Matt Kenseth Misses Chase For The First Time

With this year’s disappointment, Matt Kenseth will miss the first Chase for the Sprint Cup of his career. Dating back to the format’s creation in 2004, Kenseth had always been a participant, one of only two drivers to make that claim (Jimmie Johnson was the other). This year, however, Kenseth will be an also-ran, fighting with Kyle Busch for 13th place and missing the banquet at the end of the year. Things started off so promising for Kenseth, the winner of the first two races of the season. After taking the Daytona 500 in rain-shortened fashion, people wondered whether or not the win was a fluke; Kenseth responded by winning the next race in Fontana. The Fox commentary booth declared that Kenseth was no fluke this year. It was ...

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