Matt Kenseth used experience to hold off the youthful desires of two of NASCAR’s rising stars Sunday to score a much needed, and hard earned win at Dover International Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver scored his 37th career win holding off a hard charging Kyle Larson and rookie Chase Elliott to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400 Drive for Autism in one of the most exciting races at the Monster Mile is recent memory.
“It feels good to be here, been a tough few months, for sure,” Kenseth said. “We had a good car today. I thought we were competitive and there were a few guys at different parts of the race that were a little bit better and Kyle (Larson) gave me all I wanted at the end, and then some. We were fortunate to be able to hold him off.”
Kenseth led a total of 48 laps including the final 40 taking the lead after a huge crash on a restart.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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