The champ is back….in Victory Lane that is.
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For the first time since winning the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2012 and partying at Homestead Miami Speedway afterwards, Brad Keselowski has made his way back to victory lane.
Keselowski ended a 37-race winless streak with a late surge and by holding off Kasey Kahne to win the Bank of America 500 from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
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At one point during the race, Keselowski was penalized for driving out of his pill stall with his jack still attached to the No. 2 Ford.
Keselowski was penalized for the incident and had to return to pit road to serve the penalty and so his team could remove the jack.
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“I just feel there are a ton of bricks that fell off my shoulders,” Keselowski said after his 10th career victory and first at the 1.5-mile oval in NASCAR’s premier series. “You stand a little taller. I’m really proud of this one.”
Hendrick Motorsports dominated the early portion of the race, with Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. sharing the lead. However, Earnhardt would get trash stuck on the grill of his car and have to give up the lead to Kahne so he could remove the debris.
Saturday night’s race featured just three caution flags in the first 172 laps, one for a crash by J.J. Yeley, one for Mark Martin’s blown engine, and the last for debris.
The next race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is Sunday, October 20th at Talladega Superspeedway.
Unofficial Race Results: Bold equals Chase drivers:
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kyle Busch
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Jeff Gordon
8. Ryan Newman
9. Denny Hamlin
10. Carl Edwards
11. Clint Bowyer
12. Juan Pablo Montoya
13. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
14. Kurt Busch
15. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
16. Greg Biffle
17. Marcos Ambrose
18. Joey Logano
19. Jamie McMurray
20. Danica Patrick
21. Jeff Burton
22. Martin Truex, Jr.
23. Aric Almirola
24. Paul Menard
25. Brian Vickers
26. David Reuitimann
27. Brian Scott
28. Bobby Labonte
29. David Gililand
30. David Ragan
31. Casey Mears
32. Dave Blanney
33. Landon Cassill
34. Cole Whitt
35. Travis Kvapil
36. Timmy Hill
37. Kyle Larson
38. Blake Koch
39. Joe Nemechek
40. Michael McDowell
41. Josh Wise
42. Mark Martin
43. J.J Yeley
