Brad Keselowski’s season has felt like a rollercoaster built with a flat tire. Once buried as low as 32nd in the standings, he rallied through the summer with a string of solid efforts, but still, no race win to punch his playoff ticket. And in NASCAR, especially today, consistent decent finishes just don’t cut it, the win is everything. At Michigan, Keselowski admitted he had a top-two or three car, only to see it fall short due to a pit-lane speeding penalty and some tougher luck.

He said, “I’m disappointed I didn’t get it done. … We were faster on the day,” but still ended up 10th. That finish was bittersweet, fast but fruitless. And in Iowa, he led 68 laps, his best stretch in weeks, but a mix of poor luck and how the cautions played out left him third.

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