Chip Ganassi Racing announced Monday afternoon that Matt Kenseth will drive the NASCAR team’s No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the remainder of the 2020 season. Kenseth will replace former Cup Series driver Kyle Larson, who was fired by CGR two weeks ago after he used the N-word during an iRacing event.It was assumed Ross Chastain, a development driver for CGR, would replace Larson, but the team instead tapped former Cup champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner Kenseth.“I have always said that when we have to fill a driver spot, that I owe it to our team, our partners and our fans to put the best a…
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Matt Kenseth replaces Kyle Larson as driver of Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 42 Chevrolet
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