You know, I was pretty comfortable where I was at. We had cars that could win races... I know they're expecting me to perform and do my job. Before this year I can't remember the last time I've ever been nervous at all inside of a race car.

Matt Kenseth

Categorized in : Years Jobs Winning

I'm far from perfect. There's a lot of times you'll say something that you regret or do something that you regret and wish you wouldn't have said it or done it.

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I think the penalties are grossly unfair. I think it's borderline... by Matt Kenseth

I think the penalties are grossly unfair. I think it's borderline shameful.

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Usually when I'm mad, I'd rather listen to angry music than soothing music - more heavy metal, some Metallica or something.

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God's more in control than we are. Obviously you still take all the precautions and safety measures inside your car.

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For me to win at New Hampshire, first of all, is more than a stretch and more than a dream. This is probably one of my worst places.

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The makeup of the drivers has changed a lot with so many young drivers coming and a lot of the legends moving on. Compared to when I started, it's gone through a lot of changes. The cars have changed a lot and the approach to racing. There are a lot more employees. It's become a much bigger business and more corporate.

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Everybody is different. You're always going to have disagreements with other drivers, unless you're not competitive and you never run good. I deal with everybody differently. Most guys, I have a lot of respect for and I'd like to keep it that way. So I try to communicate with them and find some common ground.

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I'm happier than I've ever been in life. Happy with my life outside of racing. Really happy with my life inside the garage.

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I really don't (stay calm) all the time. I just try to. Part of not just racing but in life, I try not to let the highs be too high and the lows be too low. I try to stay somewhere right in the middle. In racing it's not always easy to do. You can get too excited or overconfident when things are going good and it's easy to get too far in the ditch when things are going bad.

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With my personality, I generally don't like change a lot. I reflect back on things quicker than I should at times. So it seems like it's gone by really quick. The older you get, the faster it seems to go by.

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Chapel services on race day have a calming effect. It's a nice time for us to worship and try to get the message and hear some music and have a little fellowship together before we get to racing.

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It's been a long time since I've won a race in anything. by Matt Kenseth

It's been a long time since I've won a race in anything.

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There's a debris caution and you can't find debris anywhere, of course, the leader always thinks that, I guess. But I didn't see any (debris) that caution or the next one, so that's always disappointing.

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I can't say racing was even on my radar two weeks ago.