1 13 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
2 11 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
3 5 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge
4 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
5 12 39 Ryan Newman Tornados Chevrolet
6 31 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet
7 4 99 Carl Edwards Ortho Home Defense Max Ford
8 9 16 Greg Biffle 3M/811 Ford
9 19 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet
10 7 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet
11 28 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
12 3 56 Martin Truex, Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
13 25 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
14 10 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
15 6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
16 20 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
17 8 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
18 14 33 Clint Bowyer Good Sam Club Chevrolet
19 29 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
20 27 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford

Continue reading “2011 Race #21 Results: Pocono Raceway”

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(August 7, 2011)
LONG POND, Pa.—Brad Keselowski’s challenge to the rest of the Sprint Cup field: “I can beat you with a broken leg.”

And he did.

Staying out on the track on old tires under a caution with 21 laps left in Sunday’s rain-interrupted Good Sam RV 500 at Pocono Raceway, Keselowski pulled away from Kyle Busch after a restart on Lap 185 of 200 to secure his second victory of the season—despite driving with a broken left ankle.

Photo: Brad Keselowski’s Blue Deuce #2 Car Wrecked from Road Atlanta

Continue reading “Brad Keselowski Grabs 2nd win of the season at Pocono with broken ankle”

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger)

HOW ARE YOU FEELING? “Pretty good, glad to be back in the race car. It didn’t look like, for a little while, I was going to get to do that.”

HOW DIFFICULT IS IT FOR YOU IN THE RACE CAR? “It’s been easier at times. In general, I’m not that bad. There are some things down there that don’t feel real good. It took a little effort to make it all work inside the car. I’ve got a good car, so it will be alright.”

OTHER DRIVERS HAVE COMMENTED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS REALLY BAD; HOW BAD ARE THE INJURIES TO YOUR FOOT AND LEG? “It wasn’t good. The biggest thing is that I felt lucky that was all that was tore up. I hit about as hard as you can hit in one of these cars and I’m still here somehow. As a driver, probably one of your worst nightmares is going through a corner, like that one was, without a safer barrier, without any of the stuff that we’ve got used to and got accustomed to, without brakes. And knowing that I had two or three seconds staring at a wall, knowing that I was going to hit it about as hard as you possibly could. Probably less comforting was knowing that it was a temporary wall and on the other side was trees, so I figured I was going to end up in the trees. Somehow, I made it through it, broke the wall down and came flying through on the other side. I was just really, really lucky.”

Continue reading “Q&A – Brad Keselowski from Pocono”

Penske Racing Statement
“Following careful evaluation, Brad Keselowski has been cleared by respected neurologist Dr. Jerry Petty, M.D. for participation in the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger this weekend at Pocono Raceway. Brad is excited to get back in the car and ready to compete this weekend. Sam Hornish, Jr. will now be able to practice, qualify and race the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger this weekend at Iowa Speedway.”

NASCAR Dr. Jerry Petty
“After meeting with Brad Keselowski today it became clear that, despite an avulsion fracture of the left ankle, he would be able to compete this weekend at Pocono Raceway without any limitations. Mr. Keselowski saw an orthopedic surgeon this afternoon who indicated that he would be able to put weight on the foot as necessary and should not be inhibited in any way.”

These are Tweets from @keselowski Brad’s official Twitter account….

X-rays on feet r good, Basic injury pics (of what I can show), Warning- Not for the squimish yfrog.com/kewxlozjyfrog.com/kivg6ccj
Brad Keselowski
keselowski Brad Keselowski

Looking at data with engineers in hospital bed. Was going 155, car slowed to approx 100 before hitting a non safer barrier wall head on.