CONCORD, N.C. -- Roush Racing appears to have its Nextel Cup lineup set in stone for a long time.
The five-car team announced on Friday that Matt Kenseth had signed a long-term extension to remain with the team.
The deal was actually signed last fall, after Kenseth rallied to make the Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was Kenseth's second consecutive Chase appearance.
Kenseth, 33, had a career-high 12 top-fives and 1,001 laps led as Roush Racing placed all five cars in the Chase. Despite the success, the team suffered through the defection of Kurt Busch, who left the team to drive for Penske Racing.
Shortly after Busch's departure, the team re-signed Kenseth.
"We did it awhile ago actually," Kenseth said this week at the Nextel Cup Media Tour. "I plan on being here as long as Jack will keep me, and as long as we're running good.
"It's been fun racing here, and there's really nowhere else I want to race. When you look at it, except for Kurt's deal -- and I don't really know much about it -- I can't imagine wanting to race somewhere else.
"When you look at the record of Roush last year, there are a lot of people that want to be here, and I am one of them. I don't want to be somewhere else."
Terms of Kenseth's deal were not disclosed.
The five-car team announced on Friday that Matt Kenseth had signed a long-term extension to remain with the team.
The deal was actually signed last fall, after Kenseth rallied to make the Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was Kenseth's second consecutive Chase appearance.
Kenseth, 33, had a career-high 12 top-fives and 1,001 laps led as Roush Racing placed all five cars in the Chase. Despite the success, the team suffered through the defection of Kurt Busch, who left the team to drive for Penske Racing.
Shortly after Busch's departure, the team re-signed Kenseth.
"We did it awhile ago actually," Kenseth said this week at the Nextel Cup Media Tour. "I plan on being here as long as Jack will keep me, and as long as we're running good.
"It's been fun racing here, and there's really nowhere else I want to race. When you look at it, except for Kurt's deal -- and I don't really know much about it -- I can't imagine wanting to race somewhere else.
"When you look at the record of Roush last year, there are a lot of people that want to be here, and I am one of them. I don't want to be somewhere else."
Terms of Kenseth's deal were not disclosed.
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