Keselowski wins Talladega, keeps Chase hopes alive
Four drivers entered Sunday’s race at Talladega needing a win to advance to the next round of the Chase, one being Brad Keselowski. The driver of the No. 2 car did just that, winning Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
“There are going to be some people that ain’t happy that I won, I can understand that,” Keselowski said in victory lane regarding last week’s post-race altercation with Matt Kenseth.
“But I’m a man. I’m not very proud of last week, but I’m proud of today.” he said.
Keselowski and his team Penske teammate Joey Logano are now tied for the points lead with four races to go in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule.
Only 8 drivers remain in the Chase:
- Brad Keselowski
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Jeff Gordon
- Carl Edwards
- Denny Hamlin
- Ryan Newman
- Matt Kenseth
The four drivers eliminated from the Chase after Talladega are:
- Kyle Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kasey Kahne.
Here's your UNOFFICIAL finishing order:
Pos. | No. | Driver |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski |
2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth |
3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer |
4 | 40 | Landon Cassill(i) |
5 | 31 | Ryan Newman |
6 | 33 | Travis Kvapil |
7 | 41 | Kurt Busch |
8 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose |
9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
10 | 13 | Casey Mears |
11 | 22 | Joey Logano |
12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne |
13 | 3 | Austin Dillon # |
14 | 36 | Reed Sorenson |
15 | 26 | Cole Whitt # |
16 | 66 | Michael Waltrip |
17 | 42 | Kyle Larson # |
18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
19 | 10 | Danica Patrick |
20 | 55 | Brian Vickers |
21 | 99 | Carl Edwards |
22 | 12 | Ryan Blaney(i) |
23 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger |
24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
25 | 16 | Greg Biffle |
26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon |
27 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. |
28 | 98 | Josh Wise |
29 | 38 | David Gilliland |
30 | 34 | David Ragan |
31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
32 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) |
33 | 32 | Terry Labonte |
34 | 14 | Tony Stewart |
35 | 1 | Jamie McMurray |
36 | 27 | Paul Menard |
37 | 7 | Michael Annett # |
38 | 49 | Mike Wallace(i) |
39 | 43 | Aric Almirola |
40 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
41 | 95 | Michael McDowell |
42 | 83 | JJ Yeley(i) |
43 | 23 | Alex Bowman # |
# = rookie, (i) = not eligible for points
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