Brad Keselowski finally got a chance to celebrate in the winner’s circle at Gateway International Raceway.
Keselowski captured the NASCAR Nationwide 5-Hour Energy 250 on Saturday, using a well-timed pit stop to roll past Reed Sorenson with two laps remaining at Gateway International Raceway.
With just three races to go, Keselowski holds a whopping 485-point lead over Carl Edwards, who finished fifth. The Penske Racing driver could wrap up the title when the series next competes in two weeks at Texas.
Keselowski’s teammate, Justin Allgaier, held the lead late in the race and appeared to be on the way to his second Nationwide win, but an accident involving Danica Patrick with nine laps remaining set up a round of pit stops. Bliss took two tires only and exited the pits first, while Allgaier, who put on four tires, lost valuable track position when he came out fifth.
“I’m not thinking about what happened before, whether it was good or bad,” Keselowski said. “I just wanted to come out and try to run the perfect race.”
“I don’t know that we had the best car,” said Paul Wolfe, Keselowski’s crew chief. “But we executed well. That call at the end is what we needed to win the race.”
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NASCAR Nationwide Series: 5-hour Energy 250 at Gateway - Race Results
Brad Keselowski Extends Nationwide Series Points Lead With Sixth Win of The Season
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Brad Keselowski 5144 Leader 2 Carl Edwards 4659 -485 3 Kyle Busch 4439 -705 4 Justin Allgaier 4278 -866 5 Paul Menard 4067 -1077 6 Kevin Harvick 3902 -1242 7 Trevor Bayne 3633 -1511 8 Jason Leffler 3593 -1551 9 Joey Logano 3557 -1587 10 Steve Wallace 3554 -1590 11 Brendan Gaughan 3431 -1713 12 Michael Annett 3342 -1802 13 Reed Sorenson 3317 -1827 14 Brian Scott* 3219 -1925 15 Mike Bliss 3153 -1991 16 Tony Raines 3109 -2035 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.* 2981 -2163 18 Mike Wallace 2961 -2183 19 Kenny Wallace 2920 -2224 20 Joe Nemechek 2702 -2442 21 Michael McDowell 2630 -2514 22 Jason Keller 2356 -2788 23 Colin Braun* 2252 -2892 24 Eric McClure 2167 -2977 25 Josh Wise 2161 -2983 26 Shelby Howard 1828 -3316 27 Morgan Shepherd 1710 -3434 28 Robert Richardson Jr. 1697 -3447 29 Mark Green 1665 -3479 30 Willie Allen 1605 -3539 31 Brian Keselowski 1460 -3684 32 Clint Bowyer 1433 -3711 33 Ryan Newman 1393 -3751 34 Greg Biffle 1368 -3776 35 Scott Lagasse Jr. 1328 -3816 36 Jeremy Clements 1238 -3906 37 Jamie McMurray 1234 -3910 38 James Buescher* 1193 -3951 39 Tayler Malsam 1045 -4099 40 Kelly Bires 1019 -4125
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