Keselowski sweeps stage wins in Martinsville

RELATED: Stage 1 results | Stage 2 results | 2017 Stage points total

Brad Keselowski passed Kyle Busch three laps before the end of Stage 2 to sweep both stage wins in the First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

It was Keselowski’s eighth stage win of the season.

Busch had led 123 laps prior to being passed — every lap since pit stops following the end of Stage 1. He finished second in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing for the second consecutive stage. Joey Logano finished third in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford as the top three finishers were the same for both stages.

Keselowski led seven of eight NASCAR Playoffs drivers to finish among the top 10 at the end of Stage 2.

Denny Hamlin was the lowest-finishing playoff driver in the stage, finishing 12th — the last car on the lead lap.

STAGE 1
Brad Keselowski led a group of NASCAR Playoffs drivers who finished among the top 10 when Stage 1 concluded on Lap 130 of the First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Keselowski, who recorded his seventh stage win of the season, took the lead on Lap 114 to lead the final 17 laps of the stage. In all, he led 47 laps in the opening stage.

Seven of the eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers in the Round of 8 finished among the top 10. Kyle Busch finished second in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, followed by non-playoff driver Joey Logano in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Jimmie Johnson worked his way up from the rear — where he had to start the race after changing tires following a spin in qualifying — in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to claim fourth.

Kevin Harvick was the only playoff driver to finish outside the top 10 in the stage; he finished 13th.