NASCAR Cup Series racing is known to produce laments over what could have been on any given Sunday. Brad Keselowski is playing the part after Pocono Raceway.
Keselowski and the RFK Racing No. 6 team stumbled twice when it came to pit road, which took away an opportunity for a finish better than the 10th place they earned. It likely wasn’t going to be a winning day, but Keselowski was running in the top five when both incidents occurred.
The first was under the lap 55 caution when Keselowski came down pit road while it was closed. Keselowski was sent to the rear of the field.
“I just thought we made a really bad call, and I was right, but not for the reason I thought I was,” Keselowski told the Prime Video post-race show. “What was really confusing was the next lap when everyone else pitted, I was like, ‘Why would they do that?’ There are a couple of really interesting things from today, for whatever reason, and this is my fault, to be clear. We held pit road every pit cycle for three laps. Normally, they hold pit road for one lap. So, when you get to lap two, it’s just an automatic pit.
“So, when we were going down the short chute, the team said pit this time, and I had no reason to challenge that. Ultimately, I hold the steering wheel, and I’m the one who has to check. I have to be the check for that. I didn’t check the crew chief and the spotter, and that’s my fault.”
