Keselowski lost the points lead, but there’s no need to fret just yet.

His deficit now stands at a scant two points, a miniscule figure for someone like Keselowski who gobbles up top-10 finishes by the bunch (he has six top 10s in the seven Chase races).

Plus, Keselowski need only look to recent history for comfort. Last season with three races to go, Tony Stewart trailed then-leader Carl Edwards by eight points.

But there’s a potential problem. Most circled Martinsville as Keselowski’s highest hurdle for capturing the championship. But maybe it should’ve been Texas.

In eight Texas starts, Keselowski has yet to score a top-10 finish. None of his eight Driver Ratings have eclipsed 90.0, and his best finish is 14th, in April of 2010. More glaring is the fact that of his eight Texas finishes, five were outside the top 20 – and he has yet to finish on the lead lap.