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While he will not be driving in the Cup Series in the 2018 season, Kenseth has not officially announced that he is retiring. Here is what he said on a NASCAR on NBC podcast, which is scheduled to be released early this upcoming week.
“I’ve put a lot of thought into it and pretty much decided after Martinsville, which I kind of already knew anyway, but we decided to take some time off. I don’t know what that means. I don’t know if that’s forever. I don’t know if that’s a month or I don’t know if that’s five months. I don’t know if that’s two years. Most likely when you’re gone, you don’t get the opportunity again. I just don’t really feel it’s in the cards.”
https://beyondtheflag.com/2017/11/04/nascar-matt-kenseth-leaving-racing-after-2017-season/
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Matt Kenseth gets last laugh in Phoenix as his NASCAR career winds down
He’s had some modest offers from lesser-financed teams, but when they take your ride, the bottom feeders come calling and there’s only more race left on the schedule – the Ford Ecoboost 400 next Sunday in Homestead, Fla. – is usually means you’re done.
It’s racing’s way of forcing you into retirement, whether you’re ready to go or not.
“I hate to think he’s finished knowing that he wants to compete,” best friend and longtime competitor Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. “I know he wants to race and I think he can, obviously, still be competitive. I hope he gets that opportunity.”
Apparently, it’s not going to happen. If he can’t be competitive every week and have the car to win a championship, “then I’m not going to do it,” Kenseth said. If anything, he added, Sunday’s win only helps to reaffirm the fact he will be walking away.
“There’s not a lot of people that get to go out like this,” he said, “so it was a special day and I’m looking forward to next week and hopefully trying to race them again one more time.”
http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...-nascar-wins-phoenix-career-ending/857177001/
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Matt Kenseth to drive rookie paint scheme in Cup season finale
“I’ve put a lot of thought into it and pretty much decided after Martinsville, which I kind of already knew anyway, but we decided to take some time off. I don’t know what that means. I don’t know if that’s forever. I don’t know if that’s a month or I don’t know if that’s five months. I don’t know if that’s two years. Most likely when you’re gone, you don’t get the opportunity again. I just don’t really feel it’s in the cards.”
https://beyondtheflag.com/2017/11/04/nascar-matt-kenseth-leaving-racing-after-2017-season/
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Matt Kenseth gets last laugh in Phoenix as his NASCAR career winds down
He’s had some modest offers from lesser-financed teams, but when they take your ride, the bottom feeders come calling and there’s only more race left on the schedule – the Ford Ecoboost 400 next Sunday in Homestead, Fla. – is usually means you’re done.
It’s racing’s way of forcing you into retirement, whether you’re ready to go or not.
“I hate to think he’s finished knowing that he wants to compete,” best friend and longtime competitor Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. “I know he wants to race and I think he can, obviously, still be competitive. I hope he gets that opportunity.”
Apparently, it’s not going to happen. If he can’t be competitive every week and have the car to win a championship, “then I’m not going to do it,” Kenseth said. If anything, he added, Sunday’s win only helps to reaffirm the fact he will be walking away.
“There’s not a lot of people that get to go out like this,” he said, “so it was a special day and I’m looking forward to next week and hopefully trying to race them again one more time.”
http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...-nascar-wins-phoenix-career-ending/857177001/
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Matt Kenseth to drive rookie paint scheme in Cup season finale
