Brad Keselowski (Penske) venceu no sábado (10/07), a Quaker State 400, no Kentucky Speedway, 18ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a quarta vitória de Keselowski no não, e 21ª na categoria. Carl Edwards (Joe Gibbs Racing) terminou em segundo seguido por Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing).
Economizando combustÁvel, Keselowski liderou as 65 voltas finais. E recebeu a bandeirada com apenas 0s175 de vantagem sobre Edwards. Newman foi o terceiro.
Kurt Busch e Tony Stewart, parceiros na Stewart Haas Racing, fecharam os cinco primeiros.
Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) terminou em sexto, seguido por Jamie McMurray (Chi Ganassi Racing) e Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing).
Pole-position, Kevin Harvick (Stewart/Haas Racing), liderou o maior número de voltas, 128, terminando em nono lugar. Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing) fechou os dez primeiros.
A prova teve onze bandeiras amarelas, por 53 voltas. Na 92ª volta, um acidente envolveu oito carros.
Harvick lidera o campeonato com 599 pontos, quatro a mais do que Keselowski.
A próxima etapa, em New Hampshire, acontece no dia 17 de julho.
Final:
1 – Brad Keselowski (Ford) – Penske – 267 voltas
2 – Carl Edwards (Toyota) – Gibbs – 267
3 – Ryan Newman (Chevy) – Childress – 267
4 – Kurt Busch (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – 267
5 – Tony Stewart (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – 267
6 – Greg Biffle (Ford) – Roush – 267
7 – Jamie McMurray (Chevy) – Ganassi – 267
8 – Matt Kenseth (Toyota) – Gibbs – 267
9 – Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – 267
10 – Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) – Furniture Row – 267
11 – Trevor Bayne (Ford) – Roush – 267
12 – Kyle Busch (Toyota) – Gibbs – 267
13 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 267
14 – Kasey Kahne (Chevy) – Hendrick – 267
15 – Denny Hamlin (Toyota) – Gibbs – 267
16 – Austin Dillon (Chevy) – Childress – 267
17 – Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – 266
18 – Paul Menard (Chevy) Childress – 266
19 – Kyle Larson (Chevy) – Ganassi – 266
20 – Aric Almirola (Ford) – Petty – 266
21 – Cole Whitt (Ford) – Premium – 266
22 – David Ragan (Toyota) – BK Racing – 265
23 – Clint Bowyer (Chevy) – Hscott – 265
24 – Josh Wise (Chevy) – TMG – 264
25 – Ty Dillon (Chevy) – Childress – 264
26 – Michael Annett (Chevy) – Hscott – 264
27 – Reed Sorenson (Chevy) – Premium – 262
28 – Jeffrey Earnhardt (Ford) – GoFas – 262
29 – Landon Cassill (Ford) – Front Row – 261
30 – Casey Mears (Chevy) – Germain – 246
31 – Chase Elliott (Chevy) – Hendrick – 210
32 – Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) – Hendrick – 208
33 – Brian Scott (Ford) – Petty – 151
34 – Regan Smith (Chevy) – Baldwin – 150
35 – Ryan Blaney (Ford) – Wood – 143
36 – AJ Allmendinger (Chevy) – JTG – 103
37 – Chris Buescher (Ford) – Front Row – 92
38 – Matt DiBenedetto (Toyota) – BK Racing – 79
39 – Joey Logano (Ford) – Penske – 52
40 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) – Roush – 9
Campeonato:
1. Harvick 599; 2. Keselowski 595; 3. Kurt Busch 583; 4. Edwards 566; 5. Logano 533.