsin NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth captured his first Sprint Cup race of 2016, holding off Kyle Larson to take the Triple “A” 400 in Dover, Delaware. The Cambridge native led for 48 of the 400 laps to win his third career race at the one-mile Dover track...

Menard gets Year’s First Top-Ten Finish

Eau Claire native Paul Menard earned his first Top-Ten finish of the year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit.  Menard took eighth on Sunday at the S-T-P 500 in Martinsville, Virginia, and he rose one place in the season point standings to 21st. Matt Kenseth of Cambridge...

Late crash costs Kenseth in Daytona Beach

Wisconsin’s Matt Kenseth has lost his front-row starting spot for Sunday’s Daytona 500.  The Cambridge native got into a six-car crash on the final lap of Thursday night’s second 150-mile qualifying race. Kenseth will have to use a backup car for...

Kenseth captures third Cup race this season

Cambridge, Wisconsin native Matt Kenseth led for 146 of 200 laps, winning Nascar’s Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday. Kenseth started in the lead and stayed there for much of the race, earning his third Sprint Cup victory of the season and 34th of his career.  It was...

Kenseth wins on 41st birthday

Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday for his new Joe Gibbs Racing team, holding off Kasey Kahne for his third victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The Cambridge, Wisconsin native earned his 25th career victory and his first for Joe Gibbs Racing after...

Crash ends Kenseth’s day

Matt Kenseth led 86 laps of Sunday’s Daytona 500.  That’s more than any other driver in the field.  But the defending Daytona 500 Champion saw his day end on lap 149 after transmission issues. Two laps later, teammate Kyle Busch left after blowing his...

Twin Qualifying races on tap at Daytona

Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon are already positioned on the front row for this weekend’s Daytona 500.  The rest of the field will be completed today with the two Daytona 500 qualifying races. Wisconsin drivers Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard and Travis Kvapil are all...

Kenseth falls out of NASCAR point lead

A late crash during the Brickyard 400 left Matt Kenseth with a wrecked car, a 35th place finish, and most importantly, it knocked him out of the NASCAR Spring Cup Series points lead. Kenseth couldn’t avoid a spinning Joey Logano after a restart with 27 laps to...