Coke 600 win “slipped through our fingers”

By the third stage in Coca-Cola 600, Keselowski’s No. 6 RFK Racing Ford was one of many quickest vehicles on the monitor and he was working second to Christopher Bell when the race was halted by extreme climate after 249 of 400 laps.

NASCAR and monitor officers spent almost two hours trying to dry the monitor however in the end referred to as it official when it appeared prefer it couldn’t be restarted till properly after 1 a.m. ET on Monday.

Keselowski ended up with what he described as a “fairly disappointing” second-place end.

“I felt like we had a automobile to win the race,” he mentioned. “We type of ran down (Bell) twice and simply didn’t get to see it play out. So, it type of slipped by our fingers there.

“I’d have favored to have simply had extra laps and ran the Coke 600. I feel we ran the Coke 350 at present, however all in all, I’m actually proud of our efficiency.

“The automobile was actually quick. Our pit stops have been phenomenal. We simply didn’t get to see it by. I’m bummed for our staff. I’m bummed for everyone, however the climate is what the climate is.”

The end nonetheless allowed Keselowski to maneuver up two spots within the collection standings to ninth, 95 behind new chief Denny Hamlin.

Each he and his teammate Chris Buescher have been in rivalry for wins during the last a number of weeks, with Keselowski successful two weeks in the past at Darlington, S.C. Sunday night time appeared like one other potential for a visit to Victory Lane.

“I feel we had much more functionality than what we have been in a position to get out of it,” Keselowski mentioned. “It was good to be that quick. You need to make it rely with wins. You don’t need to be a sore loser for second.

“It stings as a result of I do know we had a automobile to win and if it doesn’t harm, you’re within the mistaken enterprise. We’ve obtained quite a lot of work to do on our quick monitor program and our highway course program, however our mile-and-a-half stuff appears actually good proper now.”