Brad Keselowski continued his summer surge Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway as he drove to his third victory of the year and second in four races.
Although the race was dominated by Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth, Keselowski's Paul Wolfe-led pit crew was able to get him out ahead of both Gordon and Kenseth. With Martin Truex Jr. taking two tires, Keselowski restarted on the inside of the front row and was able to take off with the lead.
As Keselowski drove away, Truex, Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Jamie McMurray and Kenseth fought for position behind him.
Climbing from the car in Victory Lane, Keselowski said "an awesome car" and "an awesome team" made the difference and led to the win.
"The night race at Bristol! This is the race that Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt win this race," he said. "This is a race of champions. There's races that pay more, there's races that might have a little more prestige, but this is the coolest damn one of them all."
In the four races since his testing wreck at Road Atlanta, Keselowski has two victories and four top-3 finishes, and emerged as a serious threat for the Sprint Cup title.
Here is how they finished:
- Brad Keselowski
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Jeff Gordon
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jamie McMurray
- Matt Kenseth
- Denny Hamlin
- Ryan Newman
- Carl Edwards
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kasey Kahne
- AJ Allmendinger
- Joey Logano
- Kyle Busch
- Jeff Burton
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kurt Busch
- Regan Smith
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- David Ragan
- Brian Vickers
- Kevin Harvick
- Casey Mears
- David Gilliland
- Andy Lally
- Clint Bowyer
- David Starr
- Tony Stewart
- Mike Bliss
- Paul Menard
- Greg Biffle
- David Stremme
- Terry Labonte
- Bobby Labonte
- Dave Blaney
- David Reutimann
- Travis Kvapil
- Mark Martin
- Michael McDowell
- Joe Nemechek
- Mike Skinner
- Scott Speed
- Robby Gordon