Kenseth scores second win in the Chase with victory at New Hampshire

LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 22: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Home Depot / Husky Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after wining the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2013 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 22:  Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Home Depot / Husky Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after wining the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2013 in Loudon, New Hampshire.  (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LOUDON, NH – SEPTEMBER 22: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Home Depot / Husky Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after wining the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2013 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

In a repeat of a week prior, Matt Kenseth powered his way to victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sunday. Kenseth, who won the first race of the Chase the previous week at Chicagoland took the lead on lap 152 of 300 and took control to score his seventh win of the season.

For the second week, Kenseth’s teammate Kyle Busch finished second, marking the first time in the history on NASCAR’s Chase that a team has finished first and second.  Several other Chase contenders

Greg Biffle finished third, Jimmie Johnson and Jamie McMurray fourth and fifth. MORE>>>

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