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Chicagoland: Brad Keselowski preview
* This Week's Charger... The No. 12 Penske Dodge Charger team will use chassis PRS-707 during Saturday's 400-mile race at Chicagoland Speedway. Keselowski raced this chassis to a 14th-place finish at Richmond International Raceway in May. * No. 12 ...
Published: Jul 13, 2010, 6:48 AM
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* This Week's Charger... The No. 12 Penske Dodge Charger team will use chassis PRS-707 during Saturday's 400-mile race at Chicagoland Speedway. Keselowski raced this chassis to a 14th-place finish at Richmond International Raceway in May.
* No. 12 Penske Dodge in 2010... After 18 events, Keselowski and the No. 12 Penske Dodge Charger team currently sit 25th in the Cup Series driver point standings and 26th in the owner point standings.
* Midwest Homecoming... Keselowski places special emphasis on running well when the series visits the Midwestern part of the country. A native of Rochester Hills, Mich., Keselowski -- along with his father, uncle and brother -- has won numerous short track races throughout the mid-section of the United States over the years.
Brad Keselowski on Chicagoland Speedway
"Chicago is an ever-evolving race track. The transition from day to night moves the groove from the bottom to the top and then back to the bottom. Double-file restarts there are very crazy because you can really hold someone down there on the bottom. There is a lot of back and forth, side-by-side racing and the track has actually become fairly rough over the years. The Midwestern winters have taken their toll on the surface and have made it a little trickier. There is a lot of banking to go with that so it's very fast. All in all, it's a great racetrack and I really enjoy it."
Brad Keselowski on the thoughts of running the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge next year
"I think about driving the 'Blue Deuce' for Miller Lite about every day. It's an awesome opportunity for me and I hope that I can continue to perform in the manner that Kurt and Rusty have performed in that car over the years. Obviously they have a very big presence in the Chicago area so this track, much like Michigan (International Speedway) with Dodge, will become a very important track for me. I really enjoy coming up here and it would be cool to come to Chicago and win with Miller Lite."
Crew chief Jay Guy on Chicagoland Speedway
"Chicagoland Speedway is not like the other 1.5-mile tracks that we visit. The backstretch is one continuous curve and that makes the exit of Turn 2 and the entry of Turn 3 very important. Essentially, you aren't holding a straight wheel for very long during a lap at Chicago. It's a very fast race track too. The aero department has worked really hard to make this a strong car for us. We've been working on building lighter, faster cars and this is one of the best we've produced so far."
-source: penske racing
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