Keselowski slips past Vickers and Busch to Nationwide race at Michigan
Brad Keselowski swooped past Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch to take the lead in the final turn Saturday, then held on to win the Nationwide series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Keselowski took two tires on his final pit stop, then took advantage of a furious battle for the lead between Vickers and Busch on the last lap. Vickers finished second and Busch third, and they exchanged some heated words on pit road afterward.
“Brian was doing what he needed to do to win the race, and just kind of got snookered by us in the end,” Keselowski said.
RESULTS:
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 13 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 190/5 125 Running
2 1 32 Brian Vickers Toyota Dollar General 180/10 125 Running
3 3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota NOS Energy Drink 170/5 125 Running
4 6 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 165/5 125 Running
5 9 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches 155/0 125 Running
6 11 5 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Fastenal 150/0 125 Running
7 28 12 Justin Allgaier * Dodge Verizon Wireless 151/5 125 Running
8 10 16 Greg Biffle Ford CitiFinancial 142/0 125 Running
9 4 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 138/0 125 Running
10 23 198 Paul Menard Ford Richmond / Menards 134/0 125 Running
11 22 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 130/0 125 Running
12 21 1 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 132/5 125 Running
13 18 15 Michael Annett * Toyota Pilot Travel Centers 124/0 125 Running
14 36 10 David Reutimann Toyota Beringer Vineyards 121/0 125 Running
15 14 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet 5-Hour Energy 118/0 125 Running
16 19 214 Justin Lofton Toyota Lofton Cattle 115/0 125 Running
17 24 26 Michael McDowell * Dodge 2XL SoundGear
/ ConelyAuto.com 112/0 125 Running
18 39 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 109/0 125 Running
19 37 2 Austin Dillon Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 106/0 125 Running
20 12 27 Jason Keller Ford “Ford and the American Dream” / TeCoup 103/0 124 Running
21 17 81 J.J. Yeley Dodge MacDonald Motorsports 100/0 124 Running
22 20 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 97/0 124 Running
23 5 20 Brad Coleman Toyota BigSpot.com 94/0 124 Running
24 34 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet Mahindra Tractors 91/0 123 Running
25 29 150 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet Saxon Group / Diamond Pistons 88/0 123 Running
26 27 61 Matt Carter Ford Specialty Racing 85/0 123 Running
27 35 87 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports 82/0 123 Running
28 40 24 Eric McClure Ford Hefty 79/0 123 Running
29 15 62 Brendan Gaughan * Chevrolet US Fidelis 76/0 123 Running
30 2 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 73/0 122 Accident
31 33 01 Danny O’Quinn Jr. Chevrolet Bank of Ann Arbor Mortgages 70/0 121 Running
32 8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Carfax 67/0 117 Running
33 41 234 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver’s 64/0 74 Handling
34 43 52 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Means Racing 61/0 44 Vibration
35 42 40 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Stop Repair
Bills.com 58/0 42 Engine
36 16 49 Mark Green Chevrolet GetMoreVacati
ons.com 55/0 32 Electrical
37 38 47 Chase Miller Toyota Construction
Jobs.com 52/0 11 Overheating
38 26 91 Terry Cook * Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 49/0 8 Overheating
39 32 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 46/0 6 Electrical
40 7 60 Carl Edwards Ford Save-A-Lot 43/0 2 Accident
41 31 31 Kevin Hamlin Chevrolet FastWax.com / Circle K Thirstbuster 40/0 1 Rear End
42 30 196 Dennis Setzer Dodge Dusty’s Collision 37/0 1 Ignition
43 25 192 Willie Allen Dodge Holloway / Dusty’s Collision 34/0 1 Vibration