{"id":1465,"date":"2011-09-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2011-09-11T03:03:23","modified_gmt":"2011-09-11T07:03:23","slug":"matt-kenseth-among-nascars-chase-for-the-sprint-cup-contenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/09\/matt-kenseth-among-nascars-chase-for-the-sprint-cup-contenders.html","title":{"rendered":"Matt Kenseth among NASCAR’s “Chase for the Sprint Cup” contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2011 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers (Back row L-R) Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; (front row L-R) Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following last night’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 in Richmond, the 12 drivers eligible to win NASCAR’s coveted Sprint Cup were finally set in stone. Familiar names like five-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson, former four-time champion Jeff Gordon and another past champion like Tony Stewart were all among the elite group.<\/p>\n

Matt Kenseth is another former champion with a legitimate chance at the championship. Kenseth landed in fourth place and after the points reset is now just six points behind standings co-leaders Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick.<\/p>\n

Earlier this summer, Inspiring Athletes posted an interview with Kenseth and his wife Katie. In that conversation, he revealed one of his secrets to success:<\/p>\n

“You can get too excited or overconfident when things are going good and it\u2019s easy to get too far in the ditch when things are going bad,” Kenseth said. “So I try to keep it even and keep it all in the right perspective.<\/p>\n

To read that entire interview with the Kenseths, click HERE<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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