i ne lu 5t wi Bristol Herald Courier Tuesday, May 14, 2024 B3 SPORTS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DARLINGTON, S.C. There were so many special parts of Brad first NASCAR victory in three years, it was difficult for him to say what meant the most. It was the 36th of his ca- reer and his second at Dar- lington Raceway, which he reveres as an ultimate test of drivers. It came in front of his young family with daughters, Scarlett turn 9 later this month and 4-year-old Autumn, joining him on the podium. And it was his first since leaving the Penske organi- zation to become co-owner at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing in 2022.
a lot of things to be excited about, know which one means the Keselowski said with a smile. He moved to the front leaders Chris when Buescher and Tyler Red- dick hit battling for first with nine laps left and held on to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday for his first NA- SCAR win in three years. of an effort by ev- Keselowski said after crossing the finish line. It appeared employee at RFK, Buescher, would get the win after he passed his boss and Red- dick with 29 laps to go. But Buescher and Reddick then hit and fell back, opening said.
battle out there Josh Berry third and Denny the door for with my teammate and Ty- Hamlin fourth. Chase satisfying victory. a heck of a he on the ler Reddick, we just laid it all Briscoe was fifth followed Keselowski acknowl- edged the risk he took when he left Penske. Fans got on him, he said, when Austin Cindric won the 2022 Day- tona 500 that it been him or when Penske drivers Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney won the past two NASCAR Cup Series crowns. But he could not be hap- pier with his choice and the direction RFK is headed.
think you guys know, going to do things my own Keselowski said. Ty Gibbs was second, by William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Justin Haley and Michael McDowell. It was another near miss for Buescher, who lost by 0.001 seconds to Kyle Lar- son at Kansas in the closest finish in NASCAR history. Buescher slid to 30th and Reddick 32nd. Buescher confronted Reddick when both got out of their cars.
Reddick took full blame for the incident. two weeks in a row we had a shot to win Buescher said. going to relive in my head forever at what I done different (at Kansas). The other, I need someone else to be more mature about Larson was in the top 10 when he spun out with 40 laps left and could not re- turn. BAD DAY One slip up ended the chances of two NASCAR champions.
Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr. and Byron were three-wide on lap 128 when Byron tagged Truex who pushed into Blaney and sent him against the wall in turn two. The crew for Blaney, the defending Cup Series champion, could not repair the damage and his day was done. He rode up alongside Byron to signal his displea- sure with move. used a little bit more race track than I thought, so I have every right to be mad and he gets away said Blaney, who wound up last in 36th place.
Truex, the 2017 series champion, dropped from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the top 10 and finished 25th. ODDS AND ENDS third place was his best showing since replac- ing retired Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 car. Erik Jones, twice a winner at Darling- ton, finished 19th his first time back in the car since suffering a compression fracture in a lower vertebra during a crash at Talladega last month. Jones missed races at Dover and Kan- sas.
No. 5 paint scheme homage to Hall of Famer Terry ti- tle-winning car from 1996 was voted the best throw- back by the fans. The series takes a week off of points racing for the All- Star Race at North Wilkes- boro in North Carolina. NASCAR CUP SERIES Keselowski finally gets career win No. 36 Driver visits Cup victory lane for first time since 2021 at Talladega Brad Keselowski celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.
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