The tables were turned Saturday night. After winning races on fuel mileage earlier in the season Brad Keselowski watched his rivals stretch out their gas to the end during the Sprint Cup series Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer won the event followed closely by Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson. Keselowski finished 11th.
The key came on lap 275 when Keselowski, whose crew chief Paul Wolfe normally calculates fuel mileage to perfection, ran out while leading. Keselowski was able to coast to the pits, but his chances of winning were gone. Fortunately it wasn’t long before the field started cycling through a series of green flag pit stops. It wasn’t fortunate enough to allow Keselowski to regain the lap he lost when he ran out of fuel, but it did keep him in touch with the field. BK finished the race in 11th. Combined with the second and third place finish of Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin, Keselowski saw his lead in the points cut in half.
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Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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