NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Phoenix

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Mar 11, 2016; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski during qualifying for the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Loser: Brad Keselowski

Last weekend at Las Vegas, Brad Keselowski passed Kyle Busch late to capture his first win of the season. This weekend at Phoenix, the narrative was not the same.

He started 19th after struggling in practice. Once the race started, he found some speed and made his way up into the top-10, but his run came to an abrupt end when his right rear tire brought up a caution with 86 laps to go.

.@keselowski brings out the 4th caution of the day. #GoodSam500 https://t.co/yPhgnX237I
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 13, 2016

As a result, the No. 2 car fell all the way back to 29th place, ending a disappointing day. Fortunately, his win last weekend already secured him a spot in the Chase. Keselowski wasn’t the only member of Team Penkse that had issues either as Joey Logano finished 18th after struggling late and eventually having to pit within the last 10 laps.

Next weekend, Keselowski will head to Fontana with optimism as he scored his lone win of the 2015 season at the two-mile track.

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