Sonoma, Calif. – Brad Keselowski, driver of the Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), finished 12th in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma (formerly Infineon Raceway) on Sunday afternoon. Keselowski recovered from an early stumble as the Miller Lite Dodge stalled as he was leaving his pit box on the first stop of the race, which dropped him back in the running order and ultimately kept him from contending for a third-consecutive top-10 finish on a road course.
Keselowski started the scheduled 110-lap event from the 13th position based on his qualifying lap of 79.995 seconds, or 94.269 miles per hour, around the 10-turn, 1.99-mile Northern California road course during the Friday afternoon qualifying session. As the race began, Keselowski was content with the handling and braking of his Dodge Charger, but he radioed that he needed more forward bite exiting the corners. He was able to manage his rear tires before coming to pit lane for ...
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June 27, 2012
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