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Brian A. Keselowski (born September 2, 1981

K-Automotive Motorsports entry into the Daytona 500
.

Early life and family

Born in Rochester Hills, Michigan in 1981, Brian Keselowski is the older brother of 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski, and the son and nephew of former drivers Bob and Ron Keselowski, respectively.[2]

He graduated from

super late model events, winning rookie-of-the-year at Auto City Speedway in 2000.[2][3]

Early career

Keselowski made his stock car debut in the

Phoenix in the No. 23 Ridley Motorcycles Chevrolet for Keith Coleman Racing, starting and finishing in 43rd place. He had intended to compete at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, but was not approved to run at the 2-mile (3.2 km) track; his brother Brad drove the race instead, jump-starting his career.[2]

2010 Nationwide car

In 2007, he ran a career-high 12 races in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, splitting time with his family team and the No. 5

ORP, four spots ahead of his brother.[2]

For 2009, Keselowski attempted his first full-time season for Whitney and K-Automotive Motorsports, which renumbered its car with the No. 26. The primary sponsor for Keselowski's car during the 2009

crew chief while other drivers competed in the car.[3] During the 2010 season, he qualified for 26 of 35 events; he finished 11th in the season-opening event at Daytona,[4] but had an average finish overall for the season of 34th.[3]

2010–2012

During the 2010 season, Keselowski attempted to qualify for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, starting with the August race at

Nationwide Series were deemed to be comparable to a Sprint Cup effort.[9]

In qualifying for the

Gatorade Duel to secure a position in the race.[11] With a little help from brother Brad,[12] Keselowski finished 5th in the second Gatorade Duel and started 12th in the 2011 Daytona 500.[13]

Shortly after Keselowski's surprise finish in the Duels, he received help from a number of sources, including tires from

Discount Tire.[15] Keselowski ran as high as fourth, but was involved in a wreck on lap 29, finishing 41st.[16] Keselowski failed to qualify for the next two races.[17]

In March 2011, Keselowski had severe abdominal pain and needed gallbladder surgery;[17] Dennis Setzer filled in for races at Bristol, where he finished 38th, and Martinsville, where the team withdrew after a practice crash. Keselowski returned to the No. 92 team for races at Richmond and Darlington in May, but failed to qualify for either race.[18][19] Following further time off for reevaluation of his underfunded race team, K-Automotive switched to Chevrolet for Michigan and received a one-race sponsorship deal with Melling Auto Parts,[20] but failed to qualify for the race;[21] Setzer attempted to qualify at New Hampshire and the fall Martinsville race but failed to qualify.[22] Scott Riggs also attempted Homestead but did not qualify as well.

For 2012, the team competed in two events in the ARCA Racing Series;[23] teaming with Sinica Motorsports to field the No. 94 for Keselowski in the ARCA event at Mobile International Speedway,[24] and also competing at Berlin Raceway, where Keselowski posted his best finish of the season, 23rd.[25]

2013

Keselowski's 2013 Cup car

In 2013, Keselowski announced his intention to compete in the

Sprint Showdown on May 18, qualifying 23rd and finishing 19th (four laps down) in a field of 23 cars.[citation needed
]

2014

In January 2014, Keselowski announced that he would be returning to running the No. 92 for his own team,

Brian Keselowski Motorsports in the 2014 season,[29] running a Ford Fusion.[30]
Ultimately, though, the team never attempted a race.

2015

On October 15, 2015, Keselowski's brother Brad announced that Brian would drive the No. 29

Camping World Truck Series at Talladega Superspeedway as a replacement driver for Austin Theriault, who had been injured earlier in the season. He ran up front for a portion of the race and led 10 laps but would ultimately finish 17th after running out of fuel during a green-white-checkered finish.[31]

Crew chiefing

After stepping away from the drivers seat, Brian Keselowski began to work as a

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team Premium Motorsports to work on the organization's No. 49 entry. Keselowski and several other employees were dismissed from Premium when they refused to work on NY Racing Team equipment in the Premium shop in May 2018.[32] Later that year, he joined NASCAR Xfinity Series team MBM Motorsports to become Chad Finchum's crew chief.[33] After approximately a year with MBM, Keselowski left the team.[34]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

Sprint Cup Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2010
K-Automotive Motorsports
 92 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI
DNQ 		ATL RCH
DNQ 		NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX
DNQ 		PHO HOM 83rd 0 [35]
2011 DAY
41 		PHO
DNQ 		LVS
DNQ 		BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH
DNQ 		DAR
DNQ 		DOV CLT KAN POC 50th 3 [36]
Chevy MCH
DNQ 		SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2013
Hamilton Means Racing
 52 Toyota DAY
DNQ 		PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN 49th 9 [37]
Brian Keselowski Motorsports
 RCH
40 		TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN
39 		MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2011
K-Automotive Motorsports
 Dodge 12 41
2013
Hamilton Means Racing
 Toyota DNQ

Nationwide Series

Nationwide Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
2006 Keith Coleman Racing 23 Chevy
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
 NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
MAR
GTY
 IRP
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO

43
HOM
 151st 34 [38]
2007 Whitney Motorsports 19 Dodge
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
BRI
NSH
TEX
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
 NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
 IRP
23 		CGV
GLN
 79th 422 [39]
49
MCH

33
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM

10
TEX
PHO
HOM

11
2008
Jay Robinson Racing
 28 Chevy
DAY
CAL

33
LVS

42
ATL

31
BRI

31
NSH
TEX
PHO
 MXC
TAL
 53rd 776 [40]
K-Automotive Motorsports
 92 Dodge
RCH

30
DAR
CLT
DOV
 NSH
DNQ
KEN

35
MLW

27
NHA
DAY
CHI

DNQ
GTY

40 		IRP
15 		CGV
GLN
MCH

24
BRI

DNQ
CAL
RCH
DOV
 KAN
DNQ
CLT
 MEM
31
TEX
PHO
HOM
2009 26
DAY

25
CAL

29
LVS

19
BRI

DNQ
TEX

DNQ
PHO

27
TAL

14
RCH

21
DAR

24
CLT

30
DOV

16 		NSH
30
KEN

35 		MLW
31
NHA

34
DAY

DNQ
GTY

20 		IRP
DNQ 		IOW
GLN
MCH
BRI
 CGV
42
ATL

33
RCH
DOV
 KAN
CAL
CLT
 37th 1412 [41]
96
TEX

38
NSH

41
CHI

DNQ 		MEM
QL†
TEX
PHO
HOM

DNQ
2010
K Automotive Racing
 26
DAY

11
CAL

34
LVS

32
BRI

39
NSH

24
PHO

20
TEX

36
TAL

33
DAR

24
DOV

DNQ
CLT

DNQ 		NSH
37
KEN

DNQ
ROA

40
NHA

39
DAY
CHI

DNQ
GTY

38 		IRP
34 		IOW
33
GLN

27
MCH

38
BRI
 CGV
ATL

31
RCH
DOV

41 		KAN
42
CAL

40
CLT
 GTY
41
TEX

DNQ
PHO

34 		31st 1566 [42]
92
RCH

43
DOV

42
HOM

34
2011
Key Motorsports
 47 Chevy
DAY
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
TAL
NSH
RCH
DAR
DOV
IOW
CLT
CHI
MCH
ROA
DAY
KEN
NHA
 NSH IRP IOW
42
GLN

DNQ 		CGV
BRI

42
ATL

DNQ
RCH

43
CHI

DNQ
DOV
 KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM
 112th 01 [43]
† - Qualified for Michael McDowell

Camping World Truck Series

Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2015 Brad Keselowski Racing 29 Ford
DAY
ATL
MAR
KAN
 CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
IOW
KEN
ELD
POC
MCH
 BRI MSP
CHI
 NHA
LVS
TAL

17
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
 63rd 28 [44]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
2004 Bob Ducharme Racing 29 Dodge
DAY
NSH
SLM
 KEN
9
TOL
 CLT
38
KAN
POC
MCH
 SBO
BLN
KEN

18 		GTW
25 		POC
LER
NSH

10
ISF
TOL

8 		DSF
CHI
SLM
TAL
 34th 840 [45]
2005
K Automotive Racing
 Ford
DAY

DNQ
NSH
SLM
 KEN
MCH

17
KAN
KEN

7
MCH

7
ISF
SLM

29
TAL
 34th 1250 [46]
Dodge
TOL

DNQ 		LAN
MIL
POC
BLN

9
POC
GTW
LER

7 		NSH
TOL

7 		DSF
CHI
2006 Ford
DAY
NSH
SLM

31
WIN
 KEN
MCH

11
KAN
KEN
 GTW
27 		NSH
MCH

4
ISF
MIL

7
TOL

5* 		DSF
CHI
SLM
TAL
IOW

10 		29th 1260 [47]
Dodge
TOL

4
POC
BLN

1
POC
2007 Ford
DAY

DNQ 		22nd 2020 [48]
Dodge
USA

5 		NSH
SLM

1*
KAN
WIN

2 		KEN
TOL

6
IOW
POC
MCH

10 		BLN
1
KEN
POC
TOL

31
Gerhart Racing
 5 Chevy
NSH

5
ISF
MIL

22
GTW

18 		DSF CHI
40
SLM

25* 		TAL
2012 Sinica Motorsports 94 Chevy
DAY
MOB

24
SLM
TAL
TOL
ELK
POC
MCH
 WIN NJE
IOW
CHI
IRP
 POC 85th 225 [49]
Brian Keselowski Motorsports
 29 Dodge
BLN

23
ISF
 MAD
SLM
 DSF
KAN
2015
Brian Keselowski Motorsports
 29 Ford
DAY
 MOB NSH
SLM
TAL
TOL
NJE
POC
 MCH
CHI
WIN
IOW
IRP

13
POC
BLN

4
ISF
 DSF
SLM

6
KEN
KAN
 40th 575 [50]
2016
Gerhart Racing
 5 Ford
DAY
 NSH
28
SLM

10 		TAL
TOL

9
NJE
 POC MCH
MAD
WIN
IOW
IRP
POC
BLN
ISF
DSF
SLM
CHI
KEN
KAN
 51st 460 [51]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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