by FanHouse NewswireRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Brad Keselowski raced to his second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, shrugging off a NASCAR penalty earlier this week, dominating all night and then rallying from fourth in a green-white-checker finish Friday at Richmond International Raceway.

Keselowski began rebuilding his series points lead, cut to 10 points after he won at Talladega last week and then failed post-race inspection and was docked 50 points. The victory gave Keselowski a 59-point advantage over Kevin Harvick.

It basically restored the lead Keselowski had after winning last weekend at Talladega, only to see 50 points deducted from his total after NASCAR slapped fines and points deductions on the team upon finding an unauthorized spring and shock absorber on his car after the Alabama race.

Keselowski, an eight-time winner in his Nationwide career, was on pace to lead the last 192 laps, but pitted as the leader under caution with five laps to go, handing Kyle Busch the lead.

But Keselowski reasserted his dominance by powering through the field on new tires to pass Busch and teammate Justin Allgaier, who had also stayed out, to win by 0.261 seconds.

“We made the right moves today,” Keselowski said. “We had the car to beat.”

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Brad Keselowski raced to his second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, shrugging off a NASCAR penalty earlier this week, dominating all night and then rallying from fourth in a green-white-checker finish Friday at Richmond International Raceway.

Keselowski began rebuilding his series points lead, cut to 10 points after he won at Talladega last week and then failed post-race inspection and was docked 50 points. The victory gave Keselowski a 59-point advantage over Kevin Harvick.

It basically restored the lead Keselowski had after winning last weekend at Talladega, only to see 50 points deducted from his total after NASCAR slapped fines and points deductions on the team upon finding an unauthorized spring and shock absorber on his car after the Alabama race.

Keselowski, an eight-time winner in his Nationwide career, was on pace to lead the last 192 laps, but pitted as the leader under caution with five laps to go, handing Kyle Busch the lead.

But Keselowski reasserted his dominance by powering through the field on new tires to pass Busch and teammate Justin Allgaier, who had also stayed out, to win by 0.261 seconds.

“We made the right moves today,” Keselowski said. “We had the car to beat.”

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