The Final Lap with Kerry Murphey

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(September 17, 2011)

JOLIET, Ill.—A full schedule of double-duty driving didn’t hurt Brad Keselowski, who won Saturday’s Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in a prelude to his debut Sunday in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Keselowski won his third Nationwide race of the season and the 15th of his career, cruising to a decisive victory over Carl Edwards, whose chances at a victory evaporated when his No. 60 Ford ran out of fuel moments before a scheduled pit stop on Lap 124 of 200.

Polesitter Brian Scott came home third, followed by Aric Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. in a race that saw 10 cars finish on the lead lap. Series points leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. held the top spot in the standings with an eighth-place finish.

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1 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 29.469 183.243
2 27 Paul Menard ZECOL / Menards Chevrolet 29.488 183.125
3 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 29.503 183.032
4 39 Ryan Newman US Army Medicine Chevrolet 29.507 183.007
5 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 29.522 182.914
6 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 29.531 182.859
7 16 Greg Biffle 3M Filtrete Ford 29.565 182.648
8 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 29.575 182.587
9 18 Kyle Busch Wrigley Doublemint Toyota 29.615 182.340
10 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 29.620 182.309
11 47 Bobby Labonte Kleenex Cool Touch / Clorox Toyota 29.634 182.223
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 29.667 182.020
13 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.690 181.879
14 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 29.696 181.843
15 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 29.729 181.641

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