STP Gas Booster 500

Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion came within inches of another top five finish at Martinsville Speedway Sunday, placing sixth just behind Kyle Busch's No. 18 car in the STP Gas Booster 500. Brad started the race from the seventh position after posting a qualifying lap of 19.307 seconds around the [...]

In the STP Gas Booster 500, Brad essentially wound up (6th) where he started (7th), but there were definitely moments of excitement for the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion along the way. On Lap 90, Clint Bowyer spun out and Brad narrowly avoided disaster, weaving skillfully around the No. 15 (3:07). Later, on Lap 279, Brad pushed through Matt Kenseth's No. 20 car (5:47) in a battle to get to the front of the pack. The grill of the No. 2 flies out after he pushed Kyle Busch to the lead on Lap 297 (6:48). On Lap 449, Brad was assessed a pit row penalty by NASCAR officials for having a wheel on the edge of the pit box, but as is visible in the highlights, the No. 2 seemed to be inside the lines (8:10). The dramatics came on the final turn for Brad as he and Kyle Busch battled for fifth place, with Busch's No. 18 just edging the No. 2 out at the line (11:04).