Keselowski Comes Through At Charlotte
# 1 > Brad Keselowski tracked down teammate Ryan Blaney in the closing stages of the Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and went to take the win. With frequent cautions giving crew chiefs multiple options and scrambling tire strategies, Keselowski had four fresh tires for a restart on lap 182. It was simply a matter of time before he passed Blaney, who had gained seven position with a two-tire stop under caution on lap 169.
# 2 > Keselowski finished 0.377 second ahead of runnerup Kyle Busch, who got past Blaney for second on lap 189. Matt Kenseth ran thrid, and Blaney and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five. "Under the yellow [ that preceded the final restart ], was confident," Keselowski said. "Then [ Blaney ] took off in those first five laps, and I went, 'Uh, oh.' I wasn't holding back, and he was driving away, and then the pendulum swung. "His car seemed to fall off__whether it was the two tires or just the nature of his car, I don't know__but it came back to us." Busch was leading with 40 laps to go, but his chances of taking the win took a hit when the caution came out for debris on lap 167. "They were faster than us tonight," Busch said of Keselowski. "Just knew that with about 60 to go that we had a tire advantage over them, and that was going to be the way for us to win the race. "But bizarre debris cautions always ruin those things for you. "it's a shame."
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