17 Matt Kenseth

2009 For the first time since the inception of the Chase For The Sprint Cup in 2004, Roush Fenway Racing's Kenseth failed to make the field. Kenseth did win the prestigious Daytona 500 and followed it up the next week by winning at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. The 2003 Cup champion earned seven top-five and 12 top-10 finishes and was 14th in the series standings.

2008 Finished 11th in the series points...Earned nine top-five and 20 top-10 finishes...Led 604 laps....Signed a multiyear contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing.

2007 Finished fourth in series points … Earned two wins with 13 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes for the season … Was in a Chase For The Nextel Cup-cutoff spot of 12th or better following all but one race, the Daytona 500. Finished in the top 10 for the sixth consecutive season … Announced at the end of the season that team engineer Chip Bolin would move into the crew chief slot as long-time chief Robbie Reiser becomes general manager of Roush Fenway Racing.

2006 Finished second in series points after leading the standings with three races to go … Earned four wins as well as 15 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes … Was in the top 10 in the standings following all but one race, the season-opening Daytona 500, over the course of the season … Finished in the top 10 for the fifth consecutive season … Posted more than $9.5 million in winnings.

2005 Led a career high 1,001 laps ... With 12 races to go before the Chase For The Nextel Cup, rallied from 24th place in the standings and 320 points out of 10th to make the Chase.

2004 Finished eighth in series points. ... Finished with two wins. Won back-to-back races early in the year at North Carolina Speedway on Feb. 22 and at Las Vegas on March 7. ... His win at North Carolina Speedway was a photo finish with Raybestos Rookie of the Year Kasey Kahne ... Followed his 2003 series championship season with a strong performance, earning a berth in the inaugural Chase For The Nextel Cup. ... Began the 10-race Chase in fifth place and finished eighth. ... One of only four drivers to be ranked in the top 10 all season. ... Won the 2004 International Race of Champions (IROC) competition by winning the final two races in the four-race schedule.

2003 Won the series championship. ... Posted one of the most consistent performances in series history. ... Finished with one win, 11 top fives and a series-high 25 top-10s. ... Experienced only two DNFs, the first at Kansas in the season's 30th event, and the second at Homestead in the season finale, after clinching the series crown. ... Completed 10,350 laps, fifth-best behind series leader Kevin Harvick. ... Spent 35 of 36 weeks in the top 10, his only week outside it coming after a 20th-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500. ... Assumed the points lead after a fourth-place finish at Atlanta, the season's fourth race, and held it for 33 consecutive weeks, a modern-era record. ... Clinched the title following a fourth-place finish at Rockingham in the season's penultimate week.

2002 Finished eighth in series points, a career best. ... Won five races (Texas, Phoenix, Michigan, North Carolina and Richmond), the most of any driver on the circuit and a career best. ... Finished with 11 top fives and 19 top 10s. ... Polesitter at Dover spring race.

2001 Finished 13th in series points in his sophomore year. ... Finished fourth at Michigan, Talladega, New Hampshire and Phoenix for his only top-fives. ... Had nine top-10 finishes ... Had only six qualifying attempts of 20th or better and none better than 13th. ... Team won the 2001 Pit Crew Competition championship in Rockingham in October.

2000 Finished 14th in series points. ... Won Winston Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year title over Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a group of other talented first-year drivers. ... Won the circuit's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600, at Lowe's Motor Speedway for his first career Winston Cup win. ... Followed that performance with a second-place finish the following weekend at Dover. ... Posted 11 top-10 finishes, including the Daytona 500. ... Managed only two top-10 starting positions, a fourth at Atlanta and a sixth at Rockingham's early-season race.

1999 Finished 49th in series points. ... Drove five races for Roush Racing in preparation for his rookie season. ... Scored his first career top-five finish at Dover, where he finished fourth. ... Also ran at Michigan, Darlington, Charlotte and Rockingham in second half of season.

1998 Finished 57th in series points, driving in only one race. ... Drove the No. 94 Ford in place of Bill Elliott at Dover so Elliott could attend his father's funeral. ... Finished sixth in the race.