Matt Kenseth Wins the Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag for the 17th time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career with today’s win at Daytona International Speedway.
It is Kenseth’s first career Cup win at Daytona. (He won a Nationwide race at Daytona in 2000.)
This is Kenseth’s first victory since the 2007 season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Ford has now won 593 all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
Ford has now won the Daytona 500 10 times.
This is Roush Fenway Racing’s first-ever Daytona 500 victory. It is Roush Fenway’s fourth all-time win at Daytona.
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion (finished 1st) – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEWS: “It’s gonna be really wet out here because I’m crying like a baby, but I’ve just got to thank my team and thank the Lord for giving me this opportunity first of all. I’ve had a lot of great opportunities in my life – from my family getting me in racing and really DeWalt, Ford, Carhartt, USG Sheetrock, R&L Carriers, all the sponsors that we have that have stuck by us and made this happen in an up and down economy. Man, I don’t know. Winning the Daytona 500 is definitely a dream moment. It’s just an unbelievable feeling.”
