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NASCAR: Five Lessons Learned From The Quaker State 400 At Kentucky

By Michael Guadalupe

Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) and Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) during the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) and Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) during the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 9, 2016; Sparta, KY, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) during the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Keselowski and the 2 team took a huge gamble on Saturday night and it worked. Is this the best team in NASCAR? Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

Brad Keselowski is in Championship Form

Last week’s win made Brad Keselowski and the 2 team look like possible contenders in the Chase.

This week’s win at Kentucky has put them in championship mode and made them the group in NASCAR to beat.

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Keselowski and his crew chief, Paul Wolfe, took a huge gamble at Kentucky on Saturday night and used a different pit strategy from the rest of the field of drivers. It eventually put the 2 car out in front toward the end of the race.

As the race started to come to an end, drivers were going into pit road for fuel and tires. The 2 car however, stayed out.

With two laps to go his car would shutdown as Carl Edwards was inches away from taking over the lead. Keselowski eventually got his car started back up, held of Carl Edwards and went on to win his fourth race of the season.

He was completely out of gas at the end of the race and had to be pushed into Victory Lane.

Since NASCAR has been racing at Kentucky Keselowski has won half of them, with three total races at this track.

More importantly, he now has the most wins this season and sits only four points behind Harvick in the standings, even though he has three more wins than the driver of the 4 car.

The Chase will be here before we know it and Keselowski and the 2 team continue to prove that they can handle anything thrown at them in the post season.

From winning at both super speedways, to handling tracks like Las Vegas, and now being able to play and win the fuel milage game, it’s clear that the 2 team is in championship form right now and they are the team to beat.

What did you learn from Kentucky? Did you think the new surface improved the racing or does the track still need work? Let us know in the comments below.

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