Matt Kenseth Leaves Roush Racing

Wow, if there was one thing I never saw coming, it would have been that Matt Kenseth leaving Roush-Fenway Racing.  Yet, my world was shaken.

And here when I saw a piece from a financial website of all places on Monday morning talking about Kenseth maybe leaving Roush Racing, I sneered at it.  Seriously?  Sure... and I didn't even bookmark it for reference.  That's how ludicrous it sounded.  And yet, they were on the mark before anyone said a word today.

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Jack Roush announced today that after fourteen years of service, Matt Kenseth will be leaving Roush-Fenway racing at the end of the year.  In his place, Jack Roush will be putting Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the car.  Stenhouse Jr. is the defending NASCAR Nationwide Series champ.

Jack thanked Matt for his years of loyal service in his announcement this morning and added that the timing right now will give the team plenty of time to line things up for the 2014 Sprint Cup season.

And all this while Kenseth leads in drivers points.

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Where Is Kenseth Going?

That's the million dollar question and every single point, perspective or guess is just that, guesses at this point in time.  No official word has come out about any opportunity at this point in time and we will just have to wait and see.

Wow! Who'd a thunk?
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