Despite the owner's success, Jack Roush has only one Cup driver with a championship to his credit ... Matt Kenseth.
Matt Kenseth won the title in 2003, the last year before NASCAR implemented its Chase for the Nextel Cup playoff format.
Matt Kenseth made the Chase in its first three years, finishing seventh, eighth and was runner-up to champion Jimmie Johnson in 2006.
Still, Matt Kenseth has finished in the top 10 in points for four consecutive years and in 2005 had six top-fives among the season's final 10 races.
Matt Kenseth has been a model of consistency in his Cup career since he started racing full time in 2000. Only once did Matt Kenseth fail to record a win or reach double digits in top-10s -- both in 2001 -- and has never finished worse than 14th in points.
Matt Kenseth awards and recognitions:
2006
- Four wins (Fontana, Dover, Michigan, Bristol)
- Career best, 15 top-five finishes
- 21 top-10 finishes
- Career best, 9.8 average finish
- Career best, 14.6 average start
- Finished second in NEXTEL Cup championship point standings
- Led career high 1132 laps
- Won once (Daytona oval) and finished second in the IROC Series Championship
n Three Busch Series wins (Bristol, Phoenix, Homestead)
n Scored 18 top-10 finishes in 21 starts in the Busch Series
2005
- One win (Bristol)
- Won two poles (Bristol, Kansas)
- 12 top-five finishes
- 17 top-10 finishes
- Finished seventh in NEXTEL Cup championship point standings
- One Busch Series win (Darlington)
- Scored 12 top-10 finishes in 15 starts in the Busch Series
2004
- Two wins (Rockingham, Las Vegas)
- Eight top-five finishes
- 16 top-10 finishes
- Finished eighth in NEXTEL Cup championship point standings
- Won two of four IROC events and picked up IROC Series Championship
- Three Busch Series wins (Texas, Loudon, Atlanta)
- Scored 11 top-10 finishes in 16 starts in the Busch Series
2003
- NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, the final champion of the “Winston era”
- One win (Las Vegas)
- 11 top-five finishes
- Career best, 25 top-10 finishes
- Two Busch Series wins (Fontana, Charlotte)
- Scored nine top-10 finishes in 14 starts in the Busch Series
2002
- Five wins (Rockingham, Texas, Michigan, Richmond, Phoenix)
- Won one pole (Dover)
- 11 top-five finishes
- 19 top-10 finishes
- No.17 DEWALT crew won World Pit Crew Competition (2nd year straight)
- Finished eighth in Winston Cup championship point standings
2001
- Four top-five finishes
- Nine top-10 finishes
- No.17 DEWALT crew won World Pit Crew Competition
- Finished 13th in Winston Cup championship point standings
- One Busch Series win (Bristol)
- Scored 14 top-10 finishes in 23 starts in the Busch Series
2000
- Winston Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year
- One win (Charlotte), 18th career start
- Four top-five finishes
- 11 top-10 finishes
- Finished 14th in Winston Cup championship point standings
- Four Busch Series wins (Daytona, Fontana, Dover, Charlotte)
- Scored 17 top-10 finishes in 20 starts in the Busch Series
1999
- Started five Cup races with Roush Racing and DEWALT
- Four Busch Series wins (Darlington, Nazareth, Fontana, Bristol)
- Two poles in Busch Series
- Finished third in Busch Series championship point standings
- Partnered with DEWALT Industrial Tools in the Busch Series
1998
- Three Busch Series wins (Rockingham, Pikes Peak, Dover)
- Scored 17 top-five finishes and 23 top-10 finishes
- Made NEXTEL Cup Series debut at Dover and finished sixth
- Finished second in Busch Series championship point standings
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