{"id":14338,"date":"2013-03-10T17:55:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=14338"},"modified":"2013-03-10T17:55:15","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:55:15","slug":"kenseth-gets-birthday-win-at-vegas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=14338","title":{"rendered":"Kenseth Gets Birthday Win At Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>LAS VEGAS (AP Mar 10, 2013 Mar 10, 2013) — Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday for his new Joe Gibbs Racing team, barely holding off Kasey Kahne for his third victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Kenseth earned his 25th career victory in just his third start in the JGR Toyota after leaving Roush Fenway in the offseason. He took the lead away from Kahne out of a late restart and fended off Kahne’s Chevrolet over the final laps, adding another trophy to his Las Vegas victories in 2003 and 2004.<\/p>\n

Pole sitter Brad Keselowski finished third, with hometown driver Kyle Busch in fourth and Carl Edwards fifth.<\/p>\n

Kenseth is just the third NASCAR driver to win on his birthday, joining Cale Yarborough – who did it twice – and Busch.<\/p>\n

Race results:<\/strong>
\n1. (18) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267
\n2. (4) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267
\n3. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267
\n4. (13) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267
\n5. (16) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267
\n6. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267
\n7. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267
\n8. (11) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267
\n9. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267
\n10. (17) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267
\n11. (9) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267
\n12. (21) Joey Logano, Ford, 267
\n13. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267
\n14. (15) Mark Martin, Toyota, 267
\n15. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267
\n16. (22) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267
\n17. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267
\n18. (7) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #, Ford, 267
\n19. (25) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 267
\n20. (24) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 266
\n21. (27) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 266
\n22. (19) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 266
\n23. (36) Trevor Bayne(i), Ford, 266
\n24. (33) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 266
\n25. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 266
\n26. (20) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 266
\n27. (2) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 265
\n28. (31) David Gilliland, Ford, 265
\n29. (30) Casey Mears, Ford, 265
\n30. (26) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 263
\n31. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 263
\n32. (38) David Stremme, Toyota, 261
\n33. (37) Danica Patrick #, Chevrolet, 261
\n34. (32) David Reutimann, Toyota, 261
\n35. (43) Josh Wise(i), Ford, 260
\n36. (35) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 259
\n37. (34) Ken Schrader, Ford, 258
\n38. (14) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Engine, 234
\n39. (28) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, Engine, 217
\n40. (42) Joe Nemechek(i), Toyota, 216
\n41. (40) Scott Speed, Ford, Transmission, 143
\n42. (41) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Vibration, 66
\n43. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford, Vibration, 21<\/p>\n

Top 12 in Points:<\/p>\n

J. Johnson – 129;<\/p>\n

Brad Keselowski – 124;<\/p>\n

D. Earnhardt Jr. – 119;<\/p>\n

D. Hamlin – 102;<\/p>\n

C. Edwards – 98;<\/p>\n

M. Martin – 95;<\/p>\n

M. Kenseth – 93;<\/p>\n

G. Biffle – 93;<\/p>\n

C. Bowyer – 89;<\/p>\n

A. Almirola – 88;<\/p>\n

\u00a0R. Stenhouse Jr. # –<\/p>\n

87; P. Menard – 82.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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