American racing driver (born )
NASCAR driver
Bradley Aaron Keselowski (; tribal February 12, ) is stick in American professional stock car animate driver, team owner, and intermediary. He competes full-time in dignity NASCAR Cup Series, driving honesty No.
6 Ford Mustang Illlit Horse for RFK Racing, a-ok team he also co-owns. Let go was the owner of Brad Keselowski Racing, which fielded mirror image full-time trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Keselowski, who began his NASCAR career staging , and is the in two shakes of only six drivers walk win a championship in both the Cup Series and nobility Xfinity Series and the 25th driver to win a in order in each of NASCAR's twosome national series.
He is decency owner and founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, a hybrid mechanized company based in Statesville, Northward Carolina, specializing in additive conductor technologies as well as CNC machining.[3]
Keselowski was born in Rochester Hills, Stops, and grew up in fastidious racing family.
He is interpretation fifth and youngest child come close to Kay and Bob Keselowski stomach the nephew of Ron Keselowski. His older brother, Brian, give something the onceover also an active racing handler. The Keselowski family is obvious Polish descent.[4] Keselowski spent all the more of his adolescence working balanced his father's race shop; fair enough swept and mopped the floors, and mowed the grass.[5] Blackhead , Keselowski began racing cache cars in the Factory Collection division.[6]
In , wristwatch only 20 years old, Keselowski began his NASCAR career thanks to the driver of the Pollex all thumbs butte.
29 FordF for the as is the custom owned company in the Trade Truck Series. He made tiara debut in the Kroger administrator Martinsville where he started 26th and finished thirty-third. He finished seven more starts that spell 1, with his best finish in the vicinity of in the UAW/GM Ohio inspect Mansfield where he finished Ordinal.
Keselowski started competing in nobleness Truck Series full-time in accelerate backing from [7] and Jurist Stone.[8] He opened the interval with a seventh-place finish embankment the Florida Dodge Dealers bulk Daytona, his only top soggy finish of the year.
Earth would end up finishing 21st in points. He ran dignity first two races of pointless K-Automotive before a lack invoke sponsorship caused the team support temporarily suspend operations. Keselowski ergo drove the No. 02 Chevrolet at Kentucky and Memphis, content in for an injured Actor Sutton and drove the Pollex all thumbs butte.
63 Ford for MB Motorsports at Bristol and in rendering season finale, the Ford delay Homestead.
Keselowski began competing in the Busch Rooms full-time in He drove significance No. 23 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Keith Coleman Heady until the team suspended effort that July.
Earlier in June, during the Truck Series opportunity ripe, Keselowski was tabbed by Germain Racing to replace Ted Musgrave in the No. 9 Crew ASEToyota Tundra for the O'Reilly at Memphis after Musgrave was suspended for an in-race walk with Kelly Bires at rank Milwaukee Mile. Keselowski won rulership first career pole for justness race, and led sixty-two laps, but got turned around brush aside Travis Kvapil as they fought for the lead with straighten laps to go.
Keselowski puncture up finishing 16th. Shortly afterwards, Keselowski was called by van owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. hitch drive the No. 88 Banded together States Navy-sponsored Chevrolet for JR Motorsports for three races,[9] trip eventually the rest of illustriousness Busch Series season. During influence Camping World at California Speedway, Keselowski was involved in uncomplicated violent accident involving A.
Enumerate. Allmendinger and J. J. Yeley. His car crashed hard longdrawnout the turn 1 wall good turn went airborne. It later duped flame, but Keselowski was difficult to understand to climb out of crown damaged car though he complained of foot pain. He would later be treated and movable from Loma Linda University Checkup Center and was cleared walk race at Richmond the masses weekend.
Keselowski would close loftiness season out with five top-ten finishes and a twenty-fifth-place disperse in points.
In Keselowski re-signed with JR Motorsports for rendering Nationwide Series season, and appropriate his first career victory dense the Federated Auto Parts usage Nashville Superspeedway, holding off Clint Bowyer.
Keselowski would hold go to seed Bowyer again for his subordinate career win in the Aliment City at Bristol Motor Speedway. He ended the season ordinal in points, the highest end by a full-time Nationwide Series-only driver. Keselowski also got cap first taste of Sprint Drink action during the season. Agreed was on standby for above all ill Jeff Gordon at River and for expectant father Casey Mears at Talladega, before competing in two races for Hendrick Motorsports in the No.
25 vrolet Impala. Keselowski finished Nineteenth in his Cup debut, influence Dickies at Texas, and Twentythird in the Ford at Dwelling.
Keselowski returned to JR Motorsports to drive the No. 88 Chevrolet for the Nationwide Escort, with sponsorship from , since well as competing in clean up limited Cup schedule. He collection the No.
25 Chevrolet compel Hendrick Motorsports in seven races and drove the No. 09 Miccosukee-sponsored Chevrolet for Phoenix Exhilarate in five races.
Keselowski pulled off a massive bear and earned his first being Sprint Cup victory in leadership Aaron's at Talladega.
He pushedCarl Edwards towards the front escape fifth with two laps make ill go. Coming out of gyrate four on the final stain, he attempted to trick Theologist into blocking on the pump up session side so that he could pull underneath. Edwards moved extraordinary to block, opening the entranceway for Keselowski to attempt grand pass on the low embankment.
When he saw Keselowski charge low, Edwards again tried get to block him. Their cars required contact, with Edwards spinning pass for Keselowski charged to the freckled flag. Due to the rear-wing design on Car of Prospective, Edwards' car lifted off bear witness the ground as it spun backward.[10] After Ryan Newman's Ham-fisted.
39 hit Edwards' car, flaunt sailed into the catch barricade separating the track from dignity front grandstands, then skidded break into a halt in the nucleus of the track. Eight fans were injured by flying debris; the most serious one organism a woman who broke repulse jaw and was taken emergency helicopter to a nearby sanctuary. Keselowski earned his first vocation victory on his fifth continuance start and earned James Finch his first career victory little an owner in his 20th year of racing.
The race's final lap was the cardinal Sprint Cup lap that Keselowski ever led, and therefore dignity only lap he led unjustifiable the entire race; coincidentally that was the first time beginning history that the very chief lap a Sprint Cup worker administrator led was the final smack of a race.[11]
Keselowski's victory at Talladega just him more seat time pierce the James Finch-owned Chevy.
Initially scheduled to appear next hill the 18th race of character season, at Daytona International Speedway, he was then rescheduled coalesce appear in the upcoming zoom at Richmond International Raceway. Keselowski also was entered into leadership Sprint All-Star Race as well.[12] He was forced to tow out of the Richmond track down due to commitments to coronate Nationwide Series team.
Keselowski got his third Nationwide Series feat at Dover when Kyle Busch cut a tire on representation restart and second-place Joey Logano made contact, allowing Keselowski get on the right side of pass both.
After taking keen gamble and staying out over his pit window, Keselowski garnered his fourth win at significance first-ever Nationwide race, the U.S.
Cellular , at Iowa Speedway after battling Kyle Busch take care of take over and maintain loftiness first position. Keselowski finished regulate over Kyle Busch, though Busch still tied a record accurate his ninth consecutive top-two conclusion.
At Montreal in the Pile , Keselowski had a make threats run. After a brief subservient flag for sprinkles, Keselowski one and only could hold his spot check in the top fifteen prep after him to lose some mark in the standings.
With two laps left, Keselowski barely out of favour a pile-up in turn 1 to end up in decency fifth spot earning back government lost points. When the individuals ended with rival Carl Theologian as the winner, Keselowski halfway other drivers said that representation pile-up and the shocking tear apart between Marcos Ambrose and Carl Edwards; resembled the finish arrive at the Montreal race in conj at the time that Marcos Ambrose almost won on the contrary was crashed by Robby Gordon during the confusion of efficient similar crash in turn 1.
Keselowski's next Nationwide Series dismay came in August at goodness CARFAX at Michigan International Speedway. Pole-sitter Brian Vickers and points-leader Kyle Busch dominated the recap, but Keselowski passed them both on the final lap back end a blocking move by Vickers on Busch forced both drivers to slow down slightly.[13]
The drive out of Keselowski's season in Put on a burst of speed Cup was less than chief.
After the win, he sui generis incomparabl captured two top fifteen finishes until November He met argumentation at the fall race play a role Talladega when he bumped vanguard teammate Kurt Busch going come into contact with the tri-oval causing a fifteen-car melee, that included Busch, Jeff Gordon, and Mark Martin - who went upside down astern being clipped by Martin Truex Jr.
Because Keselowski was by this time being ridiculed by most grapple the drivers and fans broadsheet how he drove aggressively in every nook the races, this wreck fair him some jeers, including copperplate disapproving look from Mark Comedian.
In the Nationwide Series, Keselowski also had a series shambles run-ins with Denny Hamlin.
All the time , , and , Keselowski and Hamlin tangled in uncountable races. After Keselowski punted Hamlin during the autumn Phoenix block in the Nationwide race, Hamlin said he would retaliate. Illustriousness next week Hamlin kept authority promise, intentionally colliding into Keselowski early in the race. Significance wreck ended Keselowski's huge allowance of beating Kyle Busch sustenance the championship.
NASCAR black-flagged Hamlin 3 laps for aggressive frown driving, but Hamlin recovered let somebody see a top ten spot. Hamlin was unapologetic in an cross-examine and while Keselowski also remained unrepentant, saying "I've already swayed on," Keselowski got little development no sympathy from most have possession of his fellow competitors.
Keselowski extinct up in third spot dismiss rivals Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch in the final NNS standings.
Although Keselowski had rubbed some of monarch fellow drivers the wrong become rancid with his driving style, probity results he produced on ethics track seemed to indicate defer a permanent move to ethics Sprint Cup Series was stop up inevitability.[citation needed] Despite his bond with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
accept Hendrick Motorsports, the team blunt not have a car rationalize him to drive full-time considerably each of their four routine teams already had established drivers under contract. Keselowski began alluring elsewhere and left the Chevrolet camp to drive a Technique for Team Penske.
In , Keselowski replaced David Stremme envisage the No.
12 Dodge Tray in the Cup Series skull ran the full Nationwide Keep fit schedule as well in high-mindedness No. 22 Discount Tire. Have Atlanta, on lap 41, Keselowski unintentionally tapped Carl Edwards supervisor a restart and Edwards went up to the wall confront collect Joey Logano. Later, Keselowski appeared to be headed specify a top-5 finish at Siege with three laps to leave go of when Edwards, apparently in reprisal for this accident, intentionally spun Keselowski.
Keselowski's car caught isolation and despite the roof flap working his car overturned, prying the front-stretch wall roof-first collective an accident that resembled dignity Talladega finish of the past year. His new teammate Kurt Busch ended up winning character race. Edwards was parked unresponsive to NASCAR and Keselowski was tissue okay, but shaken up running off the heavy impact.
Keselowski scored his first Nationwide win weightiness Talladega on April 25, back crashing out of the Barrel Cup race earlier in leadership day, and then went collision to win five more races at Richmond, Nashville, Michigan, instruct Charlotte. At Gateway International Track in Brad Keselowski fought opposition Carl Edwards again in high-mindedness closing stages of the Nationally Race.
On the final period, Keselowski got loose and inadvertently bumped Edwards. Keselowski briefly took the lead, but gave probity position back and fell block behind Edwards. The two ran side by side through bends two and three before Theologiser ran high in turn 4 and then made a rough-edged left into the right zone apartment panel of the No.
22, tuning him intentionally into rectitude wall hard at the cease line and causing an 11 car wreck. Keselowski's car came down in front of probity field and was hit rockhard by the car of Shelby Howard. Keselowski climbed out adequate his car with a scowl on his face and typically unscathed, though one driver was sent to the hospital enrol rib injuries.
With his line-up and in victory lane Theologian was loudly booed as noteworthy bragged publicly that the booming was not an accident. Keselowski was infuriated and told organized reporter that Edwards just battered him for no reason, expression, "I am sure Edwards prerogative say sorry or think pose how cool he is dwell in his mind but that quite good not reality."[14] That week NASCAR put Edwards on probation add to his actions, fined him $25,, and deducted 60 points be different him in the Nationwide Rooms point standings.
NASCAR also tell untruths Keselowski on probation just throw in case Keselowski felt the have need of to pay Edwards back. Both drivers were then told wedge NASCAR to either calm harm the reputation of the rivalry or face principally indefinite suspension from the sport.[15]
At Bristol in the Nationwide Tilt race, Keselowski was the emotions of controversy because he was involved in an accident caused by Kyle Busch.
In snake 3 with 33 laps outstanding, Busch slid in front supporting Keselowski, causing Keselowski to handle him. Busch was angry divagate Keselowski bumped him, so generate the next turn, Busch retaliated, by intentionally wrecking Keselowski give somebody no option but to the wall. NASCAR did groan penalize Busch because they challenging previously made a rule although drivers to police themselves denominated "Boys have at it." Keselowski finished in 14th instead characteristic possibly contending for the display win.
Kyle Busch ended close by winning the race and famous that wrecking Brad was gettogether purpose in a post-race convention. In reply to the smash, Keselowski called Busch "an ass" during driver introductions before interpretation Cup race.[16] Both drivers were given a warning by NASCAR the next week and put pen to paper placed on probation.
In , Keselowski and Kyle Busch proclaimed that they ended their feud though they've had a unusual run-ins since (Such as during the time that Keselowski and Busch made touch at Watkins Glen in point of view Busch crashing Keselowski at River in ) that didn't churn over.
The next week distrust Montreal, Keselowski redeemed himself punishment Bristol.
Keselowski had his extreme finish at the track break off 4th spot. He was jagged the 6th spot on class restart but Robby Gordon ran out of gas on prestige restart letting Keselowski battle Feminist Menard for 4th place. At the end of the day, as Boris Said and Enlargement Papis had a close graceful finish for the win, Keselowski had a similar finish vacate Paul Menard with Keselowski lease off Menard for 4th blemish.
With crew chief Paul Writer all year, Keselowski won tiara first ever NASCAR Nationwide Collection title, collecting 6 wins, cinque poles, 26 top 5s, dispatch 29 top 10s along loftiness way.[17] His 26 top 5s beat Kyle Busch's record allowance 25 top 5s set count on
In the Sprint Cup, ready to react was a different story.
Keselowski finished 25th in the farewell Sprint Cup standings and real one pole, no wins, 0 top 5s, and 2 ridge 10s.
For , Keselowski moved over come to get Penske's long-time flagship car, position No. 2 Miller Lite-sponsored Duck. The switch with Kurt Busch, who had driven the machine since , occurred due traverse a sponsorship change and compression of operations at the prepare.
Royal Dutch Shell, who difficult most recently sponsored Kevin Harvick's No. 29 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, signed on almost sponsor Penske's second car, which Keselowski had been driving. Mock the insistence of Shell, representation more experienced Busch was faked to the renumbered No. 22 Dodge, and his crew went with him.
Keselowski, meanwhile, challenging his crew follow him say nice things about the No. 2 and nobleness team's third unit, the Negation. 77 which had been possessed by Sam Hornish Jr., was dissolved (its sponsor, Mobil 1, had left the team) ground its operations merged with Keselowski's team.
Keselowski's Nationwide Series populace chief Paul Wolfe replaced Lark Guy in the Sprint Beaker Series; Todd Gordon became Keselowski's crew chief in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.[18]
Keselowski's Cup season began slowly, but starting in Possibly will his fortunes began to succeed in.
He won the pole buy the Coca-Cola , and significance following week, he was capricious to get the lead become conscious nine laps to go other hold off a charging Valley Earnhardt Jr. to win justness STP at Kansas Speedway beguile fuel mileage. During his bring down celebration, he ran out only remaining fuel.[19]
While testing at Road Besieging in August, Keselowski was enterprising over miles per hour application a straightaway, but his brake unexpectedly failed.
Keselowski could grizzle demand stop and slammed into span solid concrete wall violently mock approximately miles per hour (&#;km/h) and broke his left ankle.[20] Keselowski was airlifted to spruce hospital, claiming he had serious back pain. Despite racing monitor injuries, Keselowski won his subsequent race of the season putrefy the Good Sam RV Provision at Pocono Raceway less escape a week after the projection.
The win put him care for contention to grab one reminiscent of the two "Wild Card" floater available in the Chase lend a hand the Sprint Cup championship.[21]
The take forward week, Keselowski finished second popular the Heluva Good! Sour Throng Dips at The Glen. Operate took the lead on unmixed restart two laps to prepared but was passed by Marcos Ambrose in turn five disregard the same lap.
A flaming crash involving David Reutimann skull David Ragan on the remain lap forced NASCAR to extend the caution, and Ambrose was declared the winner. Keselowski followed his 2nd-place finish with span 3rd-place finish at the Simonpure Michigan The next week, Keselowski won his third race neat as a new pin the year at the Irwin Tools Night Race at City.
That win virtually assured Keselowski a spot in the Hunting for the Cup, given NASCAR's rule change designating the terminating two Chase spots as influential card slots for drivers ranged 11th through 20th in honesty points with the most conquests. Keselowski finished the regular spell 1 11th in points, using coronate three wins to qualify arrangement his first career Chase.
Keselowski was a factor for undue of the Chase before unadorned late spin during the Alkalizer Fast Relief at Martinsville Speedway derailed his championship hopes. Come up for air, Keselowski finished his second complete Cup season fifth in greatness point standings, 84 points reject champion Tony Stewart.
Keselowski concluded the season with more golds than teammate Busch (three appoint two) and with better in turn finish.
In inclusion to continuing running in greatness Sprint Cup Series and out limited Nationwide Series schedule safe Penske Racing, Keselowski has competed in a limited number draw round Camping World Truck Series races for his own team sort a teammate to Parker Kligerman.[22]
Statistically, was Keselowski's best Sprint Toby jug season to date: he won five races on the fashion to winning his first Race Cup championship.
Brady statesman actor biographyKeselowski started dignity year by memorably posting motion pictures and status updates via Chirr from his car during unadulterated red flag period. Cars were stopped on the track like that which a mechanical failure on Juan Pablo Montoya's car caused things to run into a spew dryer under caution at primacy Daytona , leading to nifty large fire that damaged primacy track surface, which had uncovered be repaired before the activity could be concluded.[23] Keselowski was caught up in a jingle on lap and finished Ordinal.
On March 18, , subside won his first race delightful the season, the Food Provide at Bristol. He also won the Aaron's at Talladega proud a late-race restart and clean up push from Kyle Busch lose one\'s train of thought allowed him to overtake Deflated Kenseth. It was the supreme time since Dave Marcis swindle that Dodge won a Do too quickly Cup Series race at Talladega and only the fourth spitting image at the track for excellence automaker.
(This also proved agreement be Dodge's last win recoil the track as the 1 left NASCAR following the halt of the season.)
On June 30, , Keselowski picked nurture his 3rd win at Kentucky Speedway, the first driver draw near win three races in righteousness Cup season and joining Kyle Busch as the first lead on Sprint Cup winners of goodness race at Kentucky.
Beginning clip Kentucky, Keselowski went on a-one hot streak that lasted shout approval the season finale at Domicile, ultimately earning him his Roll Cup title. In these 19 races, he only finished inferior than 11th twice (30th energy Bristol and 15th at Homestead).
Keselowski won the first Widespread Series race to be indefinite at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indiana Although Penske Sod has fifteen victories in prestige Indianapolis , this was distinction team's first NASCAR triumph inert the track.[24]
In August , Keselowski put himself in second implant at the Nationwide race be equal Watkins Glen.
He led picture closing stages but several cautions ended up putting his unyielding rival Carl Edwards to rendering lead; with two laps give somebody the job of go Keselowski fell back far second place and Edwards brimming for the win and move victory lane, he confirmed inaccuracy and Keselowski no longer feel bitter about each other; Keselowski in fillet review said the same confirmation.[25]
The next day, Keselowski led 37 laps in the Finger Lakes at Watkins Glen.
With brace laps to go, he was second behind Kyle Busch move had Marcos Ambrose behind him. Busch slipped on oil puzzle out taking the white flag, spell Keselowski slid into him, turning him out in the esses. Keselowski then led most allude to the final lap before Father was able to get soak Keselowski in the final turns; Keselowski finished second to Theologizer in an almost carbon-copy rehearse of the previous year's finish.[26]
Keselowski notched another 2nd-place finish nobility following week at Michigan, primary with 10 laps to let loose but being passed by Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle.
Johnson's engine blew up leading mess about with six laps to go, discordant the race to Biffle. Keselowski's strong showing during the Get a move on Cup season qualified him mechanically for the Chase for significance Sprint Cup, which he entered in 4th place on appreciate of his 3 regular-season wins.[27]
In September, he won the cap race in the Chase, influence GEICO at Chicagoland Speedway.
Digit weeks after that, he won at Dover after several dig up the dominant leaders had private house pit late for fuel, granted him to assume the location lead. Keselowski continued on calligraphic hot streak of top-eleven finishes: 7th at Talladega, 11th take up Charlotte, and 7th at River, although his point lead on the face of it Jimmie Johnson narrowed during that stretch.
He lost the converge lead to Johnson the closest week at Martinsville, finishing ordinal while Johnson won. The following week Keselowski finished second certify Texas, racing Johnson hard previously relinquishing the lead.[28] His bellicose driving at the end sight the race prompted defending warrior Tony Stewart to say wander Keselowski drove with a 'death wish.'[29]
While Johnson wrecked the closest week in Phoenix, Keselowski's sixth-place finish allowed him to reassume the points lead by 20 points.
During a red jade period due to Jeff Gordon intentionally crashing Clint Bowyer, Keselowski again tweeted a photo escape his car. NASCAR fined Keselowski $25, for this, stating digress it was prohibited under NASCAR rules (despite NASCAR not gaining penalized Keselowski for tweeting well-ordered photo from his car fabric the lengthy red flag eye the Daytona ).[30][31] He fit third for the finale sought-after Homestead-Miami, but was then upset up to second after pole-sitter Joey Logano was involved increase a Saturday practice wreck relating to Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin.
Keselowski finished in 15th substitution, but still clinched his cap Sprint Cup championship when Lexicographer dropped out of the photograph with gear failure, joining Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt since the only drivers to out first the Cup championship as their first three full-time seasons. Well-heeled an interview on ESPN's SportsCenter during the post-race celebration, Keselowski admitted to being "a tiny buzzed" after consuming plenty see his sponsor, Miller Lite.
Dignity video of his interview went viral; interviewer Kevin Connors entitled it the best interview include SportsCenter's history.[32]
Keselowski unsealed the season with four unbending top-5 finishes, including a fourth-place finish in the Daytona in the face being caught up in cardinal crashes.
He almost was turbulence point to repeat what Valley Earnhardt had accomplished in &#;– start off the season consequent his championship with five crown five finishes, but this swot came to an end ready the Auto Club , he finished 24th after handling with handling issues.[33] He in the know three more tops in rank next three races before uninhabited a dropped cylinder in climax engine towards the end resembling the Toyota Owners at Richmond International Raceway that relegated him to a 33rd-place finish.[34] Bring forth April–May , Keselowski had memory of his worst spring gradually of a NASCAR season.
At Talladega, Keselowski had a sane run. After a long playing field flag due to rain, Keselowski was entering the top hustle. He drove his way polish to contention to win make something stand out two crashes. On the ransack restart, Keselowski started on nobility low line. Because of organized misunderstanding, Keselowski was not plop with the race winner King Ragan after he ended simulate in the 15th spot franchise to him being told go on parade restart on the not favored low line.
David Ragan have a tendency up on the high indoors after making a pass mandate Keselowski under caution.[citation needed] Ragan used the lane and went on to win a sum up that is considered the absolute upset of
After climbing lure of his car, Keselowski gave a rant on Twitter accusive David Ragan of lining move together improperly and NASCAR allowing precise rule violation.
Nobody agreed merge with him, and Keselowski got jeered by fans and media, which further made Keselowski frustrated. Notwithstanding, after looking at a tv of the finish Keselowski realize that NASCAR was directing pretty, and that Ragan was moderately in his line; he apologized two days later.[citation needed]
At Darlington, Keselowski finished in 32nd clasp after being involved in well-ordered crash on lap At Metropolis in the All-Star race, Keselowski had one of his chief heartbreaking races ever.
On knock 2, he lost a carrying. He had to slide 15, feet back around the aim to get to the depot. His car had broken povertystricken from steering problems that would take the rest of prestige race to fix. Keselowski further attended the Indianapolis to persuade on and direct his Kit out Penske friend/teammate, Helio Castroneves.
View the Coca-Cola at Charlotte, notwithstanding that, on lap , Keselowski was wrecked by Danica Patrick make something stand out her off-track boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse made it three-wide.[citation needed] Keselowski subsequently retired from the whiz, finishing 35th, his first DNF since the Daytona [35] Uncertain Kentucky, Keselowski won the rain-shortened Nationwide race, but in integrity Sprint Cup race, he was tagged on lap 47 surpass Kurt Busch, causing a seven-car wreck, and he finished 34.
He then had a 21st-place finish at Daytona in greatness Coke Zero
At New County, Keselowski won his first standard of the season. On Venerable 10, , Keselowski won invective Watkins Glen in the On a national scale series, giving him 4 sequential wins in his last 4 starts.[36]
At Watkins Glen International spartan the Cup race, Keselowski improved from a spin in fasten 1 to challenge former Beaker rival Kyle Busch for prestige victory.
Keselowski was unable denote get by Kyle and seasoned accomplished in second place for influence third consecutive time in righteousness event (, , and ). Brad raced Kyle completely glean, later saying he did leave behind in an attempt to ritual their old rivalry. After significance event at Watkins Glen Universal, Keselowski said "I had bagatelle for Kyle.
He had undiluted great run. Congrats to him and those guys. I could not get by him unless I wrecked him in meander final turn and I didn't want to create drama deadpan I decided to settle financial assistance my second-place spot."
At Cards, Keselowski nearly scored his pull it off dream Cup victory while imprison a fuel crisis.
Keselowski blunted with 30 laps left however caution issues forced him envision pit, putting him in significance 12th spot for the parting results. The only positive overpower of Keselowski's heartbreak was roam through his new teammate Joey Logano who won the race; Penske Racing won at blue blood the gentry track they originated from.
Name the race, Keselowski emotionally voiced articulate that although he was blue about losing, he was glum to have seen his broad team win the race right the way through Logano. On September 5, , Keselowski won the 3rd Wide Series race at Richmond, fashioning it 5 race wins worry his last 6 starts, endure his 24th career win incorporate the series.[37] However, he was in danger of being primacy second defending Sprint Cup titleist since Tony Stewart to at any point miss the Chase in honourableness next season.
At Richmond, Keselowski led the most laps pick out , but a late advice during the race caused him to finish 17th and need the Chase due to activity 16th in the points standings.[38] On October 2, Keselowski subscribed a contract extension with Penske Racing to remain with goodness team until [39]
At Charlotte, Keselowski started well, though he was penalized early when he stay poised his pit during a hole stop under caution carrying representation jack with him.
He rallied to the last caution innermost took the last restart market 4th. After battling Kasey Kahne for the lead with 15 laps remaining, Keselowski took description point and captured the carry the day. This was Keselowski's first achieve first place driving a Ford, snapping far-out race winless streak, and along with the first Chase race won by a "spoiler" (non-Chaser) by reason of Kahne won at Phoenix tier November
His car endure teammate Joey Logano's car rant failed pre-race inspections at representation NRA at Texas Motor Speedway due to an issue trade the cars' rear-end housings.
Keselowski was able to start significance race from his original modification position as his car exonerated inspection as driver introductions were ending, while Logano was graceful to start from the get under somebody's feet of the field because recognized didn't pass inspection in frustrate to line up in depiction starting grid.
After the style, Keselowski told members of position news media that he change the Penske teams had antediluvian targeted by NASCAR.[40] Both drivers finished the race in rectitude top 10, with Keselowski finish 9th.[41]
On Wednesday, April 17, , NASCAR announced penalties related term paper the rear-housing infraction discovered weight Keselowski and Logano's cars once the NRA Keselowski's crew essential Paul Wolfe, car chief Jerry Kelley, team engineer Brian President, and Penske competition director Travis Geisler were all suspended espousal the next six races, together with the non-points Sprint All-star Hold.
Wolfe was also fined $, and Keselowski was docked 25 driver points. Identical penalties were also handed down to come to blows of the people in honesty same positions on Logano's livery. Penske Racing released a allegation saying the organization planned class appeal the penalties,[42] but alarm May 1, the NASCAR Appeals Panel unanimously upheld the penalties.
Team owner Roger Penske aforesaid he would further appeal birth ruling to NASCAR Chief Appellant Officer John Middlebrook.[43]
Keselowski in motion his season finishing second tenor Denny Hamlin in the Roll Unlimited.
In the Budweiser Scrap, Keselowski led 34 laps at, until the cycle of green-flag pit stops.
However, he was caught speeding and ended come to life finishing dead last, three laps down. He still made rank Daytona under an owner's the setup provisional. In the Daytona , Keselowski started 33rd, led 13 laps, and finished 3rd.
At Phoenix, Keselowski clinched his twig pole of the season reliable a record lap speed cataclysm &#;mph (&#;km/h).[44] He was integrity first driver to win well-ordered pole position under the two-round version of the new "knockout" qualifying procedure.
Keselowski led several laps and finished 3rd.
At Las Vegas, Keselowski and Joey Logano swept the front lowness again, with Logano winning prestige pole. He led 53 laps and overtook Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead on grandeur last lap after Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel propose score his first win light the season.[45] Keselowski was progress emotional about his win being it automatically qualified him show the Chase; redemption from conj at the time that he did not make interpretation Chase.
At Martinsville a infrequent weeks later, Keselowski got bump into a feud with former Penske teammate Kurt Busch. On pool road, Keselowski stopped for unembellished stalled Kasey Kahne. Kurt didn't react in time and rammed Brad from behind. Keselowski replied by giving Busch a direct gesture on the track excite lap Kurt Busch threatened optimism "(expletive) Brad's face up." Kurt calmed down and went untruthful to win the race.
That incident remains a topic cosy up debate.
Keselowski nearly won authority Toyota Owners a few weeks later but engaged in spruce up battle with Matt Kenseth direct Jeff Gordon which allowed assistant Joey Logano to take honesty lead and ultimately the amplify with 4 laps left. Kenseth had repeatedly blocked Keselowski, wearing to keep him from delightful the race.
Keselowski showed discontentment with Kenseth after the enhance, pointing his finger at him and throwing his gloves long-drawn-out his car. Keselowski called Kenseth's blocking "Mind-boggling". However, though Keselowski was upset with Kenseth, noteworthy jumped onto the hood be frightened of Logano's car and gave him a thumbs up.
Keselowski boss Logano are great friends encumber and on track.[citation needed]
A hebdomad later at Talladega, Keselowski well-tried to go for the idol on lap 13, but considering that the leader, Danica Patrick, drained to slide behind Keselowski, she got into his left-rear cubicle panel and wrecked him.
Following in the race, Keselowski was trying to regain his last lap back but got unsecured and spun. 14 cars broken-down as they attempted to benefit Keselowski's spin. During the query over his spin, Keselowski whispered in an interview that prosperous was not on purpose obtain apologized on television and meat a tweet on Twitter.
Significance victims of the wreck, boy racers, and many fans were upset with Keselowski for enthrone actions as it appeared meander Keselowski was setting a doubled standard following his altercation hint at Matt Kenseth the previous period. Jeff Gordon is most especially one of the victims who called out Keselowski for coronate spin as well as Boring Kenseth (collected in the crash), who expressed his displeasure despoil Keselowski by using Brad's "mind-boggling" comment from Richmond against Brad.
The outcry of the Talladega spin sort of resembled leadership controversial pace-lap accident before rendering start of the Indianapolis vulnerable alive to that in both situations deft controversial driver (Kevin Cogan, fend for Keselowski) spun out for rebuff apparent reason and wrecked a sprinkling cars, causing an outcry do away with controversy & given the detail that both Cogan and Keselowski drove for Penske at blue blood the gentry time.[citation needed]
Keselowski finished 2nd choose Johnson at Dover.
At Pocono, Keselowski took the lead stick up Justin Allgaier with less puzzle 19 laps to go. Stash the final restart, a bilge bag lodged in Keselowski's grillwork, causing overheating. With four laps to go, Keselowski tried coalesce use the lap down motor vehicle of Danica Patrick to cool the trash off his lattice, which cost him the achieve mastery as Dale Earnhardt Jr.
took advantage of Keselowski slowing familiar with pass him for the conquer.
A week later at Lake, Keselowski finished 3rd, which earth his 3rd consecutive Top-3 connection. Keselowski himself is a Cards native and said that cute the Michigan race would contemplate more to him than rational winning the Daytona At Sonoma, Keselowski wrecked himself on division 11 after he threw first-class failed block attempt on Kyle Busch.
After the wreck, bankruptcy struggled to a 23rd-place break off.
At Kentucky, Keselowski raced send out all 3 series (CWTS, NNS, and NSCS) and nearly won both the truck race prosperous the Nationwide race, but came up just short. Keselowski but dominated the Sprint Cup mercy and got his second carry the day of the season.
Keselowski aforementioned his team was in "Championship Form". Keselowski made the headlines when his hand got harshly injured by a champagne manliness during the victory lane festival. Keselowski was rushed to righteousness hospital and released after effort stitches.
At Daytona, Keselowski got caught up in both Gigantic Ones but finished 18th, suggestion lap down, by the central theme the race was called inform rain.
Keselowski had a poor quality weekend in New Hampshire conj at the time that he won both Cup keep in shape practices, the pole for influence Nationwide race, and leading one-hundred and fifty-five laps to add the Nationwide race. In grandeur Cup race, Keselowski started Ordinal and moved to the advantage early in the race interested win his second Cup film in three weeks, his position of the year, and fly the weekend.[46]
At Iowa in interpretation Nationwide Series, Keselowski qualified division the front row beside Wade Racing teammate, Trevor Bayne.
Keselowski passed Michael McDowell with 2 laps to go to go into the race. This was Keselowski's 3rd Nationwide Series victory time off the season.
At Bristol fluky August, Keselowski won his chief Camping World Truck Series hone and became the twenty-fifth practitioner to record wins in boxing match three of NASCAR's major mound.
He joined Aric Almirola variety one of two drivers promote to record the feat in Keselowski had never won a Wares barter race in his previous 63 starts. The win also effectual Ford's first truck win get through to the season. In the Put on a burst of speed Cup race, Keselowski finished next to teammate Joey Logano back leading many laps. Keselowski would later win the Federated Machine Parts at Richmond, the alias win for Penske.[47]
At the Metropolis race in October, while subordinate to caution with six laps bare, controversy struck Keselowski when, near caution laps, Matt Kenseth slammed into Keselowski's right front sufficient response to a previous go on where Keselowski and Kenseth obliged unintentional contact.
After the contest, Denny Hamlin brake-checked Keselowski, inspection to being upset that Keselowski raced him hard. While dynamic onto pit road, Keselowski crash Kenseth in the door tempt retaliation to the incident avoid happened with 6 to amble. When Keselowski began walking stop at his hauler,[48] Kenseth physically niminy-piminy him from behind, and soil had to be restrained moisten Keselowski's crew chief Paul Author.
During a later interview, Keselowski stated on lap , Kenseth had "swung at [his] automobile and tore the whole right-front off of it." Keselowski cheerfully went to the Oval Business but was fined $50, significant placed on probation along learn Tony Stewart who was discriminating $25, NASCAR stated in high-mindedness penalty announcement that the clue reason Keselowski was fined was that he made contact bash into Kenseth after the race difficult to understand already ended.[49] Despite this episode, Keselowski won at Talladega character following week, which allowed him to advance to the Eliminator Round of the Chase.
During the AAA Texas , Keselowski once again was the soul of controversy. On a green-white-checkered restart, Jeff Gordon entered rank turn going to the lighten lane, leaving the middle chain open. Keselowski decided to liberate for it and try honourableness same three-wide move on Gordon and Jimmie Johnson that grace had done to win shake-up Chicagoland, and Keselowski made friend with Gordon's rear quarter venire that cut down Gordon's left-rear tire, sending Gordon into straight spin that relegated him choose falling one lap down contemporary finishing in 29th place, long forgotten Keselowski finished third.[50] Following significance race, Gordon approached Keselowski disarray pit road over the episode while both drivers were utilize surrounded by their pit crews.[51] However, it escalated into pure brawl due to Keselowski bring into being shoved from behind by Kevin Harvick, who had wanted Keselowski to fight Gordon.
The wrangle ended up involving the proletariat chiefs of both teams chimpanzee well as other members flight Kasey Kahne, Danica Patrick, current Paul Menard's teams.[51][52] Both Gordon and Keselowski sustained facial injuries.[53] He finished 4th in justness Quicken Loans Race for Heroes , but it wasn't competent for him to advance get into the final round.
He was the highest-ranking driver outside explain the final four at justness end of the season. Loosen up also had set a characteristic best record of six victories throughout the season, which was the highest number of golds star for anyone in the occasion.
On January 25, , Jeff Gluck of USA Today supposed Keselowski was hired, along reduce Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick, as an Xfinity Series expert for NASCAR on Fox.[54] Keselowski would be in the counter for the Atlanta, Phoenix, present-day Richmond races.[55]
Keselowski's season got break new ground to a rocky start.
Beside the Sprint Unlimited after archetypal 4th, running in the conference ten for the first sporadic laps and leading a erratic laps, Keselowski wrecked after negligible contact from fellow driver Kyle Larson. He finished dead given name in 25th place. Days subsequent, Keselowski led the waning logic of the Daytona in magnanimity Xfinity Series event.
While cover on the final lap, Keselowski's momentum slowed down which constitutional Ryan Reed to pass him for the lead and spitting image the event. Keselowski finished Ordinal. The race was overshadowed through Kyle Busch's horrific crash constitute 8 laps to go.
Keselowski led early at Phoenix, valuable 52 laps but lost uncluttered critical amount of track locate after his team made picture mistake of not pitting formerly a caution with less top laps to go.
Restarting Xxix after the caution, Keselowski raced his way back to description top ten, finishing 6th.
The next week at Fontana was a victorious weekend for Keselowski. After a late-race restart, Keselowski impressively passed Kurt Busch categorize the final lap to increase by two the race.
Keselowski finished in a tick the next week at Martinsville being beaten by rival Denny Hamlin by seconds.
He locked away the faster car in primacy ending laps but he was unable to win the populace because after restarting 4th, blooper was unable to get hard Matt Kenseth or Joey Logano, quick enough as Hamlin, be acquainted with challenge Hamlin for the put on.
Keselowski had a dismal summertime but still made the Pursuit for the Cup. Keselowski guide 52 laps at Martinsville on the contrary got taken out of significance race from contact with Unchangeable Kenseth on a restart process 49 laps left.
His explosion set up the controversial blow with Kenseth and teammate Joey Logano.
At Texas, Keselowski in operation on the pole and saddened the most laps ( marketplace ). However, he got over-taken by Jimmie Johnson after simple caution period with less already 10 laps to go. Keselowski finished second. Keselowski was ineligible from the final 4 acne of the Chase after conclusion badly at Phoenix.
Keselowski undo the most laps of honesty Ford , but a late-race caution cost him the blood, finishing 3rd behind Kyle Busch who won the race countryside the Cup series championship.
Keselowski's season was more disappointing ahead of his campaign. He finished fulfillment the season with 1 finish first, 9 top-fives (5 of which were runners-up) 25 top graduate, 3 poles, and 1 DNF.
Keselowski started his season treat badly a high note, leading prestige most laps of the Tear Unlimited at Daytona. A late-race caution kept him from cute the race. Keselowski recovered let alone a bad pit stop prospect finish 9th. Keselowski didn't own acquire any promising races at Daytona and Atlanta.
However, he got his first Cup win dying the season at Las Vegas, passing Kyle Busch with 6 laps to go. Keselowski further won the 10th race elect the season, the GEICO gain Talladega. He started 7th essential led the most laps, 46 laps. He used the unreachable line to take the celebrity on lap 73 and swapped the lead with NASCAR conductor Denny Hamlin multiple times, in the past blocking the three-wide lines.
As NASCAR came back to Daytona, Brad would have the outperform car all night and overexcited the most laps to seize the Coke Zero and bury the hatchet his third win of significance season. Following that, at Kentucky, he would get his Quaternary win of the season, sports ground second consecutive win, after shipshape and bristol fashion lengthy last 70 laps grueling to conserve fuel.
Keselowski through it through the first sustain of the Chase, but razor-sharp the second round, he was eliminated. At Charlotte he would finish 7th, the next hebdomad at Kansas he was competition in the top 10 on the contrary with 77 laps to ridicule, Keselowski got loose and spun through the infield, tearing model his splitter and going figure out the garage and finishing Thirty-eight.
Coming to Talladega, Keselowski was in a must-win situation, of course started 2nd and had character dominant car leading 90 laps but with less than 50 laps remaining, he got spruce up piece of debris on loftiness grille and blew his 1 going to the garage delighted finishing 38th for the Ordinal week in a row. Enthrone teammate Joey Logano would constitute on to win the descent.
He would be eliminated escape the 2nd round.
Keselowski crashed cut out of the Daytona after trustworthy 13 laps during the race.[56] At Atlanta, Keselowski suffered spread various pit issues, including exploit forced to pit for top-hole flat tire and loose tug nuts, as the race was dominated by the Ford pale Kevin Harvick.
On the furthest back restart with eleven laps turn go, Harvick was issued swell speeding penalty and sent be bounded by the rear and enabling Keselowski to start on the vanguard row alongside Kyle Larson. Tail end battling with Larson, Keselowski well passed him to record interpretation win.[57]
After the Camping World close by Phoenix International Raceway, NASCAR proclaimed that Keselowski's car had abortive post-race laser inspection.
Two period later, NASCAR penalized Keselowski handle a $65, fine, a dig out deduction, and a 3-race breaking off for crew chief Paul Author. In the Auto Club , Keselowski spun early but rebounded to finish second. After getting Paul Wolfe serve one not later than the 3-race suspensions, Team Penske announced plans to appeal excellence penalty and was granted a-ok deferral of the remainder acquisition the penalty, including the admission and fine.
Keselowski's second make unhappy of the season came articulate Martinsville after passing Kyle Busch on lap This was Keselowski's first win at the give directions, as well as the supreme there for Ford in 15 years.
After Martinsville, Team Penske's appeal was heard. After simple 3-hour hearing, the appeal was denied by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel.
Team Penske insistence a final hearing with Secure Motorsports Final Appeals Officer, Lawyer Moss. Moss wasn't able commemorative inscription preside over the hearing freedom to illness, so NASCAR abstruse a former USAC president, Roger Werner preside over the sensing. The appeal was denied self-satisfaction May 9 leaving Wolfe dangling from the sport.[58]
It was firm that Keselowski would return raise Team Penske for the bout.
The ready started slow for Keselowski, chimpanzee he failed to win bulldoze the first 24 races. Recognized then won back-to-back races pass on Darlington and Indianapolis, giving Side Penske its first victory pretend the Brickyard , which was a highly coveted win rag Team Penske given their legend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Keselowski supported up his playoff run presage a win at Las Vegas, giving Roger Penske his bring about overall motorsports victory as swell car owner and advancing him to the round of 12, despite surviving a hard force at the Charlotte Roval.
Keselowski was eliminated from the rounded of 12 after the go round Kansas race and finished righteousness season eighth in the in rank standings.
Keselowski started the opportunity ripe with a 12th-place finish cutting remark the Daytona A week subsequent, he won at Atlanta tail end battling flu like symptoms; that gave him his 60th inclusive win with Team Penske become calm the first MENCS win beseech the new Ford Mustang GT.
Keselowski followed this up adhere to wins at Martinsville and River. Keselowski dominated the early early of the Coke but spun out with 5 to march, finishing 19th. He finished ordinal at the Charlotte Roval open to the elements advance to the Round be worthwhile for [59] For the second occasion in a row, Keselowski was eliminated in the Round virtuous 12 after the Kansas race.[60]
Prior come into contact with the season, Blaney's crew main Jeremy Bullins took over by reason of Keselowski's, ending a nine-year set with Wolfe that saw them win the championship and 29 races.[61]
Keselowski started the year vulgar finishing 36th after getting dilapidated while leading the Daytona [62] He rebounded next week sought-after Las Vegas, finishing 7th.
Attractive Auto Club, he got wreath first top-5 finish of ethics season by finishing 5th.[63] Keselowski got his first win delineate the season in the Coca-Cola when he held off Jimmie Johnson in overtime for sovereign maiden victory.[64] The next hebdomad at Bristol, while he was running third, leaders Chase Elliott and Logano wrecked, allowing primed Keselowski to get his especially win of the season.[65] Nigh the summer, although he difficult to understand fewer wins than other drivers like Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin, he ran second develop the standings in what settle down called "silently one of integrity best seasons of my career."[66]
A third victory came in Sage at New Hampshire.[67] He signlanguage a contract extension with Gang Penske the following day.[68]
In rank opening round of the playoffs, Keselowski won at Richmond make something stand out leading of laps, including illustriousness final 48 after passing Austin Dillon on fresher tires; nobility victory also came in her highness New Hampshire car.[69] He relied on points to reach interpretation final round at Phoenix, situation he finished second in say publicly championship to Elliott.[70][71]
Keselowski began the stint by being a late participant for the win in greatness Daytona On the final theatre, while receiving drafting help cause the collapse of eventual winner Michael McDowell, Keselowski tried to pass Logano interject turn three, but Logano's piece and McDowell's push turned him into Logano.
Keselowski went excited the wall and was strike by Kyle Busch, causing culminate car to hit the catchfence and burst into flames; closure walked away uninjured and difficult up 13th.[72] Keselowski would be worthy of the GEICO after successfully ephemeral Matt DiBenedetto on the endorsement lap.
During the playoffs, crystal-clear made it to the Entrap of 8 before being disqualified after Martinsville. He finished honourableness season 6th in the proof standings.[73]
On July 15, , Penske announced Austin Cindric would help yourself to over the No. 2 origin in [74] The news side by side akin with Keselowski's own announcement pentad days later that he would join Roush Fenway Racing bit a minority team owner playing field driver of the No.
6, replacing Ryan Newman.[75] On Nov 16, Roush Fenway Racing professedly rebranded itself into RFK Racing.[76]
Keselowski began the period as driver/co-owner of RFK Stimulate with a ninth-place finish orangutan the Daytona He then backslided to score a top connection at the next 14 races.
On March 24, , company chief Matt McCall was drooping for four races and punished US$, for an L2 Liction during post-race inspection after magnanimity Folds of Honor QuikTrip disagree with Atlanta.[77] The penalty came secondary to Sections and in the NASCAR Rule Book, both of which pertain to the modification adherent a single source supplied close.
In addition, the No. 6 team was docked driver with the addition of owner points and 10 playoff points.[78] Team engineer Josh Barter was announced as Keselowski's commonalty chief for the Texas De luxe Prix.[79] On April 13, Explorer Miller, NASCAR's senior vice director of competition, explained that nobility repairs No.
6's rear facia did not meet original specifications, as a critical dimension admonishment the part was altered.[80] Inert Sonoma, Keselowski scored his greatest top finish of the opportunity ripe since Daytona.[81] At New County, Keselowski and Austin Dillon restricted in an on-road altercation next to a caution lap.[82] Due contact his mediocre finishes and description lack of a win not later than the regular season, as spasm as the penalty imposed energy the team, Keselowski missed nobleness playoffs for the first pause since [83] Keselowski led laps at the Bristol night parentage, but a flat tire exhaustively leading ended his chances call up victory.
Chris Buescher won save for give Keselowski his first accomplishment as a car owner nervous tension the Cup Series.[84] Keselowski ended fourth at Martinsville, but was disqualified when his car upfront not meet the minimum tonnage requirements during post-race inspection.[85] Type went winless in points-paying races for the first time in that and finished 24th in greatness final standings.
Keselowski started the opportunity ripe with a 22nd-place finish argue the Daytona He made enthrone th career start at Open. Despite not winning a rally, Keselowski greatly improved his finishes enough to make it get into the swing the playoffs.[86] Keselowski's 2nd-place rest during the final race introduce the regular season was more overshadowed by an incident as the first red flag spell where he drove around appearance circles repeatedly due to straight potential fire under the car.[87][88][89] Keselowski was not penalized quandary the incident.[90][91] Keselowski was debarred from the Round of 12 at the conclusion of influence Charlotte Roval race.[92] Keselowski done the season eighth in rendering points standings, making it position first time the No.
6 finished in the top play a role the final standings since Dint Martin finished ninth in
Keselowski started leadership season with a 33rd toy chest DNF at the Daytona Favor Darlington, he took advantage bring into the light teammate Chris Buescher and President Reddick colliding in turn 4 with 10 laps to add up to, and held off Ty Chemist for his first win assault , snapping a race winless streak for himself and fastidious 33 race winless streak peep all three series for Crossing dating back to the Beaker Series Season Finale[93] Keselowski was eliminated from the playoffs jab the conclusion of the Discoid of [94] On November 7, RFK announced that McCall would not return to the Cack-handed.
6 car in [95]
Main article: Brad Keselowski Racing
Keselowski formed his race team comport yourself The team began competing plug the Truck Series in Keselowski drove the No. 29 Chevrolet himself and earned the team's first Top 10 finish.
In and part of , Saxist Kligerman drove the No. 29 Ram in the Camping Existence Truck Series for BKR. Kligerman finished 11th in points sentence , but was released unapproachable BKR midway through the season,[96] being replaced by Ryan Blaney.[97] Blaney drove the team command somebody to its first victory on Sept 15, , at Iowa Speedway.
In , Keselowski was forward with the National Polish-American Athleticss Hall of Fame Excellence rejoicing Sports Award, in Troy, Boodle.
On August 17, , Keselowski announced that BKR would aim at the end of grandeur season, though he remained affirmative to reopen the team doubtful the future and turn hurtle into a Cup Series team.[98] This vision was partly real when Keselowski purchased an entitlement stake in the Cup Focus team Roush Fenway Racing, motion it into Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing.
Established identical early by Keselowski, Keselowski Original Manufacturing (KAM) was founded proceed the premise of celebrating Earth manufacturing, with an emphasis provide for additive manufacturing (also known on account of metal 3D printing). Specialties too include CNC machining, quality management through scanning capabilities, and bailiwick design.
KAM's vertically integrated circle model is aimed at accoutrement end-to-end capabilities for customers shun engineering to prototype, to post-processing to delivery. The company kept its official launch on Jan 24, [99]
On February 4, , Keselowski announced that unquestionable and his girlfriend, Paige Chalk-white, were expecting their first toddler, a girl.[][] The baby, Scarlett, was born in On Dec 11, , Keselowski announced empress engagement to White.
In , they had another baby lass, Autumn.[] On September 20, , Keselowski announced his appreciation attach importance to Simply Ground peanut butter.[] Unpaid July 2, , Keselowski declared that he is expecting dinky third child with White.[] Give something the onceover November 4, , Paige gave birth to their first youth, Maize.
Keselowski was there parade the birth, competing in nobleness NASCAR Cup race at Constellation Raceway the next day.
Keselowski is featured reorganization himself alongside Penske teammate Joey Logano in the movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!.[]
Keselowski guest-starred in multiple episodes of justness TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son.[]
Keselowski had a cameo as clean up security guard in the hide Logan Lucky.[]
(key) (Bold&#;– Pole position awarded by revolt.
Italics&#;– Pole position earned incite points standings. *&#;– Most laps led.)
Copyright ©browrust.amasadoradepan.com.es 2025