Attention Matt Kenseth fans!!! Meet Matt on Thursday, December 23 from 7–9pm at The Racer’s Edge Racing Collectibles - 300 N. Milwaukee (Rte. 83) Lake Villa, Ill. The Racer’s Edge will have a HUGE quantity of Matt’s Limited Edition Die-Cast Taurus from Team Caliber, Authentic Trackside apparel, and hard to find memorabilia available for purchase to be autographed. Call The Racer’s Edge at (847) 356-2664 for more details!!! 

The NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division banquet will be held on Friday, Jan. 7, at The Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., and televised on Sunday, Jan 16th, 2000 at 12noon/et on ESPN2.

DeWALT RACING NOTES
MISFORTUNE IN MIAMI

The last race of the year was a disappointment for the entire DEWALT Race Team. Finishing in 38th spot, Matt dropped to third in the Busch Series point standings.
   Kenseth qualified for the HotWheels.com 300 in 17th position. After the previous night’s final practice, Matt was confident he had a car that would run up front on Saturday. Kenseth took the green flag and crossed the start finish line just once before becoming involved in an accident in turn three. Matt was able to drive the DEWALT Monte Carlo back into the garage area for repairs, but the damage to the car was extensive. The crew fixed the car as best they could, taking just 23 laps, and sent Kenseth back into the race. 
Matt resumed the race in 41st spot and was running a tick off the leader’s speed, but was never able to make up all the laps he was down. Kenseth finished the final race of 1999 in 38th position. Jeff Green, who was in third position in the points race prior to Miami, finished in 5th spot. Green moved into second spot in the championship points race and Kenseth fell to third, 40 points behind Green. 

1999 Busch Series Point Standings
1 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4667
2 Jeff Green 4367
3 Matt Kenseth 4327
4 Todd Bodine 4029
5 Elton Sawyer 3891
6 Jeff Purvis 3658
7 Dave Blaney 3582
8 Jason Keller 3537
9 Mike McLaughlin 3478
10 Randy Lajoie 3379

LAST BUSCH RACE FOR DEWALT
DEWALT Tools will be moving up into Winston Cup racing full time in 2000, competing at Miami for the final time in the Busch Series after seven years of involvement. Matt Kenseth and DEWALT will be moving up to WC with Roush Racing in 2000. The first race of 2000 will be at Daytona International Speedway in February. 

DeWALT RACING NOTES
KENSETH GRABS TOP TEN AT PIR
Matt Kenseth qualified for the Outback Steakhouse 200 in 6th position, starting along side Dale Earnhardt Jr. in row three. Kenseth took the green flag at 1:15 PM on Saturday and moved up two positions in just 2 laps. Matt began falling back a few spots, battling a tight condition in the center of the corners. Kenseth made his first pit stop of the day on lap 101 under the green flag. The DEWALT crew pulled off a fast 17 second pit stop. After the entire field cycled through the green flag stops, Kenseth was running in 7th position. The first caution flag of the day flew on lap 151 and Kenseth ducted into the pits for his second and final pit stop of the day. The crew had another great stop, taking on four tires and making a track bar adjustment to loosen the car up. The team gained two positions in the pits, thanks to the fast work of the crew. Matt took the green flag in 5th spot but fell back to 8th before the checkered flag dropped on lap 200, battling a very loose car. Dale Jr. came home in second spot and claimed the 1999 Busch Series Championship, climbing ahead of Matt Kenseth by 189 points. (The most points’ Matt could gain at Miami is 185).
   

Matt’s Thoughts on Phoenix
“I thought the car would be tighter at the end. I loosed the car up a little too much that last stop and got it way too loose. We’ve had a real good year. I’m real proud of the entire DEWALT race team. They did a great job and got us one more win than we had last year so far ,and we’ve led about twice as many laps. So we performed a little better as a whole but we made a lot more mistakes as a group. We had finishes back in the thirties, parts break, and things like that really hurt the point’s total. I’m still real proud of these guys. We have pretty fast race cars every week.”

1999 Busch Series Point Standings
1 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4467
2 Matt Kenseth 4278 (-189) 
3 Jeff Green 4212
4 Todd Bodine 3957
5 Elton Sawyer 3767
6 Jeff Purvis 3570
7 Dave Blaney 3467
8 Jason Keller 3452
9 Mike McLaughlin 3375
10 Randy Lajoie 3303

DeWALT RACING NOTES 
Matt Kenseth surpassed the 2 million-dollar mark in career earnings with his $19,875 winnings from Memphis Motorsports Park. Kenseth has achieved this feat in just 83 career Busch Series starts.

Matt will be signing autographs at the Payless Cashways in Chandler, AZ on Friday, November 5th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Payless is located at 1509 N. Arizona Ave.

Matt and the DEWALT Racing Team did not test at Phoenix prior to race  weekend. Matt was at the Phoenix Winston Cup race last year as relief driver  for Roush teammate Kevin Lepage. Kenseth only made a few practice laps  around the track for Lepage and was not needed during the race.

Kenseth will be driving the same Monte Carlo he races with at Memphis Motorsports Park last weekend.

1999 DRIVERS POINTS STANDINGS
1 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4292
2 Matt Kenseth 4136 (-156)
3 Jeff Green 4082
4 Todd Bodine 3819
5 Elton Sawyer 3649
6 Jeff Purvis 3446
7 Jason Keller 3409
8 Dave Blaney 3361
9 Mike McLaughlin 3260
10 Randy LaJoie 3191

DeWALT RACING MEMPHIS RACE REPORT
Matt Kenseth and the DeWALT Racing team qualified for the Sam’s Town 250 in 10th position, their 19th top ten qualifying effort of the season. The green flag dropped on Halloween day for the 250-lap event and Kenseth was on his way to the front. Kenseth had moved into 3rd position by lap 61. Caution flew on the track on lap 96, and Matt ducted into the pits for his first pit stop of the day, which didn’t go as planned. Kenseth came into the pits a little to fast and was unable to get the car facing out of the box, becoming blocked in. The service on the car went well except for a problem with a lug nut on the left rear tire. Matt had to put the car in reverse to get out of the pit stall, all which cost valuable time. Kenseth resumed the race in 11th spot, losing eight positions on pit road. Matt didn’t get down and again began picking off positions. Kenseth was running in 9th spot on lap 159 when the motor started to let go. The caution flag waved on lap 184 and the team investigated the motor problem. After pitting several times, the problem was not determined and Kenseth resumed racing in 26th spot running on just seven cylinders. Kenseth managed to stay on the lead lap until the very end of the race and finished in 21st position. The teams’ bad luck had a big impact on the point’s race; losing 75 points to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Matt now sits 156 points away from Dale with just two races remaining in the season.

“The DeWALT guys did a real good job preparing this car. I thought with a couple of adjustments and a good pit stop there at the end we could be a contender to win this thing. It’s a tough one to take, we just go to Phoenix and do the best job we can and not worry about the points.”