Lost in the shuffle of one of the most intense, dramatic Talladega Superspeedway races in recent memory was an equally dramatic trip to pit road for a former champion.
With the final 30 laps bearing down and pressure at its highest, cars came to pit road for late-race stops. Entering the pits, Brad Keselowski was tucked neatly between teammates Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney at the front of the field — until he wasn’t.
The 2012 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion got loose and spun shortly after making the commitment to pit … landing backward in his stall, which conveniently was the first box on pit road.
The No. 2 Team Penske crew fueled him up, changed his tires and — once he spun back around — sent Keselowski on his merry way. It was one of the more impressive maneuvers we’ve seen, and Kes recovered to finish 13th. It was so smooth, it almost looked as if the team had planned it all along.
A representative from Plan B Sales was on hand behind Keselowski’s pit stall and caught the black magic on film from a different angle — check it out.
https://twitter.com/PlanBSales/status/1122644174484979713
Talk about right place, right time.