Keselowski Becomes First Three-Time Winner at Kentucky

By ESPN

Brad Keselowski's calm demeanor was never more evident than his cool response to a tense moment.

He radioed crew chief Paul Wolfe that his No. 2 Ford was out of fuel but stayed focused, heeding instructions to milk whatever mileage he could.

Keselowski ended up having enough to become the first three-time winner at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night, overtaking Kevin Harvick on lap 201 and holding on for the Sprint Cup Series victory.

"We ran out with about two (laps) to go," he said. "Somehow we limped it around and stay ahead of Carl (Edwards) and bring it home. This is something I'm not going to forget.

"It's a pretty helpless feeling being out of gas with guys behind you. But there's nothing you can about it, and freaking out ain't going to help anything."

Matt Kenseth grabbed the lead with six laps remaining but soon pitted for fuel to hand the top spot back to Keselowski, who had just enough gas in reserve to edge Edwards by .175 seconds in the closest victory margin for the 400-mile race. Keselowski's tank eventually ran dry and he needed a tow truck to get to victory lane.

Ryan Newman was third, followed by Kurt Busch and then Tony Stewart in fifth in his final Kentucky race. The three-time series champion is retiring after this season.

Keselowski led three times for a total of 75 laps on his way to his second straight win and series-best fourth of the season that clinched a spot in the Chase for the championship.

Newgarden Cruises to IndyCar Victory in Iowa

Josef Newgarden had made a habit out of finishing second at Iowa Speedway. He finally had a breakthrough on Sunday -- in a big way.

Newgarden cruised to a dominant IndyCar victory in Iowa, setting a series record by leading 282 of 300 laps for his first career oval win.

It also was the first win of the season for Newgarden, who finished second in Iowa in 2014 and 2015 and just missed winning the pole this weekend.

Newgarden broke his right clavicle and hand in a crash at Texas last month. But he didn't appear to have any issues on Sunday, establishing a huge lead in the opening laps and maintaining his advantage through three cautions on one of the most physically demanding ovals in IndyCar.

The win moved Newgarden from fifth to second in the championship race.