Brad Keselowski Steals Bristol when Chase Elliott and Joey Logano Wreck

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BRISTOL, TN – RIS – After Brad Keselowski stepped from his No. 22 Ford Mustang, he said “I think this whole Discount Tire team is going to Las Vegas tonight.  Are they open?”  It was an apt comment since the blind draw for the pole position, and the wreck between his teammate and Chase Elliott was the reason for his victory.  Keselowski was running behind the two, pushed the gas for the final three laps and took the checkered flag.

Keselowski was in third with two to go when he lucked into his second victory in three Cup races. Logano had cleared Elliott for the lead with three laps remaining, but Elliott was stalking him while seeking his second win in three days.

Logano finished 21st and Elliott was 22nd. Logano stared Elliott down as the two climbed from their cars but Elliott never looked in his direction. After Logano had retrieved his mandatory face mask, he approached Elliott for a brief conversation.

“He wrecked me,” Logano said. “A simple apology … be a man and say ‘My bad.’ I had to force an apology, which to me is just childish.”

Elliott did take the blame after the talk.

“Awww, just going for the win,” Elliott said. “I’ll certainly take the blame. I just got loose and got into him.”

Keselowski led for a total of 115 laps overall throughout the 500-lap event. He beat Clint Bowyer to the start-finish line by .471 seconds.

Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Erik Jones completed the top five. Austin Dillon, Kurt Busch, William Byron, Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace made up the rest of the top 10.

Ryan Blaney had a strong car early and led 60 laps but crashed while chasing teammate Keselowski for the lead in the second stage. Blaney seemed to get too high on the track, wiggled into the wall and then was hit by Ty Dillon.

Blaney went to Bristol coming off back-to-back third-place finishes but wound up last. Ryan Blaney had a strong car early and led 60 laps but crashed while chasing teammate Keselowski for the lead in the second stage. Blaney seemed to get too high on the track, wiggled into the wall and then was hit by Ty Dillon.

Keselowski, who started on the pole after a draw decided the lineup, was able to take the lead after Chase Elliott and Joey Logano made contact and hit the wall while battling out front. Logano had just taken the lead from Elliott with three laps to go. Logano ended up 21st, with Elliott 22nd.

Elliott swept both stages, which ended on Laps 125 and 250. The mini victories marked his fourth and fifth stage wins of the season. The driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet gained two playoff points.

Unofficial Results, Food City Presents Supermarket Heroes 500, Bristol Motor Speedway

Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms, Laps, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 1, Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 500, 3, 9, 4, 115, 5, 50, Running
2) 23, Clint Bowyer, No. 14 Built Ford Proud Ford, 500, , 6, , , , 40, Running
3) 24, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 500, 10, , , , , 35, Running
4) 7, Kyle Busch, No. 18 Skittles Toyota, 500, , 5, 3, 100, , 39, Running
5) 15, Erik Jones, No. 20 STANLEY Toyota, 500, , 8, , , , 35, Running
6) 20, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Symbicort Chevrolet, 500, , , , , , 31, Running
7) 12, Kurt Busch, No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, 500, , , , , , 30, Running
8) 13, William Byron, No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet, 500, , 7, , , , 33, Running
9) 35, Christopher Bell #, No. 95 JBL Toyota, 500, , , , , , 28, Running
10) 36, Bubba Wallace, No. 43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, 500, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 8, Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, 500, 6, 3, , , , 39, Running
12) 33, Ryan Preece, No. 37 Bush's Beans Chevrolet, 500, , , , , , 25, Running
13) 18, John Hunter Nemechek #, No. 38 SCAG Ford, 500, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 25, Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, 500, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 17, Ryan Newman, No. 6 Castrol Ford, 500, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 14, Matt Kenseth, No. 42 McDonald's Chevrolet, 500, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 10, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota, 500, 8, 2, 3, 131, , 32, Running
18) 37, *Daniel Suarez, No. 96 It's Good to be Genuine Toyota, 500, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 38, *Timmy Hill(i), No. 66 Pit Boss Grills Toyota, 500, , , , , , 0, Running
20) 5, Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Auto Owners Insurance Toyota, 500, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 3, Joey Logano, No. 22 Autotrader Ford, 500, 5, 4, 2, 2, , 29, Running
22) 6, Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 500, 1, 1, 7, 88, 2, 35, Running
23) 19, Chris Buescher, No. 17 SunnyD Ford, 496, , 10, , , , 15, Running
24) 34, Brennan Poole #, No. 15 Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech Chevrolet, 494, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 40, *JJ Yeley(i), No. 7 Chevrolet, 492, , , , , , 0, Running
26) 31, Garrett Smithley(i), No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, 489, , , , , , 0, Running
27) 28, Quin Houff #, No. 00 Mane 'n Tail Chevrolet, 483, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 39, *BJ McLeod(i), No. 78 Circle Track Warehouse Ford, 477, , , , , , 0, Accident
29) 2, Aric Almirola, No. 10 Smithfield Ford, 470, 4, , , , , 15, Accident
30) 30, Gray Gaulding, No. 27 Panini America Ford, 456, , , , , , 7, Accident
31) 9, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 21 Reese/Draw Tite Ford, 456, 7, , 1, 4, , 10, Running
32) 32, Corey LaJoie, No. 32 Enlisted Nine/JDog Brands Ford, 375, , , , , , 5, Fuel Pressure
33) 27, Joey Gase(i), No. 51 Chevrolet, 302, , , , , , 0, Too Slow
34) 16, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger Chevrolet, 228, 9, , , , , 5, Accident
35) 22, Cole Custer #, No. 41 Haas Automation Ford, 228, , , , , , 2, Accident
36) 21, Tyler Reddick #, No. 8 Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet, 228, , , , , , 1, Accident
37) 11, Alex Bowman, No. 88 Chevy Goods.com/Adam's Polishes Chevrolet, 228, , , , , , 1, Accident
38) 26, Bayley Currey(i), No. 53 Belmont Classic Cars Chevrolet, 203, , , , , , 0, Accident
39) 29, Ty Dillon, No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet, 201, , , , , , 1, Accident
40) 4, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Richmond Ford, 199, 2, , 2, 60, , 10, Accident
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 19 Mins, 2 Secs.
Race Length: 500 Laps, 266.5 Miles
Average Speed: 80.338 MPH
Margin of Victory: .471 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 12, 2, 10, 22, 4, 21, 11, 47, 48
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 11, 4, 22, 18, 14, 24, 20, 2, 17

Race Comments: Brad Keselowski won the Food City presents the SUPERMARKET HEROES 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 32nd victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Prior to the start, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 27, 37 (failed pre-race inspection twice).

Caution Flags: 17 for 102 laps;
Laps: 8-12 (No. 6 Spins Turns 1-2 [00]);
22-29 (Competition Caution [None]);
62-67 (Competition Caution [66]);
127-136 (Stage 1 Conclusion [32]);
200-207 (No. 12, 13, Incident Turn 2 [None]);
213-216 (No. 51 Incident Backstretch [27]);
218-221 (No. 53 Stalled On Track [66]);
231-235 (No. 8, 88, 41, 47, 1, 48, 37, 34, 21 Incident Backstretch [Red Flag: 00:11:35] [96]);
240-243 (No. 37 Incident Turns 3-4 [96]);
252-261 (Stage 2 Conclusion [1]);
270-274 (No. 17 Incident Turn 2 [21]);
330-334 (No. 3 Incident Turn 2 [32]);
356-360 (No. 6 Spins Turn 4 [37]);
434-439 (No. 4, 20 Incident Turn 1 [42]);
459-463 (No. 27 Incident Turn 2 [96]);
466-471 (No. 10, 19, 34, 43, 2, 6, 20 Incident Turn 2 [66]);
490-495 (No. 22, 11, 78 Incident Turn 4 [66]).

Lead Changes: 21 among 7 drivers;
B. Keselowski 1-62;
C. Elliott 63;
M. DiBenedetto 64-67;
B. Keselowski 68-83;
R. Blaney 84-104;
C. Elliott 105-130;
R. Blaney 131-169;
B. Keselowski 170-203;
C. Elliott 204-223;
J. Logano 224;
C. Elliott 225-255;
D. Hamlin 256-277;
K. Busch 278-329;
C. Elliott 330;
K. Busch 331-360;
D. Hamlin 361-416;
K. Busch 417-434;
C. Elliott 435;
D. Hamlin 436-488;
C. Elliott 489-496;
J. Logano 497;
B. Keselowski 498-500.

American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Jimmie Johnson, No. 48

Sunoco Rookie of the Year: Christopher Bell, No. 95