Great, an overdue video. Side Note: In 2013 it would've been Johnson either way, but if Kenseth won the title, I would be really happy that Johnson lost a championship because of the chase for once
Also another fun fact: had there been no Chase, Johnson would've clinched the title after Phoenix. Which means for once, the Chase actually succeeded in making a closer, more exciting points race.
@@evannuh-koo-la4054 As it did in 2004, 2005, 2007, (even as much as I hate to say it for that year) and 2017. In other years, though, the Chase really hurt the championship battle, IMO.
Watching Kenseth back then, I was never really much of a fan. Anytime he won I would shrug and say at least it wasn't Johnson. But now that he's been gone awhile, I do miss seeing him on track. He was a great competitor.
Matt and Kasey ran 1-2 surprisingly often across their career, all the way back to Kasey’s rookie year in 2004. Just sad that my boi Kasey didn’t get the best of that relationship😔
Me being my uneducated 13 year old self at the time (shout-out to Carnation for being as knowledgable as he is at his age) never understood how Kenseth winning 7 races wasn't able to win him the championship. Looking back at this season now, it nearly mirrors Ryan Newman's 2003 season (which is ironic how Kenseth was the one Newman was chasing for the championship just 10 years prior) and it all makes sense now understanding the sport and points system so much better now.
@@bw-leftturnracing7779 I didn't say he wasn't. In the top 3 series of NASCAR in the past 5 years, Truex is the only one who ran well all season and won. However, the fact that Kevin Harvick or Brad Keselowski could've also won the championship simply by finishing one spot ahead of him is absolutely ridiculous.
I think you got something a little backwards. Darlington was the next race after Kansas, because Jason Ratcliff was suspended for the following race after the penalty, and he won Darlington with my Uncle’s buddy Wally Brown on the pitbox. Great trip down memory lane for me, though. I was a senior in high school for the first half of this season, and me and my best friend debated the race constantly that year.
If they did have the playoff format that we’re currently using then yes Matt Kenseth would be the sprint cup champion of 2013 in his first year with Joe Gibbs
Missing Rings: Bobby Allison 1981 & 82 Ricky Craven 1993 & 94 A lot of people remember Craven for the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, but one overlooked part of his career is that that he was a contender for the Xfinity Series championship in the early 90’s. Dale Jarrett 1996 & 97 Mark Martin 1997. 1996 is most remembered for Terry Labonte somehow beating Jeff Gordon on a strength of two wins to Gordon’s ten, but Jarrett was also very close, losing by just 84 points. 1997 is considered a runaway for Jeff Gordon, but Dale Jarrett and Mark Martin finished frustratingly close behind, losing by just 14 & 29 points respectively.
This was such a fun season as a fan of his. Coming off his last two seasons at Roush which were actually really solid, this was still a pleasant surprise. I mean, he was just leading SO many laps all year long. That Phoenix race towards the end was so deflating...but you won't find many better age 41 seasons than that one.
Matt Kenseth fought like hell especially at homestead but fell short of passing Johnson in the points. Never been a Kenseth fan. Always been a fan of the Hendrick Motorsports teams. Jimmie Johnson was the king of the chase for multiple seasons. Jimmie is the goat!
I was at that Martinsville race. Was so happy to see my boi Jeff win. I was also supposed to be at his final career win but got sick the night before :(.
I for the life of me can't not understand how bad they were at PIR 2 in 2013. My god how bad can you miss the setup. He finished 7th in the spring race. If had match that finished he is much better spot going too Homestead. What a choke job.
John,in today’s NASCAR I would of thought they need a gentlemen drivers him I loved Mark Martin. I like hard Clean Raceing but that’s me! Have a good one John
2013 was a damn good season for Kenseth. I always thought it was the Phoenix race that ruined his championship hopes. Being a huge fan of him (and at the time, the only Kenseth fan who I knew) I REALLY wanted him to win, and was certainly tired of Jimmie Johnson winning so many goddamn championships. I can see why lots of people were convinced that Johnson would ruin NASCAR.
DudeWithThePoop Dude i to big fan of Matt Kenseth & all fans question weather a driver dominated the sport for a particular time look back in time from Petty on we’ve had champions come &go Johnson has 83 wins and hasn’t won in almost 2 full years my opinion he’s done finish out the year and the young and upcoming talent his here.the greats fade away and head to the booth.lol
Missing Rings: Mark Martin 1990 Missing Rings: Rusty Wallace 1993 Missing Rings: Sam Hornish Jr 2013 Missing Rings: Kevin Harvick 2015 Missing Rings: Erik Jones 2016 Missing Rings: Elliott Sadler 2017 Missing Rings: Christopher Bell 2018
Im sorry but if you were a Kenseth fan it wasn't the least bit surprising he left for Gibbs. Jack had a man crush for Carl. Also as a Kenseth fan (since 98') I remember it as Ricky Spinhouse was already announced 2b in the 17 b4 Matt said a word about leaving
In my opinion, 2013 was an amazing year! The package was great, racing was good, everything was good (except spingate and Gordon getting in, as a Gordon fan, Gordon was gifted the 13th spot). Sadly, this was the last year of the good chase format.... I wish the 2013/2014/2016 package was still a thing, I wish we still have the chase format from 2004-2013. As a Johnson fan, this was the best season Matt Kenseth ever had in his career. Hell, the championship battle between Johnson, Kenseth, and Harvick was AMAZING! I even went to Homestead in 2013 to see the amazing battle and a good race there. Here were are in 2019, shitty package, shitty points format, gay (stage) racing, etc... I REALLY hope NASCAR will be great again soon. Gen 7 and 2021 and the future is a make or break. If the playoffs, stages, and crappy things like pointless aero crap like side force, 550HP and spacers, etc. are still a thing, then NASCAR is 100% care for show-seeker fans than their hardcore NASCAR fans..... but, who knows, time will tell. It will take time to fix NASCAR. When it does get fixed, it'll be worth a wait
Note that 2013 Dover race in the chase that Johnson won. Dale Jr lead the most laps that day but missed out road on a green flag pit stop. He would’ve won that race had that not have happened. He also led the most laps at Miami that year but a bad last restart put him fifth and he climbed to third by the end of the race. The reason I’m bringing this up is because the next year of 2014 was his best season for Hendrick.
John clark John what I’ve read was after Matt took out Lagano Dollar General wasn’t too happy Matt had dewalt as a primary sponsor his entire career.With Jones in the shadows Craftsman was going to sponsor the 20 team.Along withSport Clips & Dewalt & john,Matt’s contract was up.I was sick!still am!loved MK hope it helps a little.
John I hated when he left kenseth had 40 wins &2003 championship &was a class act!!Cryin Kyle would be pulling his hair out if he was with JGR. I m no fan of harvick he’s older driver still out there!i know Matt could still win I miss him.ive been blessed to watch his raceing career from back in Bush Series he ran runner up to Dale Jr before they moved to Winston Cup.My opinion Matt a better driver
@@dannycoker6439 I agree with that too haha. I'm surprised Dollar General wasn't happy with him taking Logano out. It wasn't his fault he had a tire go down (;
i don't think a winless driver not winning the championship counts. that's like arguing Ryan Newman in 2014 as a "missing ring". i feel 2016 is more of a missing ring for Sadler than 2017, especially since Sadler only spent one week not in the top 2 in points in 2016
Missing Wins?????? man was inconsistent he won the most races and led the most laps, shouldn't have lost the championship, he just choked not a missing ring.
This should be called "Missing Wins: Kasey Kahne"
I came down to post this 😂😂😂
Pain Kahne
he finished 2nd 6 times in 2013
YES FINALLY! His 2013 season was so freaking good! I can't believe nobody has done this yet...
What's you opinion on IDKPLAYER
@@ppioneer1417 I think hes a good guy I just find his younger fans annoying I suppose. I do enjoy his project cars 2 livestreams a lot.
you can thank the 48 for robbing that from him and had the rest of his career all f*cked up
@@Steventhe2nd Salt
@@BobbertYates agreed
Matt Kenseth is my all time favourite driver. I’m glad he gets the recognition he deserves, finally
He won the last Championship before the Chase, the fact that he only won a single race likely caused its creation.
This video: Exists
Eric Estepp: *sadness noise*
Did anybody other than Kahne and Busch finish 2nd that year 😂
McMurray at Kentucky. Hamlin at Darlington
Dale Earnhardt Jr at Dover and Texas
@@ReyReyCraze Are those 3 literally it? LOL
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This was a tough loss to endure as a Kenseth Fan just like 2006 and like Kyle Busch & Harvick, Kenseth wasn't able to win a 2nd Title.
Motorsports Fan17 even though I'm not a Kenseth fan this still showed how bad the chase format is.
I seriously love these videos. Would love to see Carl Edwards 2005 and 2008 as well.
Forgot how great that Husky paint scheme looked
Yes
Great, an overdue video.
Side Note: In 2013 it would've been Johnson either way, but if Kenseth won the title, I would be really happy that Johnson lost a championship because of the chase for once
Also another fun fact: had there been no Chase, Johnson would've clinched the title after Phoenix. Which means for once, the Chase actually succeeded in making a closer, more exciting points race.
Same thing for 2011
@@evannuh-koo-la4054 As it did in 2004, 2005, 2007, (even as much as I hate to say it for that year) and 2017. In other years, though, the Chase really hurt the championship battle, IMO.
Holy crap I’ve commented for you to do this on so many of your other videos I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time. Thank you so much man.
Watching Kenseth back then, I was never really much of a fan. Anytime he won I would shrug and say at least it wasn't Johnson. But now that he's been gone awhile, I do miss seeing him on track. He was a great competitor.
Matt and Kasey ran 1-2 surprisingly often across their career, all the way back to Kasey’s rookie year in 2004. Just sad that my boi Kasey didn’t get the best of that relationship😔
Has anyone even noticed how good the racing was in 2013 compared to this season?
Shows that Gen 6 could have even been better than Gen 4(okay, not that far, but still. Gen 6 was insanely promising).
THE ONE WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Yes! Thank you!
Me being my uneducated 13 year old self at the time (shout-out to Carnation for being as knowledgable as he is at his age) never understood how Kenseth winning 7 races wasn't able to win him the championship. Looking back at this season now, it nearly mirrors Ryan Newman's 2003 season (which is ironic how Kenseth was the one Newman was chasing for the championship just 10 years prior) and it all makes sense now understanding the sport and points system so much better now.
Even with that logic Johnson had more wins I think
Jimmie had 6 wins, Kenseth had 7
@@CBF65 forget what I said
Where's the missing rings episode for the "2018 Big 3" who all lost to Joey Logano
It's to easy to make a missing rings video about the current playoff format. We have illegitimate champions every year.
@@suicidalthoughts6237 thanks to the shitty format
@@suicidalthoughts6237 Yeah, Truex was definitely an illegitimate champion in 2017...
@@bw-leftturnracing7779 I didn't say he wasn't. In the top 3 series of NASCAR in the past 5 years, Truex is the only one who ran well all season and won. However, the fact that Kevin Harvick or Brad Keselowski could've also won the championship simply by finishing one spot ahead of him is absolutely ridiculous.
@@suicidalthoughts6237 Kevin Harvick 2014?
As a Kenseth fan that year was absolutely incredible. I always liked that red Husky scheme
Thank you for the video. Next time if you have time for another missing ring. Try Jimmie Johnson 2012 and Mark Martin missing ring 2009.
I don't think many people are that upset when Jimmie Johnson loses, Mark Martin's ENTIRE CAREER is one big Missing Ring.
I can’t wait to see how this would’ve played out with the current format
Kenseth would of won the championship
Nerfgunner 360 ya that’s what my guess was
Johnson still would've won, look it up
Lil Switch I’m talking about the current elimination format
Adam Smith oh sorry I wasn’t reading right😂
I forgot that Kenseth had a great season in 2013 he came very close to winning the title that year.
This year was such a bummer. He had the performance but the finishes didn't show it.
Kenseth and Kahne in 2013 look like Busch and Larson in 2018
I think you got something a little backwards. Darlington was the next race after Kansas, because Jason Ratcliff was suspended for the following race after the penalty, and he won Darlington with my Uncle’s buddy Wally Brown on the pitbox.
Great trip down memory lane for me, though. I was a senior in high school for the first half of this season, and me and my best friend debated the race constantly that year.
I really felt bad for Kenseth that year. He had a very strong season that year. I wonder if he would have won it with the playoff format used today.
If they did have the playoff format that we’re currently using then yes Matt Kenseth would be the sprint cup champion of 2013 in his first year with Joe Gibbs
Missing Rings:
Bobby Allison 1981 & 82
Ricky Craven 1993 & 94
A lot of people remember Craven for the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, but one overlooked part of his career is that that he was a contender for the Xfinity Series championship in the early 90’s.
Dale Jarrett 1996 & 97
Mark Martin 1997.
1996 is most remembered for Terry Labonte somehow beating Jeff Gordon on a strength of two wins to Gordon’s ten, but Jarrett was also very close, losing by just 84 points.
1997 is considered a runaway for Jeff Gordon, but Dale Jarrett and Mark Martin finished frustratingly close behind, losing by just 14 & 29 points respectively.
Suggestion:
Kevin Harvick (2015)
Not sure if I suggested this one before or not, but it would be cool if we see this version of the missing rings
It might already exist
This was such a fun season as a fan of his. Coming off his last two seasons at Roush which were actually really solid, this was still a pleasant surprise. I mean, he was just leading SO many laps all year long. That Phoenix race towards the end was so deflating...but you won't find many better age 41 seasons than that one.
Matt Kenseth fought like hell especially at homestead but fell short of passing Johnson in the points. Never been a Kenseth fan. Always been a fan of the Hendrick Motorsports teams. Jimmie Johnson was the king of the chase for multiple seasons. Jimmie is the goat!
I was at that Martinsville race. Was so happy to see my boi Jeff win. I was also supposed to be at his final career win but got sick the night before :(.
Missing Rings: Jimmie Johnson 2012 would be a brilliant one as well.
The race to the finish thing looked cool tbh
I’ve been waiting sooo long for this video
Man even during this year NASCAR had a lotta full stands for a lotta tracks. I wonder when it’s gonna get back there. I hope soon!
2013 Was the Best Year of Matt kenseth Career 🔥🔥2️⃣0️⃣
2003 > 2013
Kenseth always seemed to be fighting Kahne through his entire career.
As a junior fan I kept finding myself looking at the ticker to see where he ran 🤣
I've been waiting for this
Matt Kenseth 2002, an episode for Good Seasons or Missing Rings?
I for the life of me can't not understand how bad they were at PIR 2 in 2013. My god how bad can you miss the setup. He finished 7th in the spring race. If had match that finished he is much better spot going too Homestead. What a choke job.
This season hurt me bad
Matt’s 2013 Southern 500 win 😍
Great video
John,in today’s NASCAR I would of thought they need a gentlemen drivers him I loved Mark Martin. I like hard Clean Raceing but that’s me! Have a good one John
Great vid man keep it up
2013 was a damn good season for Kenseth. I always thought it was the Phoenix race that ruined his championship hopes. Being a huge fan of him (and at the time, the only Kenseth fan who I knew) I REALLY wanted him to win, and was certainly tired of Jimmie Johnson winning so many goddamn championships. I can see why lots of people were convinced that Johnson would ruin NASCAR.
DudeWithThePoop Dude i to big fan of Matt Kenseth & all fans question weather a driver dominated the sport for a particular time look back in time from Petty on we’ve had champions come &go Johnson has 83 wins and hasn’t won in almost 2 full years my opinion he’s done finish out the year and the young and upcoming talent his here.the greats fade away and head to the booth.lol
That husky scheme is a awesome scheme
If any of those what ifs at the end came true, this video would be called Missing Rings: Jimmie Johnson 2013
Have you considered doing an Indycar missing rings edition?
Scott Dixon in 2017 or Montoya in 2015 would be great vids
Missing Rings: Mark Martin 1990
Missing Rings: Rusty Wallace 1993
Missing Rings: Sam Hornish Jr 2013
Missing Rings: Kevin Harvick 2015
Missing Rings: Erik Jones 2016
Missing Rings: Elliott Sadler 2017
Missing Rings: Christopher Bell 2018
I forgot how good Kasey Kahne was in 13
One thing makes ME wonder. What if Roush had convinced UPS to sign with the #17 of Matt Kenseth? Would Kenseth have stayed with Roush?
Im sorry but if you were a Kenseth fan it wasn't the least bit surprising he left for Gibbs. Jack had a man crush for Carl. Also as a Kenseth fan (since 98') I remember it as Ricky Spinhouse was already announced 2b in the 17 b4 Matt said a word about leaving
We was at bristol when he won
Yes you finally did my suggestion
In my opinion, 2013 was an amazing year! The package was great, racing was good, everything was good (except spingate and Gordon getting in, as a Gordon fan, Gordon was gifted the 13th spot). Sadly, this was the last year of the good chase format....
I wish the 2013/2014/2016 package was still a thing, I wish we still have the chase format from 2004-2013.
As a Johnson fan, this was the best season Matt Kenseth ever had in his career. Hell, the championship battle between Johnson, Kenseth, and Harvick was AMAZING! I even went to Homestead in 2013 to see the amazing battle and a good race there.
Here were are in 2019, shitty package, shitty points format, gay (stage) racing, etc... I REALLY hope NASCAR will be great again soon. Gen 7 and 2021 and the future is a make or break. If the playoffs, stages, and crappy things like pointless aero crap like side force, 550HP and spacers, etc. are still a thing, then NASCAR is 100% care for show-seeker fans than their hardcore NASCAR fans..... but, who knows, time will tell. It will take time to fix NASCAR. When it does get fixed, it'll be worth a wait
Missing Rings: Matt Kenseth 2002?
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It still stings knowing he never won a championship at JGR in arguably the best years of his career.
Atleast he has a championship
@@evannuh-koo-la4054 true, but he should be at least a 2 time champion. Highly underrated driver in my book.
Hes the most underrated NASCAR legend in my book
@@evannuh-koo-la4054 you can even throw Kurt Busch in that conversation as well.
@UC_yxBYevq-SMjXFXRWcvEWw Kurt Busch, and, Brad Keselowski's Championships are looking flukier by the season.
Best year of the Gen-6
Note that 2013 Dover race in the chase that Johnson won. Dale Jr lead the most laps that day but missed out road on a green flag pit stop. He would’ve won that race had that not have happened. He also led the most laps at Miami that year but a bad last restart put him fifth and he climbed to third by the end of the race. The reason I’m bringing this up is because the next year of 2014 was his best season for Hendrick.
Why did Kenseth get replaced by Erik Jones?
John clark John what I’ve read was after Matt took out Lagano Dollar General wasn’t too happy Matt had dewalt as a primary sponsor his entire career.With Jones in the shadows Craftsman was going to sponsor the 20 team.Along withSport Clips & Dewalt & john,Matt’s contract was up.I was sick!still am!loved MK hope it helps a little.
@@dannycoker6439 Thanks, I didnt know all that. I still think he was too good to just get kicked out like that.
John I hated when he left kenseth had 40 wins &2003 championship &was a class act!!Cryin Kyle would be pulling his hair out if he was with JGR. I m no fan of harvick he’s older driver still out there!i know Matt could still win I miss him.ive been blessed to watch his raceing career from back in Bush Series he ran runner up to Dale Jr before they moved to Winston Cup.My opinion Matt a better driver
@@dannycoker6439 I agree with that too haha. I'm surprised Dollar General wasn't happy with him taking Logano out. It wasn't his fault he had a tire go down (;
not gonna lie 2013 was an underrated season but i had a hard time enjoying it due to some personal stuff that happened in my life
Newmanfan4ever39 Wish you well and glad you’re back.A fan is a fan no matter who you pull for!!
Missing Rings: Ryan Newman 2003
@DrBigSecs like matt in 2013 still goes
Kahne had a great 2013, I forgot that.
He at one point was 2nd at points that season and up until Richmond was one of the only people that came even close to Jimmies lead in the points
@@lord_moxley wow. I don't ever remember him being competitive after he went to Hendrick. Guess my memory is fading.
2012 he was top 5 in points and 2013 he should’ve been top 10 in points but the chase screwed him
Eric Estepp has entered the chat.
Similar to Greg Biffle 2005 and Ryan Newman 2003, Matt Kensith wasn't as dominant after the 2013 season.
Caleb Harper 2015?
Johnson would have won this one under the Winston Cup points system
Eric Estep wants to know your location
“Stenhouse realizes that he needs to get into Gibbs equipment ASAP due to the performance of Kenseth, Edwards, & Biffle”
Missing rings Jimmie Johnson 2012?
Exactly. 2012 would've been Johnson's title if it weren't for the disastrous final 2 races.
I know Imma sound bias but as a diehard Kenseth fan this man got robbed at least 2 championships
Anyone think it could’ve been different had Matt won Martinsville?
Drink a shot every time Kasey Kahne finished 2nd to Matt Kenseth in his career
Suggestion:
Kyle Larson 2017
missing rings: Elliott Sadler 2017
i don't think a winless driver not winning the championship counts. that's like arguing Ryan Newman in 2014 as a "missing ring". i feel 2016 is more of a missing ring for Sadler than 2017, especially since Sadler only spent one week not in the top 2 in points in 2016
Missing rings Dale Jarrett 1997 and DAEL 95 and 00
why is it always Kenseth and kahne battleing lol
Kevin Harvick 2018 missing rings
Kenseth is not in-consistent, a team is.
Next one, Kevin harvick 2018
Plus Kyle Busch, and, Martin Truex, Jr.
Kasey Got His Ass Kicked By Matt 3 Times That Year
Ryan Newman 2014, just sayin.
Next episode missing rings brad keslowski 2014
LUCKY BREAK?
Missing Wins?????? man was inconsistent he won the most races and led the most laps, shouldn't have lost the championship, he just choked not a missing ring.
Lucky aint got nothin to do with it.
Last
Wise move to put eric jones in that 20 lol
and another case of he got robbed by johnson......again.....i swear i'm sure that season was rigged in favor of the 48 team
Seriously?