Matt Kenseth: Biography in Details
Who is Matt Kenseth?
Matt Kenseth is a former professional stock car racing driver. His real name is Matthew Roy “Matt” Kenseth and he belongs to American society.
He had gaped racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin as well as attained track championships at Madison International Speedway.
Then he transposed to the ARTGO, American Speed Association, as well as Hooters Late Model touring series before getting a full-time ride in NASCAR.
Recently, he had emeritus from full-time racing after a career racing for Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.
Matt Kenseth: Childhood, Education, Family Background
Matt Kenseth was born on 10th March 1972 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. He was the son of father Roy Kenseth and mother Nicola Sue Kenseth. From a teenager, he was interested in stock car racing and had begun in 1988 at the age of 16 at Madison International Speedway.
He had completed his high school at Cambridge High School. Then he had worked for four years selling and shipping parts for Left-hander Chassis, a late model racecar chassis manufacturer just south of Wisconsin in Illinois.
Matt Kenseth: Professional Life, Career
Matt Kenseth started his professional life when he was a teenager. These years he had sustained to race in 1988 and 1989.
He had finished 13th in points with four Top 5s and nine Top 10 finishes in 2001 and had won the most races five total and one pole in 2002.
Likewise, he had become the fifth different champion in five years, and the third consecutive former Raybestos Rookie of the Year to win the series title in 2003. The next year, he won the International Race of Champions. Through this, he was reserved for the inaugural Nextel Cup and finished 8th in the final NASCAR point standings.
In 2005, he had started with relatively poor finishes but had a strong mid-season run. The next year, he had begun the 2006 season by leading early in the Daytona 500 before spinning his car after contact with Tony Stewart. Then he won the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway in 2007.
Subsequently, he captured the fifth pole of his career by setting a new track in Las Vegas in 2011. The next year, it was announced that he would leave Roush Fenway Racing. In the same year, he had won his second race of the year, winning the fall race at Talladega as a crash unfolded behind him.
Similarly, Matt Kenseth started the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season by winning the Sprint Unlimited for the first time in his career. The next year, he had started 4th and led 39 of the first 71 laps and got caught up in a late-race wreck with Joey Logano and Danica Patrick causing Kenseth to barrel-roll onto his roof. Additionally, DeWalt had sponsored Kenseth for his final race at Homestead recently.
Matt Kenseth: Salary, Net Worth
Through his hard work, he has earned a net worth of $60 million. Besides this, he hasn’t mentioned his salary on social sites.
Matt Kenseth: Achievements and Awards
Matt Kenseth has worked very hard up till now and has gained 2000 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year.
Matt Kenseth: Rumors and Controversy
In 2003, he suffered from rumors and controversy. It was said that he had led the points standings for 33 weeks despite only having one victory to go in the season led to discussions on how to prevent Kenseth’s feat from happening again.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Moving towards his body measurements, he has maintained his height of 5 ft. 9 inches and weight of 69kg. Besides this, he has mentioned his hair color which is light brown, and has a sparkling blue eye.
Social Media Profile
Matt Kenseth is quite active on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Currently, he has almost 139k followers on Facebook, more than 46.6k followers on Instagram, and over 360.7k followers on Twitter.