LONG POND, Pa. – Brad Keselowski, driver of the Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), finished 18th in the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the “Blue Deuce” overcame pit-lane speed penalties and power issues to score an 18th-place finish to move into the top-10 in points.
Keselowski started the 160-lap event from the 31st position based on his qualifying lap of 51.464 seconds and a speed of 174.880 miles per hour around the 2.5-mile tri-oval during Saturday’s qualifying session. At the start of the race, the field took the green flag and didn’t quite complete a lap before the first caution flag of the day was displayed on lap 1. Before the caution flag was displayed, Keselowski passed three cars and was scored in the 28th position.
During the caution period, crew chief Paul Wolfe called his driver to pit lane after Keselowski informed him that he was concerned about his tires and grille after having to t...
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June 12, 2012
