Kenseth bitter, and confused
Matt Kenseth is a bitter man, and understandably so.
It’s not his grandfather’s NASCAR and it’s certainly not his. NASCAR has gone through so many incarnations since he won the Cup title in 2003. First we have the Chase. Now we have the Playoffs.
Whatever you want to call it, Kenseth is out of the contenders mix after finishing 37th in Kansas.
“I don’t know what any of the rules are,” he told reporters after the race. “Seems like we got a lot of stuff that kind of gets, you know, changed so often I honestly can’t keep up with it. My head kind of spins from putting lug nuts out of pit boxes to one too many guys over the wall; you’re not allowed to race anymore. I just don’t get it, to be honest with you. I really don’t have a lot of good to say right now. I’m more than disappointed.”
He’s also uncertain, after getting bounced from Joe Gibbs Racing. He has no ride in 2018. You can look up the usual reasons: Kenseth makes too much money, and there is a lack of sponsorships. Home Depot and Dollar General have dropped out of the mix. And even though DeWalt stepped up to fill some of the gaps, Kenseth was without a primary sponsor moving forward.
“I’m just gonna say thanks to DeWalt,” Kenseth said. “We showed some flashes of brilliance this season, been off and on, been fast at times, had great pit stops at times, just haven’t been able to put it all together like a championship team.”