NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (6) during qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

Brad Keselowski earns first top-10 finish of 2025 at Charlotte

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated May 26, 2025 12:03 AM ET

Brad Keselowski needed a good run in the Coca-Cola 600 in the worst way.

The 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion entered Sunday's race 33rd in the Cup Series points standings with no finish better than 11th over the first 12 races of the season.

Fortunately for Keselowski and the No. 6 team, the wily veteran clawed his way to a fifth-place finish in the Coke 600, marking his first top-10 effort of the year and his first since Martinsville on November 3, 2024.

Six. Never. Quits.

Top-5 finish for @keselowski tonight. pic.twitter.com/gcxMrkXCgE
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) May 26, 2025

In a year marred by bad luck for the No. 6 team, Sunday's race was proof that if extenuating circumstances don't get in the way, Keselowski is still capable of being competitive. After all, it was only a year ago that Keselowski won at Darlington and made the Cup Series playoffs.

"We've been really competitive the last few weeks," Keselowski told reporters following the race. "I feel like it hasn't all come together. It still hasn't come together. This car has the speed to win the race."

Brad Keselowski gets a top 5 pic.twitter.com/RkpZq4yXzq
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) May 26, 2025

It's a long road — and one that likely requires another trip to victory lane — for Keselowski to make the playoffs this season, but if the No. 6 team gets on a roll, they can be one of the most dangerous teams in the garage.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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