NASCAR: Sprint Cup Pre-Season Power Rankings

Number 5:  Matt Kenseth

When asked by NASCAR.com recently, Matt offered no apologies for how his 2015 season ended:

"“I’ve got to be honest. I’ve had more fan support in the last three months than I’ve ever had in my life. It’s been unbelievable. And the support is in the garage, fans, even my sponsors, the shop. I’ve had more support than I’ve ever had. “But this isn’t a popularity contest, it’s about winning. I feel like I have a lot of respect from my organization and my teammates and I feel like I have a lot of respect within the garage. So I’m not going to change who I am, just go out and do my business and some people are going to like it and some people aren’t.” “I think the way all the circumstances fell, it was something that unfortunately had to be done. If I knew I was going to be suspended I would have figured out how do it differently and be a little sneakier about it to where you didn’t get yourself suspended.”"

I heard Logano went to the Jimmie Spencer school of remembering things over the winter.  You should probably just say “thank you” and go on your way when it happens, ’cause it will.

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