By the third stage in Coca-Cola 600, Keselowski’s No. 6 RFK Racing Ford was one of many quickest vehicles on the monitor and he was working second to Christopher Bell when the race was halted by extreme climate after 249 of 400 laps.
NASCAR and monitor officers spent almost two hours making an attempt to dry the monitor however in the end known as it official when it regarded prefer it couldn’t be restarted till nicely after 1 a.m. ET on Monday.
Keselowski ended up with what he described as a “fairly disappointing” second-place end.
“I felt like we had a automotive to win the race,” he mentioned. “We sort of ran down (Bell) twice and simply didn’t get to see it play out. So, it sort of slipped by way of our fingers there.
“I might have preferred to have simply had extra laps and ran the Coke 600. I believe we ran the Coke 350 right this moment, however all in all, I’m actually proud of our efficiency.
“The automotive was actually quick. Our pit stops had been phenomenal. We simply didn’t get to see it by way of. I’m bummed for our group. I’m bummed for everyone, however the climate is what the climate is.”
The end nonetheless allowed Keselowski to maneuver up two spots within the collection standings to ninth, 95 behind new chief Denny Hamlin.
Each he and his teammate Chris Buescher have been in rivalry for wins during the last a number of weeks, with Keselowski successful two weeks in the past at Darlington, S.C. Sunday night time regarded like one other potential for a visit to Victory Lane.
“I believe we had much more functionality than what we had been in a position to get out of it,” Keselowski mentioned. “It was good to be that quick. You wish to make it depend with wins. You don’t wish to be a sore loser for second.
“It stings as a result of I do know we had a automotive to win and if it doesn’t damage, you’re within the mistaken enterprise. We’ve bought lots of work to do on our brief monitor program and our highway course program, however our mile-and-a-half stuff appears actually good proper now.”
