Matt Kenseth

2-15-2013 kurt busch

8:56p.m. EST February 15, 2013

Matt Kenseth stared at the front end of his No. 20 Toyota in dismay, looking over the damage sustained in a crash he accidentally caused.

No one — whether a race car driver or average Joe who rolls off a dealership lot — wants to wreck a new ride.

Kenseth was only eight laps into Friday’s Sprint Unlimited practice session at Daytona International Speedway when, not realizing Kurt Busch suddenly had a burst of speed to his inside, drifted down the track across Busch’s nose and caused a five-car wreck.

It was “100% my fault,” Kenseth said as his crew evaluated the damage.

“I had no idea he was there,” he added. “… It’s not how you want to start. You don’t want to have things like this happen.”

Aside from Kenseth and Busch, Carl Edwards, Juan Pablo Montoya and Mark Martin also sustained damage. They were running in a pack as soon as practice began, Martin said, because it was important to learn how NASCAR’s new Gen 6 cars handled in the draft before Saturday night’s exhibition race.

“Half the guys couldn’t afford for that to happen,” Martin said. “We talked about it, and I wanted to race. I wanted to come here to race, I wanted to learn. A lot of them are just going to learn tomorrow night. Well, I’d like to be a step ahead.”

After the wreck, drivers spent the rest of practice in calmer conditions. Kyle Busch said teams were “playing chicken” and wouldn’t be drafting much.

In the second practice, only 12 cars took a lap — and drivers decided not to form a pack.

The early crash brought back memories of January’s three-day test session here. When teams decided to draft in January, Dale Earnhardt Jr. triggered a multi-car wreck — and no one drafted again.

Drivers have little experience in race conditions with the Gen 6 cars, which are officially making their debut this week. Since no one knows quite how they’ll handle in the draft, there are concerns that the Daytona 500 on the 2.5-mile oval could turn into a crashfest.

“I wanted to come here and race, not practicing by myself or practicing with a few guys,” Martin said. “That’s not really how you get ready for it.”

Kevin Harvick (197.364 mph) was fastest in the first practice session, followed by Aric Almirola (197.316), Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne and Martin Truex Jr.

In the evening session, speeds were a bit slower: Denny Hamlin was fastest at 196.053 mph, followed by Joey Logano and Biffle.

Daytona 500 Qualifying Results:

1. Danica Patrick

2.Jeff Gordon

3. Trevor Bayne

4. Ryan Newman

5. Tony Stewart

6. Kasey Kahne

7. Denny Hamlin

8. Kyle Busch

9. Joey Logano

10. Matt Kenseth

11. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

12. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

13. Juan Pablo Montoya

14. Paul Menard

15. Casey Mears

16. Austin Dillon

17. Carl Edwards

18. Clint Bowyer

19. Martin Truex, Jr.

20. Jeff Burton

21. Jimmie Johnson

22. Jamie McMurray

23. Brad Keselowski

24. Marcos Ambrose

25. Kevin Harvick

26. Aric Almirola

27. Greg Biffle

28. Mark Martin

29. David Gilliland

30. David Ragan

31. Michael Waltrip

32. Josh Wise

33. Kurt Busch

34. Michael McDowell

35. Scott Speed

36. Terry Labonte

37. Regan Smith

38. Dave Blaney

39. Bobby Labonte

40. JJ Yeley

41. David Reutimann

42. Travis Kvapil

43. Joe Nemechek

44. Mike Bliss

45. Brian Keselowski

from: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/02/15/daytona-500-practice-nascar-sprint-cup/1923865/

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Matt Kenseth was born on March 10th, 1972 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Kenseth

March 10th, 1972

3 + 10 +1+9+7+2 = 32 = his life lesson = Winning. Victory. In it to win it. One of the best. Proud American.

Six of Wands Tarot card

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March 10th, 1972

10 +1+9+7+2 = 29 = his “secret” number = Skilled. Talented. Self-confidence. Teamwork. Cooperation. A real team player.

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March 10th, 1972

March 10th

3 +10 +2+0+1+2 = 18 = his personal year (from March 10th, 2012 to March 9th, 2013) = Surreal. This is crazy.

The Moon Tarot card

18 year + 2 (February) = 20 = his personal month (from February 10th, 2013 to March 9th, 2013) = Turning point. You be the judge. Judge for yourself.

Judgement Tarot card

20 month + 24 (24th of the month on Sunday February 24th, 2013) = 44 = his personal day = Moment-by-moment commentary. It is what it is. Twitter. Tweeting. Tweets.

Four of Cups Tarot card

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using the number/letter grid:

1      2    3       4       5       6     7    8     9
A      B   C      D      E       F      G     H      I
J   K    L      M      N     O   P    Q R
S     T      U      V     W     X      Y    Z

Where:

A = 1 J = 1 S = 1

B = 2 K = 2 T = 2

C = 3 L = 3 U = 3

D = 4 M = 4 V = 4

E = 5 N = 5 W = 5

F = 6 O = 6 X = 6

G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7

H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8

I = 9 R = 9

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