NASCAR: Five Lessons Learned From The Auto Club 400 at Fontana

Brad Keselowski Knows How to Overcome Challenges

How is this for a challenge:

Not only do you start the race on Sunday without your normal crew chief, but at the start you take a hit from the car behind you, causing some damage to your car, and a couple laps later you go spinning toward the infield to bring out the first caution of the race.

This is what happened to Brad Keselowski on Sunday and it looked like the two team was going to be in trouble from the start of the race.

After Ryan Newman got into the back of the two car it looked like Keselowski had taken a bit of damage, but it only got worse when Jimmie Johnson made contact with his bumper and sent Keselowski spinning.

The 2 team and temporary crew chief Brian Wilson were able to get the car patched up and back out onto the track. From there it was all in Brad’s hands as he continued to push forward lap after lap.

It all paid off in the end for the 2 team as Keselowski was able to bring his beat up car to the front of the field and he finished the race in second.

The attitude behind the 2 team helped them turn a bad situation, and a potentially bad finish into a fantastic race day. This team continues to prove why they are one of the best in NASCAR and Keselowski continues to have the right attitude to move forward in the sport.

How easy would it have been for them to just try to salvage a top 20 finish once the 2 car had taken damage? Instead they refused to settle, kept pushing forward and were able to beat out other teams like the 78, 11 and 18 who hadn’t taken nearly any of the damage the 2 car did during the race.

Perseverance and attitude are key in NASCAR. Keselowski and the 2 team showed fans and the NASCAR community why this past Sunday.