Brad Keselowski passed Mike Bliss and Michael Annett for the lead with 12 laps to go then held off a charging Kyle Busch in the final turn to win Saturday’s Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park.
It was Keselwoski’s sixth career win in his 101st career Nationwide start and he also enjoyed a $75,000 bonus from Nationwide. AHN
Jason Leffler, Mike Bliss and rookie Brendan Gaughan completed the top-five.
Scott Wimmer finished seventh, followed by David Reutimann, Stephen Leicht and Landon Cassill, who made his first series start since October 2008 at Phoenix. Cassill won rookie-of-the-year honors on the circuit last year.
The race featured 14 cautions, including one for a horrifying crash that involved Eric McClure. Michael McDowell hit McClure from behind, sending him hard into the wall. MiamiHerald.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 3 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 4 11 Mike Bliss Toyota 5 62 Brendan Gaughan * Chevrolet 6 60 Carl Edwards Ford 7 40 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 8 99 David Reutimann Toyota 9 29 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 10 1 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 11 16 Matt Kenseth Ford 12 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet 13 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 14 20 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 15 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 16 15 Michael Annett * Toyota 17 81 Blake Koch Dodge 18 234 Tony Raines Chevrolet 19 12 Justin Allgaier * Dodge 20 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet 21 196 Michael McDowell * Dodge 22 239 Eddie MacDonald Ford 23 5 Richard Boswell Chevrolet 24 10 Justin Marks Toyota 25 33 Kelly Bires Chevrolet 26 32 Brian Ickler Toyota 27 26 Kevin Conway Chevrolet 28 27 Jason Keller Ford 29 0 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 30 24 Eric McClure Ford 31 6 Erik Darnell * Ford 32 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 33 5 Mark Day Chevrolet 34 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 35 87 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 36 102 Andy Ponstein Chevrolet 37 61 Kenny Hendrick Ford 38 47 Coleman Pressley Toyota 39 173 Chase Miller Dodge 40 9 John Wes Townley * Ford 41 91 Justin Hobgood Chevrolet 42 7 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet 43 192 Willie Allen Dodge
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