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| Born | February 12, 1984 | ||||||
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| Hometown | Rochester Hills, Michigan | ||||||
| Awards | 2008 Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | |||||||
| Car #, Team | #25 - Hendrick Motorsports | ||||||
| 2008 Sprint Cup Position | 57th | ||||||
| First Race | 2008 Dickies 500 (Texas) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | |||||||
| Car #, Team | #88 - JR Motorsports | ||||||
| 2008 NNS Position | 3rd | ||||||
| Best NNS Position | 3rd - 2008 (Nationwide Series) | ||||||
| First Race | 2006 Ameriquest 300 (California) | ||||||
| First Win | 2008 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last Win | 2008 Food City 250 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Statistics | |||||||
| First Race | 2004 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last Race | 2008 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of April 18, 2009. | |||||||
Bradley Keselowski (born February 12, 1984) is an auto racing car driver currently competing in the #88 Delphi/Go Daddy/Unilever Chevrolet Impala SS for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the #25 Go Daddy Chevrolet Impala SS in the Sprint Cup Series part-time for Hendrick Motorsports. He is the son of Bob Keselowski and the nephew of Ron Keselowski. His older brother Brian competes part-time in both the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the Nationwide Series.
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NASCAR career
Keselowski began competing in NASCAR in 2004, when he began racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, driving the #29 for his family-owned K Automotive Racing team. He made his debut at Martinsville Speedway, where he started 26th and finished 33rd. He made seven more starts that season, his best finish coming at Mansfield, where he finished 16th.
In 2005, Keselowski began competing in the Truck Series full-time with backing from SUBcrews.com and Samson Stone. He opened the season with a career-best seventh-place finish at the Florida Dodge Dealers 250. Running every race that season, he finished 21st in points. He ran the first two races of 2006 for K-Automotive, finishing sixteenth at California Speedway, before a lack of sponsorship caused the team to temporarily suspend operations. Keselowski then drove a pair of races filling in for the injured Kelly Sutton, where he had a seventh-place start at Memphis Motorsports Park. He returned to the Trucks in August, where he finished 33rd at Bristol Motor Speedway driving the #63 for MB Motorsports.
In 2007, Keselowski began running in the NASCAR Busch series full time and for Rookie of the Year honors with Keith Coleman Racing, but the team suspended operations in July. During the 2007 racing season, Keselowski was tabbed to replace Ted Musgrave at Memphis Motorsports Park after Musgrave was suspended for an in race scuffle with another driver. He qualified first for the Saturday night race, and led a majority of the race, but got bumped by Travis Kvapil with about nine laps to go, who claimed the contact was 'accidental'.[citation needed] Keselowski finished 16th. He drove the #88 United States Navy Chevrolet for JR Motorsports for the rest of the year in the Busch Series, posting five top-ten finishes.
Keselowski resigned with JR in 2008, and got his first win came June 7, 2008 at Nashville Superspeedway, overcoming Clint Bowyer after the final caution in the closing laps of the race. His second Nationwide career win came in the same fashion at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22, 2008. He ended the season third in the points standings, the highest finish by a full-time Nationwide Series-only driver. Late in the season, Keselowski was hired to drive the #25 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for two races with Hendrick Motorsports.[1] Keselowski was on stand-by for an ill Jeff Gordon in Kansas and for expectant father Casey Mears at Talladega that season as well. Keselowski made his Cup series debut at Texas after failing to qualify twice due to rainouts. He finished the Dickies 500 in 19th position, and 23rd in the season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Keselowski will continue driving the 88 for JR in 2009 as well as competing in a limited Cup schedule. He will drive the #25 in seven races, and was scheduled to drive the #09 Phoenix Racing in ten races, but only attempted the Daytona 500, where he did not qualify.
Brad Keselowski Racing
In 2007, Keselowski formed his own race team, which began competing in the Truck Series in 2008. Robb Brent signed to drive the #19 Chevy for three races, with a best finish of 21st. Brad drove the #19 Chevy himself in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Using the engine out of his race-winning Nationwide car from Bristol, he started 7th and finished the race in 6th position. Keselowski will enter the team in more races in 2009 with the #29 and Mikey Kile driving.
References
- Brad Keselowski Career Statistics
- Brad Keselowski Owner Statistics
- "Internet games link racing lives of Earnhardt, Keselowski", Detroit News
External links
| Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Sprint Cup drivers | Mark Martin (#5) | Jeff Gordon (#24) | Jimmie Johnson (#48) | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (#88) |
| Driver development program | Landon Cassill |
| Partnerships and affiliations | Furniture Row Racing | JR Motorsports | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Sprint Cup crew chiefs | Alan Gustafson (#5) | Steve Letarte (#24) | Chad Knaus (#48) | Tony Eury, Jr. (#88) |
| Other | Rick Hendrick | Ricky Hendrick | Ray Evernham | Brian Whitesell |
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