Ever since I was a little girl I have been a huge NASCAR fan just like my daddy. I have grown up with a special appreciation for cars and racing unlike most of my friends. This past Sunday, Brad Keselowski was crowned the Sprint Cup Champion at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Keselowski grabbed his first championship win this year as well as being the first driver to win a championship for car owner Roger Penske. Penske has been a car owner since 1972 and 40 years later, he has finally found a driver to win him a championship.
At the beginning of the last race of the season on Sunday, Keselowski lead five-time-champion and race veteran Jimmy Johnson by 20 points. They spent most of the 400 miles of the race neck-in-neck in the points, but at the end of the race, Johnson had a poor pit stop that would end up hurting his chances. On top of this fatal pit stop, Johnson burned up a gear in the car and was headed behind the wall.
Keselowski was reassured that he now had the championship firm in his grasp. He pulled in for a last minute pitstop to refuel and get fresh tires, simply because he could. In the mean time, the driver in third place in the points, Clint Bowyer, gained track position and was able to surpass Johnson in the points to take second.
As Keselowski pulled down pit lane to head to victory lane to celebrate with his crew, Johnson, who was already in his street clothes, was the first to run to Keselowski's window to shake his hand and congratulate him. The five-time champion respectably congratulated his competitor, the new Sprint Cup Champion.
Lia Veley
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