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Brad Keselowski conserves fuel, wins Chase race at Dover

Sept. 30, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DOVER, Del. — To his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rivals, Brad Keselowski has the annoying habit of doing what he’s not supposed to do — as in winning Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.

Adroitly saving fuel over the final 79-lap green-flag run, the devil in the Blue Deuce, Detroit’s consummate wheel man, triumphed in what was perhaps the fourth- or fifth- or sixth-best car in the third Chase for the Sprint Cup race.

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Joey Logano roars to Nationwide victory at Dover

Sept. 29, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DOVER, Del. — The steep concrete banks of Dover International Speedway aside, Saturday’s OneMain Financial 200 was hardly a cliffhanger, as Joey Logano dominated the proceedings from start to finish in winning his seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season.

Momentarily, at least, a caution on Lap 177 for Tim Andrews’ blown engine injected a modicum of suspense, but Logano reasserted his superiority after a restart on Lap 182 and pulled away for his second victory at the Monster Mile and the 16th of his career.

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1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 22.599 159.299
2 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 22.604 159.264
3 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 22.613 159.200
4 22 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) Shell Pennzoil Dodge 22.676 158.758
5 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 22.689 158.667
6 16 Greg Biffle Scotch-Brite Ford 22.707 158.541
7 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 22.721 158.444
8 39 Ryan Newman US ARMY Chevrolet 22.742 158.297

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9 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 22.748 158.256
10 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 22.763 158.151

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1 20 Darrell Wallace Jr. Freightliner Toyota 23.091 155.905
2 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 23.220 155.039
3 18 Joey Logano(i) SportClips Toyota 23.230 154.972
4 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 23.260 154.772
5 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 23.287 154.593
6 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill/Rancher’s Reserve Ford 23.301 154.500
7 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 23.307 154.460
8 22 Ryan Blaney(i) Discount Tire Dodge 23.309 154.447

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9 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 23.328 154.321
10 33 Paul Menard(i) Menards/Rheem Chevrolet 23.370 154.044

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Round 1 Chase leader Brad Keselowski doesn’t have a large body of work at Dover, just five starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, fewest among Chase qualifiers. He’s yet to show any degree of mastery of one of the schedule’s most difficult challenges. Keselowski finished 12th in June and 20th last September and just two laps led at the track. Keselowski’s Driver Rating (76.1) ranks 11th among Chase contenders. Penske Racing has a win and four top-five finishes, all with Kurt Busch, between 2009 and 2011. Busch won last year’s AAA 400. Penske’s seven Dover victories is tied for third all-time with the Wood Brothers.