Pit Stops & Stompin’ Grounds NASCAR Keselowski conquers Talladega By Phillip Prichard, MSA / photos by MSA Staff: Ten drivers went into Talladega with their champi- onship hopes on the line. In the Friday practice, had the fastest time of 195.205. In the best prac- tice consecutive times, Henrick drivers: , and Dale Earndhart Jr had the best times. Brad Keselowske demonstrated his talent, skill and “Put Some South in your Mouth” luck to win the GEICO 500 at . 541 Thornton Road • Lithia Springs, GA 30122 Keselowski in a do or die effort to make the next round (770) 941-1155 of the Sprint Cup Chase, won the race on the second See our menu online: www.fredsbbqhouse.net green-white-checkered attempt, with very little drafting help. In an aggressive fashion, he was able to block the front runners to capture the checkered flag. Texas Hold Em’ On lap 60, the #2 car suffered some damage when There were 38 lead changes among 19 drivers. There Jamie McMurray spun into when he had were 6 cautions for a total of 25 yellow flag laps. Two Dart Tournaments a tire go down, clipping Keselowski. The “Dega” win “Big Crashes” took out a number of drivers. The first was Keselowski’s 6th win of the season, his 3rd win at big crash was on Lay 103 just past half way of the race, Trivia Night Talladega and his 16th career win. The win clinched with Kyle Busch receiving major damage. Also involved Live Music Keselowski’s spot in the Eliminator Round of the Sprint were , J.J. Yeley, , Alex Bow- Cup Chase. man and . With 37 laps to go to the finish, Great Food Specials The 188 lap, 500 mile race kept fans on the edge of Kyle Busch came back on track, but the wreck caused Drink Specials their seats with the 3 and 4 wide racing throughout the him to miss the next round in the Chase. race. After Keselowski, the remainder of the top ten The other “Big Crash” came on the first green-white- 3736 Atlanta Highway Suite F finishers were: , 2nd; , 3rd; checkered attempt involving Dale Jr, , Paul Hiram, Georgia 30141 Landon Casil, 4th; Ryan Newman, 5th; Travis Kapvil, Menard, and . 6th; , 7th; Marcus Ambrose, 8th; Kevin Har- (continued on next page) (770) 445-8797 vick, 9th; and , 10th.

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