[autotag]Brad Keselowski[/autotag] was so close to entering victory lane in the spring race at Talladega Superspeedway, but it wasn’t meant to be in April. Keselowski looked toward the second race in the Round of 8 for redemption; however, he came up short again. The RFK Racing driver led off Turn 4, but chose to stay on the bottom instead of blocking Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the top.
It was a decision that ultimately cost Keselowski a chance at redemption from the spring. Following the event, the driver of the No. 6 car talked about what happened in the closing moments, as he lost by 0.006 seconds to Stenhouse.
“[Kyle Larson] gave me a good push down the front stretch, but [William Byron] was able to really stick with [Ricky Stenhouse Jr.] there and just needed a tiny bit,” Keselowski said. “It’s a good finish for us. We’ve been knocking on the door of these plate tracks. I hate that we didn’t bust through with a win, but I’m happy to be right there in contention.”
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“I knew they were gonna have a really big run and that (Byron) was really tight to him, and I was just gonna get split, so I felt like I made the right move, but there’s only so much you can do when you’re outnumbered.”
As Keselowski said, he has been knocking on the door at plate tracks, and it seems like a win is right around the corner. It has been a tough 2024 playoffs for Keselowski after getting eliminated in the Round of 16, but there’s still more to fight for moving forward. The driver of the No. 6 car wants to enter victory lane one more time, and Talladega was a golden opportunity.
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