[autotag]Brad Keselowski[/autotag] received a timely caution and came down pit road for fresh tires late in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Then, Keselowski drove through the top 10 spots up to third place but could never reach the front row on a restart. In the end, the RFK Racing driver finished in second place behind Chase Elliott, who snapped his 42-race winless streak.
Following the event, Keselowski talked about his then third-place finish before NASCAR reversed the decision. The driver of the No. 6 car was disappointed in coming up short but still happy to turn around what could have been a tough day.
“I’m not sure we finished third. I have to see the replay from NASCAR on that first before I’m going to concede that,” Keselowski said. “We didn’t have a ton of speed. Honestly, I’m more frustrated than anything because I feel like we have a great team and we don’t have the speed to go with it. We’re doing all we can do to overcome that.”
Proud of the 6 team today… Pit stops, strategy and execution were on point and we never gave up. #6NeverQuits pic.twitter.com/WWmwhUmFXF
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 15, 2024
“The driver in me is frustrated because I feel like these are races I’m good enough to win, and we don’t have the speed to do it. Only reason I am mad as hell is it’s my fault for not making the cars faster. Still proud of the team that we have, the pit stops, strategy, execution to put ourselves in position to get a finish we probably didn’t deserve but earned with some kind of never-give-up spirit.”
Keselowski is nearing his first NASCAR victory in over 100 races, and it won’t be shocking when he finally gets a win for RFK Racing. The 2012 Cup Series champion has come close but hasn’t gotten over the hump yet. Keselowski will look to change his luck at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, as it represents one of his best race tracks.
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