LOUDON, N.H. (AP Sept 22, 2013) — Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

He followed his win in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship opener at Chicagoland with his series-high seventh victory of the season. Kenseth made his 500th career start and built a 14-point lead over Busch before the series shifts to Dover.

One win or seven, Kenseth will take a title any way he can.

”If you’re fortunate enough to win a championship, or another championship, I don’t think there’s a bad way to win it,” he said. ”I know it still gets brought up because it was the last year without the Chase and we won once race. But I was real proud of what we did that year. It was tough to accomplish.”

Kenseth was paired with owner Jack Roush for more than a decade and won 22 races, a pair of Daytona 500s and the 2003 championship. He’s having a career year in his first season at JGR, obliterating his previous season best for wins – 5 in 2002.

”I don’t feel like I’m necessarily a better driver than what I was last year,” he said. ”Certainly, things are different.”

Just a little bit.

Unofficial Results

1 20 Joe Gibbs RacingMatt Kenseth 2111 Leader 28 7 8 15 3 0

2 18 Joe Gibbs RacingKyle Busch 2097 -14 28 4 13 17 3 0

3 48 Hendrick MotorsportsJimmie Johnson 2093 -18 28 4 11 17 1 0

4 99 Roush Fenway RacingCarl Edwards 2075 -36 28 2 8 14 1 1

5 16 Roush Fenway RacingGreg Biffle 2073 -38 28 1 4 11 0 6

6 29 Richard Childress RacingKevin Harvick 2072 -39 28 2 7 14 2 -2

7 78 Furniture Row RacingKurt Busch 2071 -40 28 0 9 14 2 -1

8 24 Hendrick MotorsportsJeff Gordon 2069 -42 28 0 5 13 5 -1

9 39 Stewart-Haas RacingRyan Newman 2064 -47 28 1 6 13 5 -1

10 15 Michael Waltrip RacingClint Bowyer 2063 -48 28 0 8 14 2 -1

11 88 Hendrick MotorsportsDale Earnhardt Jr 2049 -62 28 0 5 15 3 2

12 22 Penske RacingJoey Logano 2042 -69 28 1 8 14 3 0

13 5 Hendrick MotorsportsKasey Kahne 2040 -71 28 2 8 11 3 -3

14 2 Penske RacingBrad Keselowski 792 -1319 28 0 7 12 2 0

15 1 Earnhardt Ganassi RacingJamie McMurray 786 -1325 28 0 3 7 0 0

16 56 Michael Waltrip RacingMartin Truex Jr 752 -1359 28 1 6 12 3 1

17 27 Richard Childress RacingPaul Menard 742 -1369 28 0 2 7 1 -1

18 43 Richard Petty MotorsportsAric Almirola 719 -1392 28 0 1 5 4 0

19 17 Roush Fenway RacingRicky Stenhouse Jr 700 -1411 28 0 0 2 0 0

20 31 Richard Childress RacingJeff Burton 694 -1417 28 0 2 6 2 2

21 42 Earnhardt Ganassi RacingJuan Pablo Montoya 693 -1418 28 0 4 7 0 -1

22 9 Richard Petty MotorsportsMarcos Ambrose 693 -1418 28 0 0 5 2 -1

23 Stewart-Haas RacingTony Stewart 594 -1517 21 1 5 8 0

24 13 Germain RacingCasey Mears 577 -1534 28 0 0 1 2 0

25 11 Joe Gibbs RacingDenny Hamlin 528 -1583 24 0 3 4 7 2

26 34 Front Row MotorsportsDavid Ragan 523 -1588 28 1 1 1 3 -1

27 10 Stewart-Haas RacingDanica Patrick 514 -1597 28 0 0 1 4 -1

28 14 Stewart Haas RacingMark Martin 505 -1606 21 0 1 5 1 0

29 38 Front Row MotorsportsDavid Gilliland 483 -1628 28 0 1 1 6 0

30 7 Tommy Baldwin RacingDave Blaney 430 -1681 27 0 0 0 4 0

31 93 BK RacingTravis Kvapil 388 -1723 28 0 0 0 8 0

32 83 BK RacingDavid Reutimann 379 -1732 28 0 0 0 6 1

33 36 Tommy Baldwin RacingJ.J. Yeley 372 -1739 27 0 0 1 7 2

34 Swan RacingDavid Stremme 362 -1749 25 0 0 0 3

35 JTG Daugherty RacingAJ Allmendinger 360 -1751 15 0 0 1 2

36 47 JTG Daugherty RacingBobby Labonte 347 -1764 23 0 0 0 5 0

37 32 FAS Lane RacingTimmy Hill 145 -1966 14 0 0 0 2 0

38 51 Phoenix Racing Michael McDowell 137 -1974 25 0 0 1 21 0

39 Michael Waltrip RacingMichael Waltrip 102 -2009 3 0 2 2 0

40 Leavine Family RacingScott Speed 99 -2012 12 0 0 1 9

41 FAS Lane RacingKen Schrader 92 -2019 8 0 0 0 1

42 FAS Lane RacingTerry Labonte 77 -2034 4 0 0 0 1

43 Fas Lane RacingBoris Said 48 -2063 2 0 0 0 0

44 Circle SportRon Fellows 31 -2080 2 0 0 0 0

45 Humphrey Smith RacingAlex Kennedy 21 -2090 3 0 0 0 2

46 Tommy Baldwin RacingJustin Marks 14 -2097 1 0 0 0 0

47 95 Leavine Family RacingScott Riggs 11 -2100 7 0 0 0 7 1

48 Tommy Baldwin RacingVictor Gonzalez Jr 10 -2101 2 0 0 0 1

49 Brian Keselowski RacingBrian Keselowski 9 -2102 2 0 0 0 2

50 NEMCO RacingTomy Drissi 8 -2103 2 0 0 0 1

51 Phoenix RacingJacques Villeneuve 3 -2108 1 0 0 0 1

52 Humphrey Smith RacingJason Leffler 1 -2110 1 0 0 0 1

53 55 Michael Waltrip RacingBrian Vickers 0 -2111 14 1 2 6 4 0

54 Hendrick MotorsportsRegan Smith 0 -2111 6 0 0 2 0

55 Circle SportAustin Dillon 0 -2111 9 0 0 0 0

56 Wood Brothers RacingTrevor Bayne 0 -2111 9 0 0 0 1

57 Stewart-Haas RacingMax Papis 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 0

58 35 Front Row MotorsportsJosh Wise 0 -2111 27 0 0 0 10 0

59 40 Circle SportLandon Cassill 0 -2111 25 0 0 0 6 0

60 Phoenix RacingOwen Kelly 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 0

61 87 NEMCO MotorsportsJoe Nemechek 0 -2111 25 0 0 0 9 0

62 Phoenix RacingJustin Allgaier 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 0

63 33 Circle SportTony Raines 0 -2111 5 0 0 0 3 0

64 Humphrey Smith MotorsportsMike Bliss 0 -2111 12 0 0 0 11

65 Phoenix RacingBrendan Gaughan 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 0

66 Phoenix RacingRyan Truex 0 -2111 2 0 0 0 1

67 Penske RacingSam Hornish Jr 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 1

68 30 Swan RacingKevin Swindell 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 0 0

69 Go Green RacingPaulie Harraka 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 0

70 Swan RacingCole Whitt 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 1

71 Joe Gibbs RacingElliott Sadler 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 1

72 BK MotorsportsMorgan Shepherd 0 -2111 1 0 0 0 1

73 98 Phil Parsons RacingJohnny Sauter 0 -2111 2 0 0 0 2 0

74 Levine Family RacingReed Sorenson 0 -2111 2 0 0 0 2