Brad Keselowski News

I remember when Dale Earnhardt Jr., my boss, walked into my office at JR Motorsports two years ago, shut the door and said something I immediately translated as a power move.

But, to ensure fairness, NASCAR will allow all organizations represented in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship to participate in the Aug. 26 test because Homestead is the site of the title-deciding season finale.

Keselowski will make his seventh start in NASCAR's second-tier series this season.

Keselowski will make his seventh start in NASCAR's second-tier series this season.

That's a mouthful to say, which is probably why most folks just call the race "the Brickyard 400."

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has struggled at the Brickyard 400 but enters it this year second in points, 12 behind Jeff Gordon.

Fastest in all three rounds of knockout qualifying, Harvick earned his fourth Coors Light Pole Award of the season, his second at the Brickyard and the 10th of his career.

Johnson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, turned a lap of 189.298 mph in the 35-minute session.

Rookie Chase Elliott, who won at Chicagoland, Trevor Bayne, the second-place finisher, and rookie Ty Dillon, placing fifth, are also eligible for the bonus in Saturday's 250-mile race here.

Overview: Ryan Newman raced to victory here last year, but he'll be hard-pressed to repeat against the likes of Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Overview: Cup veterans Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth will take on series regulars Regan Smith, Elliott Sadler and Trevor Bayne.

So, what now? The NASCAR Sprint Cup season is one race beyond the halfway point, and the weekend off has given organizations a chance to regroup.

Penske hoping to end Brickyard 400 drought Team Penske has won numerous big races at Indy, but not on the Sprint Cup circuit.

Team Penske's resume is loaded with successes, including 15 Indy 500 victories, a Daytona 500 win and 12 IndyCar season titles and the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

With a win in the July 13 Camping World RV Sales 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, Brad Keselowski matched reigning and sixth-time Sprint Cup Jimmie Johnson in the 2014 race wins column with three.

With a win in the July 13 Camping World RV Sales 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, Brad Keselowski matched reigning and sixth-time Sprint Cup Jimmie Johnson in the 2014 race wins column with three.

Not only will his Sprint Cup drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano represent Team Penske in the field for the 21st running of the Brickyard 400, he's enlisted the services of IndyCar ace Juan Pablo Montoya as well.

Scott 1-20, Elliott 21-50, Blaney 51-55, Sadler 56, Armstrong 57, Scott 1-20, Elliott 21-50, Blaney 51-55, Sadler 56, Armstrong 57, Elliott 58-72, Blaney 73-107, Larson 108-111, Kahne 112-114, Jones 115-116, Buescher 117, Buescher 118-120, Blaney 121-127, Larson 128-142, Elliott 143-158, Larson 159-162, Bayne 163-176, Elliott 177-200.

Brad Keselowski climbs from the #22 Hertz Ford in Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after winning the Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200.... Chase Elliott in the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet makes a stop for tires during the late stages of the Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200 at New Hampshir... Brian Scott in the #2 Shore Lodge Chevrolet ... (more)

Aric Almirola in the #43 Charter Ford makes stop for tires and fuel during the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire.

NASCAR gives the top-tier series two weekends off each season, one to celebrate Easter, the other during the mid-summer stretch to get ready for the run to the Chase.