For Keselowski, the only negative lasting effect from the race – which was unexpectedly dominated by tire wear and tire management strategy – was smoldering remains of tire burning on his No. 6 Ford when the race ended.
Like many, Keselowski was pushing his tires to the limit on the final roughly 50-lap run after a round of green flag pit stops. He managed to remain one of the five cars on the lead lap and captured a season’s best third place finish.
