Penske gets 1-2 finish at the Brickyard

[media-credit name=”Credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images for NASCAR” align=”alignright” width=”227″][/media-credit]Brad Keselowski wins the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Penske Racing gets a 1-2 finish.  This win also gives Penske his first at Indianapolis and its 100th in NASCAR.

Sam Hornish Jr. was second, followed by Ty Dillon, Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon. The Dillon brothers are the grandsons of NASCAR team owner Richard Childress; Ty was making only his second career NNS start.

Danica Patrick’s day ended early after she collided with Reed Sorenson on lap 39.  Patrick appeared to tap Sorenson’s back bumper going into turn-1, causing the back end of Sorenson’s car to slide sideways. Sorenson nearly saved it, but his left-front wheel got into the infield grass, causing him to spin out. Patrick then hit Sorenson’s car, causing heavy damage.  “I got pretty close and I might have tapped him. I’m not sure.” Patrick said.

Kyle Busch dominated the first half of the race, but got shuffled back in the field during a round of pit stops on lap 63 and Hornish took the lead.

Keselowski then passed Hornish for the lead with 29 laps to go, and a caution came out shortly afterward. Busch was fourth on the subsequent restart but spun out right after the race went green. He managed to avoid major damage but lost his shot at the win.

Elliot Sadler got the black flag for a restart mistake after the final restart of the race.  With his crew pleading with NASCAR officials, Sadler stayed on the track instead of coming into the pits to serve the penalty.  Sadler finally came in with 12 laps to go, fuming over the radio to his crew as he gave up the race lead and handed it back to Keselowski.  Sadler finished 15th.

It was the first-ever NNS race at the historic oval, part of an effort by officials to drum up interest and boost sagging attendance at the Brickyard 400. Indianapolis also added a Grand Am Series sports car race on the track’s infield road course on Friday.

Unofficial Race Results
Indiana 250, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/race.php?race=19
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Pos. St. No. Driver Make Points
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1 8 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 0
2 13 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 43
3 3 51 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 0
4 4 18 Denny Hamlin Toyota 0
5 7 3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet 39
6 21 43 Michael Annett Ford 38
7 6 20 Joey Logano Toyota 0
8 9 33 Paul Menard Chevrolet 0
9 10 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 35
10 16 4 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 34
11 12 44 Mike Bliss Toyota 33
12 14 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 32
13 19 199 Travis Pastrana Toyota 31
14 15 11 Brian Scott Toyota 30
15 5 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 30
16 24 81 Jason Bowles * Toyota 28
17 40 88 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 27
18 28 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 26
19 26 124 Kenny Wallace Toyota 25
20 23 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 24
21 39 39 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 23
22 2 54 Kyle Busch Toyota 0
23 37 41 Timmy Hill Ford 0
24 34 14 Eric McClure Toyota 20
25 1 38 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 0
26 25 30 James Buescher Chevrolet 0
27 11 136 Ryan Blaney Chevrolet 17
28 41 52 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 16
29 22 19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 15
30 17 70 Johanna Long * Chevrolet 14
31 42 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 13
32 29 108 Kyle Fowler Ford 12
33 27 198 Reed Sorenson Ford 11
34 18 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 0
35 20 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 9
36 35 10 Jeff Green Toyota 9
37 38 15 Scott Riggs Ford 0
38 33 40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 6
39 43 50 T.J. Bell Chevrolet 5
40 36 86 Kevin Lepage Ford 4
41 30 46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 3
42 31 42 Josh Wise Chevrolet 0
43 32 47 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 0

 

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