Matt Kenseth leads a pack of drivers Saturday night during the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. (Getty)
It wasn’t pretty, but it certainly was exciting.
Brad Keselowski endured a caution-filled Kentucky Speedway and conserved enough fuel late to hold off Carl Edwards to win the Quaker State 400 presented by Advanced Auto Parts on Saturday night.
Keselowski was so low on fuel that when he took the checkered flag, a tow truck needed to push his No. 2 Ford on the Victory Lap.
Hence, no celebratory burnout.
Keselowski and Team Penske will take it. They’ve dominated at Kentucky recently, winning three of the past five races. And Keselowski has moved within just 4 points of Kevin Harvick in the series drivers standings. He also won last week’s Coke Zero 400.
The 1.5-mile tri-oval saw a record-tying 11 cautions for 53 laps during the Sprint Cup Series race, which also had 9 different leaders on the evening.
Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart rounded out the top 5 on the paved track.
Next up on the schedule is the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The race is set for Sunday, July 17, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. It will be televised by NBC Sports Network (NBCSN).
Keep reading for the full race results and highlights:
Quaker State 400 Race Results
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Carl Edwards
3. Ryan Newman
4. Kurt Busch
5. Tony Stewart
6. Greg Biffle
7. Jamie McMurray
8. Matt Kenseth
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Martin Truex Jr.
11. Trevor Bayne
12. Kyle Busch
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
14. Kasey Kahne
15. Denny Hamlin
16. Austin Dillon
17. Danica Patrick
18. Paul Menard
19. Kyle Larson
20. Aric Almirola
21. Cole Whitt
22. David Ragan
23. Clint Bowyer
24. Josh Wise
25. Ty Dillon
26. Michael Annett
27. Reed Sorenson
28. Jeffrey Earnhardt
29. Landon Cassill
30. Casey Mears
31. Chase Elliott
32. Jimmie Johnson
33. Brian Scott
34. Regan Smith
35. Ryan Blaney
36. AJ Allmendinger
37. Chris Buescher
38. Matt DiBenedetto
39. Joey Logano
40. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Click here to see the complete race results and statistics.
Quaker State 400 Video Highlights
WATCH: Truck on Fire in Parking Lot at Quaker State 400
Watch as a truck burns in the parking lot at Kentucky Speedway during the Quaker State 400 on Saturday night.
WATCH: Brad Keselowski Gets Attacked in ‘Sharknado 3’
NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski makes a cameo appearance in the SyFy movie ‘Sharknado 3.’ Click here to see his feature film debut scene.
Craig Bennett is a sports contributor to Heavy.com. He has worn many hats in the media world, including columnist, editor and stats and research guy. You can reach him at craig.bennett@heavy.com. Craig is a @heavysan sports contributor and you can follow him @craig_speakJuly 9, 2016 11:25 pm
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