Keselowski wins in Atlanta

Brad Keselowski overcame a loose wheel issue and held off Kyle Larson late for the victory in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the second race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Keselowski passed Larson with seven laps to go and held off the hard-charging  Larson for the win. The win is Keselowski’s first at Atlanta and the 22nd of his career. The Team Penske driver led 21 laps on the day.
The dominance of Harvick was the story for much of the day as he led 292 of the first 311 laps of the 325-lap race. He won both stages and earned two playoff bonus points.

Keselowski has now clinched his spot in this years chase , NASCAR’s version of the play-offs later this year. The victory also gave Keselowski five bonus points in the chase.


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