{"id":9624,"date":"2012-05-07T06:40:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T10:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9624"},"modified":"2012-05-07T06:40:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T10:40:30","slug":"brad-keselowski-takes-sprint-cup-win-in-talladega-superspeedway-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/brad-keselowski-takes-sprint-cup-win-in-talladega-superspeedway-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Keselowski takes Sprint Cup Win in Talladega Superspeedway thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/checkupracing.com\/2012\/05\/07\/sprint-cup-photos-from-talladega-superspeedway\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/checkupracing.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/sprint-cup-talladega-superspeedway\/2012-talladega-may-nascar-sprint-cup-race-brad-keselowski-victory-lane.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/checkupracing.com\/2012\/05\/07\/sprint-cup-photos-from-talladega-superspeedway\/\">Sprint Cup Photos from Talladega Superspeedway<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executing perfectly a move he had saved for the right occasion, Brad Keselowski pulled away from Kyle Busch on the final lap to win Sunday&#8217;s Aaron&#8217;s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at at Talladega Superspeedway in a green-white-checkered-flag finish.<\/p>\n<p>Busch had pushed Keselowski to the lead on Lap 193 of 194 in a race that went six laps past its scheduled distance at the 2.66-mile track. The two cars ran bumper-to-bumper until Turn 3 of the final lap, when Keselowski entered the corner high and dived to the bottom of the track, separating his No. 2 Dodge from Busch&#8217;s No. 18 Toyota.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Full Story &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/checkupracing.com\/2012\/05\/07\/brad-keselowski-prevails-in-talladega-superspeedway-thriller\/\">Brad Keselowski prevails in Talladega Superspeedway thriller<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[adrotate block=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Full Story &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/checkupracing.com\/2012\/05\/07\/brad-keselowski-prevails-in-talladega-superspeedway-thriller\/\">Brad Keselowski prevails in Talladega Superspeedway thriller<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RACE RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> 1. (13) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 194, $305,745.<br \/>\n 2. (21) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 194, $263,298.<br \/>\n 3. (10) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 194, $225,701.<br \/>\n 4.  (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 194, $155,090.<br \/>\n 5.  (6) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194, $143,540.<br \/>\n 6. (24) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 194, $146,554.<br \/>\n 7. (32) David Ragan, Ford, 194, $137,723.<br \/>\n 8. (11) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 194, $110,565.<br \/>\n 9. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 194, $120,765.<br \/>\n10. (29) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 194, $143,640.<br \/>\n11. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 194, $133,013.<br \/>\n12.  (4) Aric Almirola, Ford, 194, $137,716.<br \/>\n13. (26) David Gilliland, Ford, 194, $115,688.<br \/>\n14.  (3) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 194, $126,613.<br \/>\n15.  (2) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 194, $139,305.<br \/>\n16. (41) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 194, $125,063.<br \/>\n17. (17) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 194, $103,330.<br \/>\n18. (25) Casey Mears, Ford, 194, $106,138.<br \/>\n19.  (9) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 194, $93,680.<br \/>\n20. (33) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 193, $111,602.<br \/>\n21. (42) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 192, $100,105.<br \/>\n22. (34) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 192, $91,380.<br \/>\n23. (22) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 192, $132,771.<br \/>\n24.  (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 190, $140,180.<br \/>\n25. (20) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, Accident, 184, $136,016.<br \/>\n26. (30) Joey Logano, Toyota, Accident, 184, $96,955.<br \/>\n27. (39) Robert Richardson Jr., Toyota, Accident, 182, $85,405.<br \/>\n28. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Accident, 166, $114,569.<br \/>\n29. (28) Terry Labonte, Ford, Accident, 143, $92,655.<br \/>\n30. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Accident, 142, $85,955.<br \/>\n31.  (7) Carl Edwards, Ford, Accident, 142, $130,546.<br \/>\n32. (12) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, Accident, 142, $114,146.<br \/>\n33.  (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, Accident, 142, $137,866.<br \/>\n34. (40) Landon Cassill, Toyota, Accident, 141, $110,250.<br \/>\n35. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Engine, 61, $130,691.<br \/>\n36. (14) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Engine, 42, $127,763.<br \/>\n37. (36) Bill Elliott, Toyota, Electrical, 37, $83,430.<br \/>\n38. (43) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Engine, 32, $91,082.<br \/>\n39. (27) David Stremme, Toyota, Transmission, 30, $79,550.<br \/>\n40. (31) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Engine, 15, $87,275.<br \/>\n41. (37) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Vibration, 7, $79,025.<br \/>\n42. (16) Josh Wise, Ford, Rear Gear, 5, $79,355.<br \/>\n43. (35) Michael McDowell, Ford, Vibration, 2, $78,681.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Full Story &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/checkupracing.com\/2012\/05\/07\/brad-keselowski-prevails-in-talladega-superspeedway-thriller\/\">Brad Keselowski prevails in Talladega Superspeedway thriller<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[adrotate block=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sprint Cup Photos from Talladega Superspeedway Executing perfectly a move he had saved for the right occasion, Brad Keselowski pulled away from Kyle Busch on the final lap to win Sunday&#8217;s Aaron&#8217;s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at at Talladega Superspeedway in a green-white-checkered-flag finish. 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