Brad Keselowski says handling will be key for another strong restrictor-plate finish
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Brad Keselowski will compete in Saturday's Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Brad Keselowski won the last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series restrictor-plate race, but the part-time driver won’t consider himself a favorite to earn his second career Cup victory this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
Keselowski will be running the same No. 09 Phoenix Racing car that he won with at Talladega. In that win, Keselowski led only the final lap, a memorable one that included Carl Edwards’ car getting into the Talladega catch fence after a tap from Keselowski as they battled for the lead and Keselowski held his line.
does that work?
While Keselowski won at Talladega, he failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 earlier this season.
“I do have the same car as Talladega, but Daytona is more of a handling track, so we’ve got to get the handling right,” Keselowski said. “You shouldn’t count me [as a favorite] any different than anywhere else.”
While the Cup and Nationwide events this weekend will be run at night instead of during the day as they mostly did in February, Keselowski said the key will be getting the car to handle over some of the bumps as well as the smooth portions of the track.
“Daytona is rough, that’s probably the biggest thing,” Keselowski said. “The rough spots that make it slick. You do things to your car to make it go over the rough spots and now it’s got less rear grip and sliding.
“It’s a tricky little place. The thing about Daytona is as it gets into night, it gets a lot better. You start off the race really sliding around and really out of control and hopefully as the race progresses, you get more [stable].”
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dale-jr-is-the-greatest-driver-alive said:
Jun 30, 2009 at 3:03 PMyou go brad cant wait to see you in that race its gonna be awesome cant wait
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Jun 30, 2009 at 3:07 PMIf you can pull this off once again, you will be the man... I wouldn't ask Carl is he wants to draft with you. Would love to see you hook up with Jr.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdale-jr-is-the-greatest-driver-alive said:
Jun 30, 2009 at 3:09 PMhahahah hellz yea chevy them finishing 1-2 would be awesome
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Jun 30, 2009 at 3:25 PMRIGHT!!!!!!!ON POST #3 Good Luck Brad and team. GET HOOKED UP THERE WITH DALE JR. CHEVY ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportgwen_susie388 said:
Jun 30, 2009 at 4:00 PMGet out there and show everyone how you can drive!! Stay close to the chevy drivers...lol You will need that drafting partner! You Go Brad!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMrWalleye2U said:
Jun 30, 2009 at 5:29 PMHe does finish better then Jr.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWERNERBUMFART said:
Jun 30, 2009 at 6:00 PMBig lips wont have a chance
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSS396Chevelle said:
Jun 30, 2009 at 7:34 PMHe didn't have a chance at Talladega either, but won. He had no chance at Darlington but finished a strong 7th and no chance at Loudon, but finished 6th. For someone with no chance he is running about 50% of the time in the top 10.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportAnonymous said:
Jun 30, 2009 at 9:23 PMjust put the pedal down and kick a**. good luck
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Jun 30, 2009 at 11:22 PMGo for it Brad !
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdale-jr-is-the-greatest-driver-alive said:
Jul 1, 2009 at 11:06 AMkick some big b allz man and give us a good race man
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbthompson133 said:
Jul 1, 2009 at 5:48 PMwait till lap 113 for payback carl lol
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Jul 2, 2009 at 3:35 PMall has been forgotten by the drivers....it's the fans who can't let go...
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» Confirm Abuse Reportamalycke said:
Jul 2, 2009 at 4:22 PMor just flip over Carl Edwards again ...
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