Brad Keselowski
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| Born | February 12, 1984 | ||||||
| Hometown | Rochester Hills, Michigan | ||||||
| Awards | 2008–2009 Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion |
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| Car #, team | #12 – Penske Racing | ||||||
| 2009 Sprint Cup position | 38th | ||||||
| Best Cup position | 38th – 2009 | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Dickies 500 (Texas) | ||||||
| First win | 2009 Aaron's 499 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics | |||||||
| Car #, team | #22 – Penske Racing | ||||||
| 2009 NNS position | 3rd | ||||||
| Best NNS position | 1st – Nationwide Series, 2010 | ||||||
| First race | 2006 Ameriquest 300 (California) | ||||||
| First win | 2008 Federated Auto Parts 300 Presented by Dollar General (Nashville) | ||||||
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| 2009 NCWTS position | 103rd | ||||||
| Best NCWTS position | 21st – 2005 | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of March 22, 2012 [1]. | |||||||
Bradley "Brad" Keselowski (born February 12, 1984) is an American racecar driver. Brad drives the #2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger for Penske Racing in the Sprint Cup Series and the #22 Discount Tire Company Charger in the NASCAR Nationwide series for Penske Racing. He used to driver for JR Motorsports, a team owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. from 2007 to 2009 in the Nationwide series. He also used to drive for Phoenix Racing and Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series. Keselowski is the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide series champion.[2]
[change] NASCAR career
Keselowski started racing in NASCAR in 2004 in the Craftsman Truck Series. He drove a few races the #29 for K Automotive Racing team. His first race was at Martinsville Speedway. He started 26th and finished the race in 33rd. His best finish of his first year was at the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway where he finished 16th.
In 2005, Keselowski raced the full season in the Craftsman Truck Series. He finished the season 21st in points. Keselowski raced the first two races of the 2006 season, but his race team could not afford to keep racing.[3]
In 2007, Keselowski started racing in the Busch series. After driving for a few teams, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. called Keselowski asking him to drive his #88 United States Navy Chevrolet for JR Motorsports for the rest of the year.
Keselowski raced with JR Motorsports in 2008, and got his first win came June 7, 2008 at Nashville Superspeedway. He finished the season third in the points. Keselowski made his first start in the Sprint Cup Series.He finished the race in the 19th position. He also raced the final race of the season at Homestead Miami Speedway, finishing 23rd.
Keselowski drove the #88 for JR Motorsports again in 2009. He also raced a few races in the Sprint Cup Series. Keselowki got his first Sprint Cup Series win driving the #09 for Phoenix Racing at Talledega Superspeedway.
Keselowski left JR Motorsports and Phoenix Racing after the 2009 season to drive the full season for the #12 Dodge in the Sprint Cup Series and the #29 Dodge in the Nationwide series for Penske Racing in 2010.
In 2011, Brad drove the #2 Miller Lite Dodge after teammate Kurt Busch and team owner Roger Penske agreed to move Busch to the number #22 car.[4] Keselowski won three races in 2011, and finished the season 5th in points.[5]
[change] References
- ↑ "Brad Keselowski". http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Brad_Keselowski. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ↑ "EDWARDS WINS RACE, KESELOWSKI CLINCHES NATIONWIDE TITLE". http://www.newsok.com/texas-motor-speedway-notes-carl-edwards-wins-race-brad-keselowski-clinches-nationwide-title/article/3512123?custom_click=headlines_widget. Retrieved 06-11-2010.
- ↑ "K History". http://teamkeselowski.com/2000s.htm. Retrieved 06-10-2010.
- ↑ "Kurt Busch gets extension, new sponsor". http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=5121303. Retrieved 06-10-2010.
- ↑ "Brad Keselowski 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/keselbr01/2011/. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
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