Keselowski Earns Stage Points, Finishes 17th in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (March 5, 2023) – Brad Keselowski earned stage points in each of the two opening segments at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon before going on to finish 17^th in the Fastenal Ford Mustang.

Long green flag runs were the name of the game for the 400-mile race that was contested under winds in excess of 30mph throughout the day. Keselowski took the green from a solid starting position after qualifying seventh during Saturday’s session.

The three-time Vegas winner opened up by maintaining his top-10 position early, advancing into sixth by the time the race’s first pit cycle ended at lap 44. He went on to finish the opening stage of 80 laps in 10^th.

Following a stop for adjustments on the Fastenal machine, Keselowski again solidified his position in the top-10 in the early laps of stage two. He pitted under green – one of many instances on the afternoon – from the ninth position at lap 124 before going on to finish the stage in ninth.

Stage three saw an early yellow with Keselowski in 14^th, but from there the race ran caution-free until six to go. Keselowski was 16^th at the time of the yellow and pitted, then in the race’s first NASCAR Overtime restart attempt, was collected in a last-lap incident to finish 17^th.

The No. 6 team returns to action next week in Phoenix with race coverage on Sunday set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX. Radio coverage can be heard on MRN and SiriusXM Channel 90.

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