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Brad Keselowski won the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday, clinching a space in the NASCAR Cup Sequence playoffs’ Spherical of 12 in the technique.
Keselowski led 192 of the recede’s 400 laps on the .75-mile short music. He started the recede in the ninth beginning scheme.
Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Austin Dillon and Whisk Elliott rounded out the quit 5. A lot of notables included Kyle Busch (sixth), Kevin Harvick (seventh), Denny Hamlin (12th) and Jimmie Johnson (31st).
The purchase marks Keselowski’s fourth victory of the yr in addition to his 10th top-5 produce. Richmond has been in particular handsome to Keselowski, who has completed no worse than 11th in any of his final 10 races there.
Keselowski furthermore now has 34 lifetime NASCAR Cup Sequence wins, tied for 24th with Edward Glenn “Fireball” Roberts Jr. all time.
The recede for the quit 12 is shaping as a lot as be a handsome one. Keselowski already booked his space in his quest for a 2d NASCAR Cup Sequence championship, and the same goes for Harvick and Hamlin:
Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee is next on the time table, with the Bass Expert Retailers Evening Speed on faucet for Saturday at 7: 30 p.m. ET. The playoff discipline will be minimize from 16 to 12 after that recede.
