Brad Keselowski still looking to improve as driver and owner

By Bob Pockrass
FOX Sports NASCAR Writer

On Sunday, Brad Keselowski didn’t make the playoffs for the primary time since 2013.

So he is aware of there’s room to improve as he heads into the ultimate 10 races of his first 12 months as a co-owner of the renamed Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing.

And he is aware of he’ll be impatient when it comes to making progress.

“It’s by no means going to be quick sufficient,” Keselowski mentioned. “That’s the truth. There’s been some curveballs right here and there, and we’re not the place we would like to be, certainly. But it’s a part of the journey.”

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Some drivers put money into actual property. Keselowski invested in a race workforce to go together with his manufacturing firm. Which is to say the 2012 Cup champion embraces the unconventional.

“It’s an journey,” he mentioned of his race workforce. “If it’s straightforward, it’s in all probability not value it.”

Keselowski lately talked about his group following a latest take a look at at Martinsville. Chris Buescher sits twenty first within the standings, whereas Keselowski is twenty eighth; Keselowski could be twenty second, eight factors behind Buescher, if he hadn’t been issued a 100-point penalty for a technical violation earlier this 12 months.

NASCAR doesn’t enable groups to take a look at apart from a handful of instances through the season, and it restricted observe to 20 minutes at most races this 12 months. Beyond that, groups can’t make many changes following observe for a race.

As such, the take a look at at Martinsville was one thing Keselowski believes will assist his workforce.

“It’s good to give you the option to take a look at,” he mentioned. “It’s good to give you the option to get on tracks. I actually missed having the ability to drive race automobiles. You get to race — don’t get me fallacious — however a part of the race automotive driver expertise is working together with your workforce and dialing your race automotive in at take a look at classes and practices.

“Those have been gone for some time.”

Keselowski needs extra observe time

While assembly with media in June, Brad Keselowski lobbied for extra observe and defined why he thinks it’s needed.

Keselowski is amongst these house owners lobbying to have extra observe time subsequent 12 months. He believes his group comes to the observe probably slightly behind different groups which have invested more cash in racing simulation packages.

“Some of the areas the place we’re behind is we don’t have the funding that another guys have within the simulation and all these different issues that actually assist you to overcome the observe stuff, the shortage of it,” he mentioned.

Bob Pockrass has spent many years protecting motorsports, together with the previous 30 Daytona 500s. He joined FOX Sports in 2019 following stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @bobpockrass. Looking for more NASCAR content? Sign up for the FOX Sports NASCAR Newsletter with Bob Pockrass!

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