The Brickyard

Opportunistic Brad Keselowski seizes inaugural Nationwide win at Indy

July 28, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Taking advantage of a NASCAR penalty to Elliott Sadler, Brad Keselowski cruised to victory in Saturday’s Indy 250, the inaugural appearance for NASCAR’s Nationwide Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Keselowski beat Penske Racing teammate Sam Hornish Jr. to the finish line by 3.3 seconds after NASCAR penalized points leader Sadler for jumping the last restart of the race on Lap 83, after Kyle Busch’s spin in Turn 1 brought out the fifth caution on Lap 79.

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1 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 51.054 176.284
2 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 51.125 176.039
3 51 Ty Dillon(i) Wesco Chevrolet 51.225 175.695
4 18 Denny Hamlin(i) SportClips Toyota 51.251 175.606
5 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 51.259 175.579
6 20 Joey Logano(i) GameStop/Damage Inc. Toyota 51.370 175.200
7 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 51.378 175.172
8 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 51.465 174.876

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9 33 Paul Menard(i) Menards/Rheem Chevrolet 51.468 174.866
10 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Sam’s Club/Cargill Ford 51.518 174.696
11 36 Ryan Blaney SealWrap Chevrolet 51.596 174.432
12 44 Mike Bliss Bandit Chippers Toyota 51.601 174.415
13 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 51.652 174.243
14 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt/PT&E Chevrolet 51.813 173.702
15 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 51.990 173.110
16 4 Jeremy Clements TradeBank Chevrolet 52.005 173.060
17 70 Johanna Long # KeenParts.com/Riley Chevrolet 52.078 172.818
18 1 Kurt Busch(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 52.110 172.712
19 99 Travis Pastrana Boost Mobile Toyota 52.138 172.619
20 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 52.169 172.516
21 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J/M&M’s Snack Mix Ford 52.261 172.213
22 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil/Noah’s Light Foundation Toyota 52.305 172.068
23 01 Mike Wallace G&K Services Chevrolet 52.520 171.363
24 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Toyota 52.577 171.178
25 30 James Buescher(i) ABF Chevrolet 52.595 171.119
26 24 Kenny Wallace Family Farmers Toyota 52.602 171.096
27 98 Reed Sorenson Shelby Engine Co. Ford 52.675 170.859
28 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 52.910 170.100
29 08 Kyle Fowler Randy Hill Racing Ford 52.996 169.824
30 46 Chase Miller The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 53.069 169.591
31 42 Josh Wise(i) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 53.089 169.527
32 47 Stephen Leicht(i) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 53.124 169.415
33 40 Erik Darnell Key Motorsports Chevrolet 53.181 169.233
34 14 Eric McClure Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota 53.187 169.214
35 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 53.271 168.947
36 86 Kevin Lepage Deware Racing Group Ford 53.332 168.754
37 41 Timmy Hill RWR Ford 53.547 168.077
38 15 Scott Riggs(i) RWR Ford 53.600 167.910
39 39 Jeffrey Earnhardt FastWax.com Chevrolet 53.712 167.560
40 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 53.723 167.526
41 52 Tim Schendel Better Business Bureau Chevrolet 53.869 167.072
42 23 Robert Richardson Jr. North Texas Pipe Chevrolet Owner Points
43 50 TJ Bell Beaver Bail Bonds Chevrolet 54.690 164.564