RICHMOND, Va. – Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski turned in a dominating performance Saturday night on his way to victory in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. And with the race wrapping up the regular season, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins this weekend with 14
Team Flowmaster Drivers in the 16-driver field.
“These are nights you don’t forget as a driver and you live for,” said Keselowski, after leading 383 of the 400 laps Saturday night. “When I pulled into Victory Lane I pinched myself once to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. I couldn’t ask for a better way to enter the Chase than to come in with a win and take the first seed.”
Kevin Harvick led twice early in the race for the other 17 laps, but Keselowski set the pace for the final 274 circuits. It was his fourth win of the season and 14th of his career. Keselowski was the 2012 series Champion.
Team Flowmaster Driver Jeff Gordon finished second with Clint Bowyer third. Jamie McMurray and Harvick completed the top five.
The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup kicks up Sunday with the MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Team Fowmaster drivers in the Chase are: Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola, A.J. Allmendinger, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, and Greg Biffle.
Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car.
Team Flowmaster Drivers have won 19 of the 26 races this season as well as the Sprint Unlimited and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
Top-10 Finishers:
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Jeff Gordon**
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Jamie McMurray**
5. Kevin Harvick**
6. Joey Logano
7. Kurt Busch**
8. Jimmie Johnson**
9. Ryan Newman**
10. Aric Almirola**
** Indicated
Team Flowmaster Driver
Next Race: MyAFibStory.com 400, Chicagoland Speedway
Sunday, September 14, 2014