DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Brad Keselowski, driver of the Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), finished eighth in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) on Saturday night. Keselowski was involved in several incidents – both on the track and on pit road – but the team persevered and produced their eighth top-10 finish of 2012.
Keselowski qualified 10th for the 160-lap event with a lap of 46.910 seconds, or 191.857 miles per hour, around the 2.5-mile oval during the Friday afternoon qualifying session. However, the No. 14 car of Tony Stewart was determined to be in violation during the post-qualifying inspection process and had to start from the back of the field, which moved the Miller Lite Dodge to the ninth position at the drop of the green flag. The race began with the field bunched up in a pack around the DIS surface. Keselowski made his way up to the seventh position, where he moved into a single-file line around the...
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