Brad Keselowski | |||||||
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Keselowski at the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350
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Born | Bradley Aaron Keselowski February 12, 1984 Rochester Hills, Michigan |
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Achievements |
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion |
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Awards | 2008, 2009, 2010 Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
269 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 2 (Team Penske) | ||||||
2016 position | 12th | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2008 Dickies 500 (Texas) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
First win | 2009 Aaron's 499 (Talladega) | ||||||
Last win | 2016 Quaker State 400 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
239 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 22 (Team Penske) | ||||||
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
65 races run over 11 years | |||||||
2015 position | 90th | ||||||
Best finish | 21st (2005) | ||||||
First race | 2004 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 Pocono Mountains 150 (Pocono) | ||||||
First win | 2014 UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 20, 2016. |
Bradley "Brad" Aaron Keselowski (kez-LOW-skee; born February 12, 1984) is an American professional driver and team owner. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 2 Ford Fusion for Team Penske, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske. He is the owner of Brad Keselowski Racing, which fields two full-time teams in the Camping World Truck Series.
Keselowski, who began his NASCAR career in 2004, is the second of only four drivers that have won a championship in both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series, and the twenty-fifth driver to win a race in each of NASCAR's three national series.
Keselowski was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and grew up in a racing family. He is the son of Kay and Bob Keselowski and the nephew of Ron Keselowski. His older brother, Brian, is also an active racing driver. The Keselowski family is of Polish descent.
Keselowski spent much of his adolescence working at his father's race shop; he swept and mopped the floors, and mowed the grass. In 2000, Keselowski began racing in the Factory Stock division.