The new chase format for the Sprint Cup has definitely ramped up the competition, and the tempers, as seen in the brawl after the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Jeff Gordon crossed the finish-line 1.028 seconds in front of his arch enemy from the dust up a week ago for the win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Taking the wind out of 24 team's sails, Brad Keselowski won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
Brad Keselowski said in the pre-race that the best way to win the Chase for the Sprint Cup was to win races, and that is exactly what the Miller Lite team did at the AAA 400 at the Monster Mile.
In the opening race of the chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the victory in the Geico 400 at Chicagoland goes to the Miller Light blue deuce, Brad Keselowski.
Racing in a back up car, Brad Keselowski got his third victory of the 2012 season winning the Quaker State 400 Saturday night in Kentucky. That's his seventh career win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
At the end of the Aaron's 499 it was Brad Keselowski taking his #2 Miller Lite Dodge to victory lane, marking the first time a Dodge was in victory lane at Talladege in since Dave Marcis 36 years ago in 1976.
Brad Keselowski has now earned his 5th Sprint Cup victory in 93 starts with a win at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Food City 500. Brad took his #2 Miller Light Penske Racing Dodge to Victory Lane, holding off Matt Kenseth in the final lap.