That was the most Matt Kenseth speech I think I’ve ever heard. In the best way possible. Nothing extra, nothing flashy, just gets the job done, just like his time behind the wheel. Congrats Matt, deserve it 100%, and an incredibly underrated driver if you ask me.
Seeing Matt’s father and sister make me shed tears, I remember going to Matt’s fan club about 1-2 times a month. One time Matt’s dad gave me a hat signed by him. That hat still sits next to my bed. Matt got me into nascar and really helped me get through hard times in my life.
Sitting in the stands at Rockingham 1998 I witnessed a thrilling Busch series finish....and discovered my new favorite NASCAR driver. I rooted for Matt all the way to the end and have struggled to watch NASCAR without him. I have no one to pull for since his ride was taken away. I am so happy for him and his family since he has been honored. Well deserved.
Matt Kenseth: say whatever you want about him, but, at the end of the day, he is a pure class act, he most definitely deserved this incredible honor. Humility, hard work, dedication, among many other admirable qualities that made him one helluva race car driver... and also, I'd be lying to you if you were a kid in the 2000s that watched racing, and were never amazed at his greatness. Congratulations on one well-earned HOF career, Matt
Matt Kenseth speech reminds me of Rey Mysterio‘s speech in the Hall of Fame of 2023. What an emotional year it is for Hall of Fame inductees, to people who have been childhood heroes to me, Matt Kenseth and Rey Mysterio. The heads of the 2023 Hall of Fame classes of NASCAR and WWE. I will admit that Ray Mysterio‘s speech at the 2023 Hall of Fame made me cry but I think this speech made me cry so much for Matt because I love Matt. What a class act, what a talented and humble and also a funny champion which I love about Matt. I hope that there will be people that learn from Matt and possibly build charisma and a character like him because Matt is a hero. I can definitely see Matt Kenseth racing in SRX full-time at some point with the legends like Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart and maybe even Jimmie Johnson again. Matt has a love for racing, which is amazing and he doesn’t just race in cars, he raced the Boston marathon, and he races on bikes in Wisconsin, which is incredible. Matt is a badass and he always will be.
He deserved it by a lot. He had a tremendous career, and he's from Wisconsin. Wisconsin is cool, like him. I was super happy when he wrecked Giggles Logano at Martinsville
Only person to successfully stand up to him too. Since then, drivers either would shy away or NASCAR officials would come in to stop it like with Kyle Busch and Hamlin when they wanted to go after Logano.
In fact in my opinion it is up there as one of my favorites in the likes of Dale Sr washing his own windshield while steering the car. Or the one where Dale Sr gets out of the ambulance and is like “duct tape it I’m still racing” lol.
@@jim394 well even as a Kyle Busch fan I can say he’s too busy crying and being mad about other stuff than to go after Logano lol. Also Hamlin is too scared to go after Logano lol
@@Wisconsin222 As a KB fan why would he go after Logano lol? They havent had a real spat in years? And Logano was a fkin beast this year... hard to go after him when he is ahead of your shitty Toyota. Didnt wreck anyone to win the chip either Joey is awesome now... KB and Denny need to focus on racing the car... not Joey Logano lol wtf
So happy for him. I was a fan of his since he for subbing for Bill Elliot that day. Ever since then that was it . He is a great race car driver and i loved the day when he got back at Joey Logano. Congratulations.
@@marcosishes jimmie was great during those years also. But I believe if Matt wasnt in a roush car jimmie wouldn't have got as many as he did. Look at mark martin spent all those years with roush and not one championship.
Matt : congrats if any current driver deserves to be in the NHOF ( nascar hall of fame ) it’s you learn with your history to build your legacy ( from Los Angeles aka the home of the CLASH AT THE COLISEUM )
Really? People that think like that still exist? He never asked for it, he obliterated the field in 2003 fair and square with one win, NASCAR however thought otherwise and they created the Chase, Kenseth isn't at fault for that
That was the most Matt Kenseth speech I think I’ve ever heard. In the best way possible. Nothing extra, nothing flashy, just gets the job done, just like his time behind the wheel. Congrats Matt, deserve it 100%, and an incredibly underrated driver if you ask me.
The most underrated legend in nascar history
Seeing Matt’s father and sister make me shed tears, I remember going to Matt’s fan club about 1-2 times a month. One time Matt’s dad gave me a hat signed by him. That hat still sits next to my bed. Matt got me into nascar and really helped me get through hard times in my life.
Sitting in the stands at Rockingham 1998 I witnessed a thrilling Busch series finish....and discovered my new favorite NASCAR driver. I rooted for Matt all the way to the end and have struggled to watch NASCAR without him. I have no one to pull for since his ride was taken away.
I am so happy for him and his family since he has been honored. Well deserved.
Congratulations, Matt! One of the most underrated drivers ever. Super talented and super humble.
All-Time favorite driver. Always displayed endless amounts of humility and talent!
Matt Kenseth: say whatever you want about him, but, at the end of the day, he is a pure class act, he most definitely deserved this incredible honor. Humility, hard work, dedication, among many other admirable qualities that made him one helluva race car driver... and also, I'd be lying to you if you were a kid in the 2000s that watched racing, and were never amazed at his greatness. Congratulations on one well-earned HOF career, Matt
Kenseth is an awesome guy. He combined fun and serious in his speech. A beast on the track and a G off the track. What a legend.
This is so wonderful! God bless you Matt and your whole family. Miss following you on the track.
This cat was the cleanest, most skilled car control, calmest driver I have ever seen.
Matt Kenseth speech reminds me of Rey Mysterio‘s speech in the Hall of Fame of 2023. What an emotional year it is for Hall of Fame inductees, to people who have been childhood heroes to me, Matt Kenseth and Rey Mysterio. The heads of the 2023 Hall of Fame classes of NASCAR and WWE. I will admit that Ray Mysterio‘s speech at the 2023 Hall of Fame made me cry but I think this speech made me cry so much for Matt because I love Matt. What a class act, what a talented and humble and also a funny champion which I love about Matt. I hope that there will be people that learn from Matt and possibly build charisma and a character like him because Matt is a hero. I can definitely see Matt Kenseth racing in SRX full-time at some point with the legends like Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart and maybe even Jimmie Johnson again. Matt has a love for racing, which is amazing and he doesn’t just race in cars, he raced the Boston marathon, and he races on bikes in Wisconsin, which is incredible. Matt is a badass and he always will be.
Congratulations on the getting into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Matt Kenseth.
Honestly am glad my first cup rave I ever went to was Matt's first win
So cool that Matt Kenseth was inducted into the Hall of Fame, I mean come on, he's a Cup Series Champion, he should be in the Hall of Fame!!!
He deserved it by a lot. He had a tremendous career, and he's from Wisconsin. Wisconsin is cool, like him. I was super happy when he wrecked Giggles Logano at Martinsville
That is always such a classic clip.
Only person to successfully stand up to him too. Since then, drivers either would shy away or NASCAR officials would come in to stop it like with Kyle Busch and Hamlin when they wanted to go after Logano.
In fact in my opinion it is up there as one of my favorites in the likes of Dale Sr washing his own windshield while steering the car. Or the one where Dale Sr gets out of the ambulance and is like “duct tape it I’m still racing” lol.
@@jim394 well even as a Kyle Busch fan I can say he’s too busy crying and being mad about other stuff than to go after Logano lol. Also Hamlin is too scared to go after Logano lol
@@Wisconsin222 As a KB fan why would he go after Logano lol? They havent had a real spat in years? And Logano was a fkin beast this year... hard to go after him when he is ahead of your shitty Toyota. Didnt wreck anyone to win the chip either Joey is awesome now... KB and Denny need to focus on racing the car... not Joey Logano lol wtf
So happy for him. I was a fan of his since he for subbing for Bill Elliot that day. Ever since then that was it . He is a great race car driver and i loved the day when he got back at Joey Logano. Congratulations.
Congratulations Matt U deserve it
Congratulations Matt!! You deserve this!!
I have always been a fan what a great driver and what a nice man I remember seeing him at Oxford Speedway in Maine the smoothest driver I've ever seen
Matt Kenseth never gets old lol. So proud of him
I MISS YOU MATT!!!
Congratulations, Matt!
Way to go Matt you earned it.👍👍👍
Congrats Matt. Well Deserved.
A class act super Man
Matt was very tough to beat when he had good race cars
Congratulations Matt Kenseth, Kirk Shelmerdine, Hershel McGriff and Mike Helton on being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
LET'S GO!!!
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won the last winston cup in 2003 making him badass
Matt kenseth would have one more races and championships if he would have gotten away from Roush earlier in his career.
He would have won like 3 or 4 if it wasn't for jimmie 💀
@@marcosishes jimmie was great during those years also. But I believe if Matt wasnt in a roush car jimmie wouldn't have got as many as he did. Look at mark martin spent all those years with roush and not one championship.
Matt : congrats if any current driver deserves to be in the NHOF ( nascar hall of fame ) it’s you learn with your history to build your legacy ( from Los Angeles aka the home of the CLASH AT THE COLISEUM )
He’s the man who created the chase/playoff
Really? People that think like that still exist?
He never asked for it, he obliterated the field in 2003 fair and square with one win, NASCAR however thought otherwise and they created the Chase, Kenseth isn't at fault for that
Actually TV is the reason.They wanted a playoff thing to make it easier to sell.
They were butthurt over his talent
Matt Kenseth is still the greatest driver in NASCAR, even if he did take out Joey Logano at Martinsville fall race 2015.
He is hall of fame driver, if so hall is going to be full fast putting in every decent driver. I thought hall of fame was for top 1% of a sport.
congrats Matt! well earned. Sure didn't look like Mark Martin and Jack Roush where very happy, Yikes.
They didn’t smile, they didn’t share his enthusiasm. They asked how the car was 😂.
his best move was moving joey lol
Wow, did you guys see the look on Jacks face? If looks could kill. Mark didn't seem too happy either.
they were fine. Plenty of pictures on social media of Mark and Jack having a good time.
“Blame Greg”
Was lagano in attendence?
Toupee?
SLINGER SPEEDWAY
Did I just watch paint dry?
He reminds me of Hamlin! 🙄
Good driver but dirty!