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Brad Keselowski WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in Dollar General 300

Saturday July 12, 2008

 

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE DOLLAR GENERAL 300 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY, JULY 11, 2008.

· Brad Keselowski led once for four laps to win WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in tonight’s Dollar General 300. Keselowski has led at least one lap in 10 of the 20 NASCAR Nationwide races this season for a total of 268 laps, more than any other Nationwide Series regular.

· KESELOWSKI QUOTES: “We had a strong car for sure, great on the long runs, a solid piece. I’m just real proud of everyone back at the shop at JR Motorsports. The U.S. NAVY Chevrolet was the car to beat there on long runs; probably not as good as it needed to be on short runs. This is what we need to do. We need to keep cranking out those top-fives to close in on Clint for the points. I had a great car tonight. They did a good job for me with the U.S. NAVY Chevrolet. We had a car close to Kyle’s but he’s pretty good, obviously, and there’s a reason why he’s winning all those races. Hat’s off to him but decent run, decent finish, what we need to do to catch up to Clint for the title and just keep plugging away with these top-fives.” DID YOU NEED A CAUTION NEAR TO THE END OF THE RACE? “No [smiles]. I didn’t need anything but about 50 laps less race. It was a great car and just proud of everyone back at the shop for it.” YOU’RE NOT FEELING 100 PERCENT. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE IN THE CAR? “Miserable. I’m glad it was a night race but the car was not doing me any favors. It was pretty loose and that makes it to where you work even harder. What are you going to do? It was fast because it was loose. That’s what you need to run up front.” THIS WAS ANOTHER NIGHT OF GIBBS WINNING. DOES THAT GET FRUSTRATING WEEK AFTER WEEK? “Yeah, certainly. My team is a good team, too. They’ve got what it takes to win. We’ve got what it takes to win. Chevrolet has got what it takes to win sitting on the shelf because we can’t run it so that’s very frustrating.”

· Keselowski scored a third-place finish in tonight’s race, his seventh top-five and 12th top-10 this season.

· Keselowski leads Scott Wimmer and Joey Lagano by five races (7-2) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

· UNOFFICIALLY Keselowski is second in the Nationwide Series championship standings, 183 points behind leader Clint Bowyer and 34 ahead of third-place David Reutimann.

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS
Brad Keselowski 7
Scott Wimmer 2
Joey Logano 2
Brian Vickers 1
Mike Bliss 1
Kenny Wallace 1
Dario Franchitti 1
Scott Pruett 1
Kelly Bires 1
Kevin Lepage 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT DRIVER
Camping World 300 Brian Vickers, two laps
Stater Bros. 300 Mike Bliss, three laps
Sam’s Town 300 Brad Keselowski, 12 laps
Nicorette 300 Kenny Wallace, three laps
Sharpie Mini 300 Scott Wimmer, 12 laps
Pepsi 300 Scott Wimmer, 22 laps
O’Reilly 300 Dario Franchitti, one lap
Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Brad Keselowski, nine laps
Corona Mexico 200 Scott Pruett, 36 laps
Aaron’s 312 Brad Keselowski, nine laps
Lipton Tea 250 None Awarded
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Kelly Bires, two laps
CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 Brad Keselowski, 25 laps
Heluva Good! 200 Kevin Lepage, one lap
Federated Auto Parts 300 Joey Logano, 64 laps
Meijer 300 Joey Logano, 76 laps
Camping World RV Rental 250 Brad Keselowski, 145 laps
Camping World RV Sales 200 None Awarded
Winn-Dixie 250 Brad Keselowski, 28 laps
Dollar General 300 Brad Keselowski, four laps

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This report was provided by an outside PR source and posted by Kim DeHaven.

 

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