When he isn’t on the oval, Matt Kenseth is a man who likes to keep things simple and low-key. He doesn’t have a sports car or a rare supercar to drive on his days off, but he does have the comfortable and roomy Lincoln Navigator.
Kenseth is full of style when he hits the track. He won Rookie of the Year in 2000, and also won the Daytona 500 twice as part of Roush Fenway Racing, in 2009 and 2012. But when he’s staying between the lines and obeying traffic laws, he likes something a little less flashy.
The Legend of the Simple Man
This one is a sad story. Ayrton Senna was a master of the track, and this Brazilian driver won the Formula One World Championship three times while signed with McLaren. Things were on the way up for Senna, until – tragically – a crash with fellow driver Roland Ratzenberger left him and Ratzenberger dead at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
His favorite car to drive was the 1984 Mercedes Benz 190 E, which is one of the simpler, more basic options Mercedes sold. It did well in Europe, though American sales weren't as high.
The Classics are Always in Style for Clint Bowyer
While Clint Bowyer doesn't take his 1934 Chevy Sedan when he needs to pop down to the store, it's still one of his favorites to take on the road. “I drive it every chance I get. It's a very fun car to drive.” Old age doesn't mean much to Bowyer, who knows that old cars have a much better style than newer offerings.
We don't know what Bowyer has done to keep this car running smoothly, but if he's a true fan of the old days, the car might just have original (or replacement original) parts.
A Good Ferrari Alternative
Fernando Alonso is a two-time Formula One World Champion and was in the mix for seventeen total seasons of F1 – he's also won the 24 Hour of Le Mans in 2018 on his very first attempt. Before becoming a driver for Ferrari, Alonso drove for Renault, which explains the Renault Megane RS Alonso owned.
Renault has never had a big market share in the U.S., but this car has actually won several awards: Best Hot Hatch, and Highest Place Non-Supercar. It might not be a Ferrari, but it's a good alternative.
A Young Retiree Finally Has Time to Enjoy His Cars
We have another classy Benz, this one for Nico Rosberg. He's a Finnish driver in his thirties who shocked the driving world in 2016 when he retired just days after winning that year's Formula One World Championship.
Rosberg maintained his relationship with Mercedes and has even become an ambassador for the company. Thanks to this partnership, Rosberg has a fancy C63 AMG to drive around Finland – it (the car, not Finland) has a 4-liter engine and 469 horsepower. He loves driving it and has to remind himself to take the corners a little slower.