Report: Kenseth to return to Roush, drive No. 6 part time

Matt Kenseth will drive once more for Roush Fenway Racing, returning to pilot the No. 6 Ford in a part-time role with Trevor Bayne for the remainder of the 2018 season, according to a report from SB Nation's Jordan Bianchi. Kenseth, 46, has not raced this year. He was in team owner Jack Roush's stable for 13 seasons to begin his career, winning the 2003 championship in what is now known as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Kenseth won 24 races -- including two Daytona 500s -- during that stretch before moving to Joe Gibbs Racing prior to the 2013 season, where he won 15 races over the past five years. MORE: Kenseth, win by win Roush Fenway Racing did not comment on the report. The team plans a “major" announcement at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday. Kenseth stepped away from competition following the 2017 season when JGR parted ways with the veteran and elevated Erik Jones to the No. 20 Toyota. The Wisconsin native adamantly refused to use the word "retire" last year when discussing his future. “I’m just going to take some time off, whatever that means, take a year or two … or three months, four months,” Kenseth said at Texas in November. “You never really know what happens. Something could come up that makes me excited and looks like a fit and I’m not going to rule that out.” In 20 seasons, Kenseth has made 650 starts in the sport’s top series.