Brad Keselowski used a dominating run Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, where he hoped to carry some momentum into the opening round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Keselowski capitalized on Carl Edwards running out of gas on pit road to grab a sizable lead that was never challenged. He beat Edwards to the finish line by 8.568 seconds for his third victory of the season.
It was the first win for the defending Nationwide champion since his July victory at Indianapolis. He broke his left ankle in a crash while testing at Road Atlanta four days after that win, and sat out three scheduled races as he healed. Chicago Sun-Times
“It’s a great boost to get a win before going into the Chase,” Keselowski said.
“[The car] started to stumble a little bit, and I said, ‘It’s out of fuel, it’s out of fuel’,” said Edwards, who led 35 laps. “The guys did a really good job of putting fuel in it. We did lose some time.”
Edwards, who’s also in the Chase, and Keselowski will start Sunday’s 400-mile Sprint Cup race from the third row.
Brian Scott, the pole sitter, finished third, while Aric Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. rounded out the top-five. MiamiHerald.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 2 60 Carl Edwards Ford 3 11 Brian Scott Toyota 4 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 5 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 6 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 7 7 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 9 33 Paul Menard Chevrolet 10 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 11 16 Trevor Bayne Ford 12 38 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 13 20 Ryan Truex * Toyota 14 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 15 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 16 62 Michael Annett Toyota 17 9 Kenny Wallace Toyota 18 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 19 18 Joey Logano Toyota 20 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 21 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 22 15 Timmy Hill * Ford 23 39 Joey Gase Ford 24 87 Kevin Conway Toyota 25 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet 26 70 David Stremme Chevrolet 27 52 Blake Koch * Dodge 28 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 29 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 30 81 Scott Wimmer Dodge 31 40 Josh Wise Chevrolet 32 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 33 30 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 34 171 Matthew Carter Ford 35 49 Mark Green Chevrolet 36 103 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 37 175 Carl Long Ford 38 141 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 39 104 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 40 146 Chase Miller Chevrolet 41 248 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 42 127 J.J. Yeley Ford 43 150 T.J. Bell Chevrolet
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