Keselowski DQ’d after hopeful day at Martinsville
Before a post-race disqualification, Brad Keselowski was set to earn back-to-back top-5 finishes following a 4th-place finish Sunday at Martinsville.
However, his car was found to be too light in post-race tech inspection, which disqualified Keselowski – nullifying a comeback and a near-win.
On Lap 274, Keselowski was spun by Ross Chastain while battling for a top-10 spot in turn 3.
Thanks to finishing 6th and 7th in the stages and staying on the lead lap, his team executed a two-tire stop that vaulted him to 4th for a restart with 30 laps to go.
Keselowski passed Kyle Larson and Cole Custer, who had two fresh tires and no fresh tires respectively, to take 2nd and chase down Chase Briscoe, who was on no fresh tires.
Keselowski caught Briscoe and bumped him, but he then slid and fell behind Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney who he initially finished 4th to.
Even with the DQ, Keselowski has earned a top-5 finish, 4 top-10 finishes and 13 top-20 finishes – including 9 top-15 finishes – in the last 17 races. During that period, his average finish for 2022 improved from 20.2 to 18.7.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com