NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski enjoyed the trappings of a wise and self-enriching business decision when he threw out the first pitch prior to Wednesday night’s match between the Red Sox and Athletics at Fenway Park.

“Fenway has been a good partner for me for four years now, this is year four and I just don’t want to embarrass them,” said Keselowski in an exclusive interview with MassLive.com. “I just want to put a heater over the plate.”

Keselowski will get back to the business of auto racing on Sunday (2 p.m.) when he climbs inside the No. 6 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the running of the Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Keselowski will be making his 25th start of the Magic Mile, a nuanced and often treacherous low banked four corner 1.058-mile oval he has twice conquered in

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