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Kenseth captures third Cup race this season

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Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth

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 also the fifth win in the last six races for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Kenseth led for 73% of the laps on Sunday, the highest percentage by anyone in a Sprint Cup race this year.  He remains in 7th positions in the point standings.

Eau Claire’s Paul Menard finished 12th and Janesville’s Travis Kvapil was 40th.

 

Kenseth hangs on to Sprint Cup points lead

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Kevin Harvick pulled away from Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon on a late restart to win a wreck-filled race at Kansas Speedway.

With the win, Harvick moved into third in points behind leaders Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson.  Kenseth, who finished 11th in Sunday’s race, has a slight 3-point lead over Johnson in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.

There were 15 cautions in the race, breaking the record of 14 set in last year’s race.

Harvick sat on the pole for the first time in 254 races.  He also won the last time he qualified first, at New Hampshire in 2006.

Kenseth gets 5th Sprint Cup win of the season

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Matt Kenseth captured his Sprint Cup Series leading fifth win of the season, holding off Kasey Kahne for the checkered flag to win Saturday’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway.  It’s the third time this season that Kahne has finished second to Kenseth.

With the victory, Kenseth clinched at least a wild card berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.  There’s two races to go to set the 12 driver field.