Keselowski a Statistical World Beater in Chase

By David Smith (on Twitter at @DavidSmithMA)
October 24, 2012

It’s good to be the king. It might actually be more fulfilling to know that you’re the king and you have done absolutely everything in your power to win the crown.

The metaphorical crown that sits atop Brad Keselowski’s head is purely a titular award until he is able to actually win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, so I will avoid any future reference to a Keselowski monarchy. But through six races in this year’s Chase, the kid in the No. 2 Penske Racing entry is crushing it.

He and his team have been relevant (read: has finished in the top half of the field) for every Chase race (one of six driver-team combinations to have done that). They lead all Chase teams in wins (two) and average finish (5.7) despite being the third worst average qualifiers (17.5) ... Read More

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David Smith is the Editor-in-Chief of Motorsports Analytics and the host of The David Smith Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @DavidSmithMA.