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Brad Keselowski honors military heroes, families in April
By Staff Report | Published: May 2, 2021 15
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Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski honors the military and military families throughout the year, particularly with his Checkered Flag Foundation. April is nationally recognized as the Month of the Military Child, and Keselowski recognized military children all month long.
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At Martinsville, Jacob Verbeek's name was emblazoned onto the No. 2 Ford. Verbeek is 11 years old.
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The color purple was used for both Jacob's name, and also Keselowski's official driver name above the door. The color is used to represent the Month of the Military Child, since it is inclusive of all branches of the military.
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Jacob Verbeek is the son of fallen U.S. Marine Jared Verbeek, who passed away in the line of duty in 2011.
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Keselowski honored Andrew Powell, age 4, at Richmond Raceway.
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Andrew's father currently serves in the U.S. Army. Andrew loves things that go fast, which includes planes, trains and of course race cars -- perhaps particularly the No. 2.
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Stephen Sume rode with Keselowski to victory in the month's final race at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Stephen is a 15-year-old from New York, whose father currently serves in the U.S. Army.
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Stephen is a huge Brad Keselowski fan, and has a love for learning that he plans to harness to become an engineer one day.
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The NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega was Keselowski's sixth in his career, tying him for second place on the all-time track list.