22 Brad Keselowski

YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2010 -- Won series driver championship in first season with Penske Racing. ... Six victories doubled his career total coming into the season, two were in the NASCAR Nationwide Series new car (Michigan, Charlotte-2). ... Won consecutive races twice during the season (Talladega, Richmond-1 and Charlotte-2, Gateway-2). ... Five poles also a career best. ... Scored perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 in victories at Richmond and Michigan. ... First or second in series in 10 Loop Data categories, including leading Laps in Top 15, Percentage of Laps Run on Lead Lap and Quality Passes. ... Finished on the lead lap in all but one race and completed all but one of 6,499 possible laps; led 1,147. ... Extended his streak of running at the finish to a series-record 102 races. ... Led the standings for 29 of the 35 weeks, including the final 28. ... Tied Kenny Wallace's mark with third Most Popular Driver award, but is first to win three consecutive via fan vote.

2009 -- Finished third in series points. ... Rebounded from an average finish of 19th in his first four races to register the best season of his career. ... Crept to within 20 points of second place in the standings with two races left. ... Established career highs in wins, top-fives, top-10s and poles; his four wins were most by a series-only regular since 2005 ... Emotional win at Michigan, his home track, and also won inaugural series race at Iowa Speedway. ... Captured entire $150,000 "Dash for Cash" bonus from series sponsor Nationwide Insurance. ... His 105.9 Driver Rating was the highest for a series-only regular in a single season since the inception of Loop Data in 2005. ... Finished in top five in 12 of last 15 races. ... Only driver to start all 35 races without a DNF. ... Voted series' most popular driver by the fans for the second consecutive year.

2008 -- Finished third in series points. ... Established then-career highs in wins, poles, starts and final standing in first full season with JR Motorsports. ... Won at Nashville in April and Bristol in August, earned first pole at Milwaukee. ... Maintained top-five position in the standings during the season's final 23 weeks. ... Followed team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s footsteps by winning fan vote as the Nationwide Series' most popular driver.

2007 -- Finished 25th in series points. ... Competed in 13 races with Keith Coleman Racing and joined JR Motorsports in July after KCR suspended operations. ... In 14 races with JRM, registered five top-10s.

2008 -- Finished third in series points. ... Established then-career highs in wins, poles, starts and final standing in first full season with JR Motorsports. ... Won at Nashville in April and Bristol in August, earned first pole at Milwaukee. ... Maintained top-five position in the standings during the season's final 23 weeks. ... Followed team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s footsteps by winning fan vote as the Nationwide Series' most popular driver.

2007 -- Finished 25th in series points. ... Competed in 13 races with Keith Coleman Racing and joined JR Motorsports in July after KCR suspended operations. ... In 14 races with JRM, registered five top-10s.

2006 -- Finished 72nd in series points. ... Made series debut at Auto Club Speedway in September for KCR, started 32nd and finished 37th. ... Best start was 13th at Memphis while best finish was 26th at Kansas in his third series start.

OTHER NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACING HISTORY

2009 -- In fifth Sprint Cup start, won at Talladega in April driving for James Finch. ... Had three other top-10 finishes in 15 races for three teams including the last three with his new organization, Penske Racing.

2008 -- Made his Sprint Cup debut for Hendrick Motorsports on Nov. 1 at Texas, starting 37th and finishing 19th.

2007 -- Competed in three Camping World Truck Series races, twice for J.L. Pennington and once for Bob Germain as a sub for the suspended Ted Musgrave. In that event at Memphis, won his first national series pole, led 62 laps and contended for the win until a late-race spin involving winner Travis Kvapil ended his bid.

2006 -- Started six Camping World Truck Series races for three different owners, including his father Bob.

2005 -- Finished 21st in Camping World Truck Series points. ... Ran a full schedule for his father's team. ... Best finish was seventh at Daytona to start the year, his first national-series top 10.

2004 -- Made eight starts for his father's Camping World Truck Series team, including his series debut at Martinsville where he started 26th and finished 33rd.

NOTEWORTHY

Will compete in first full-time double duty season in 2009. ... Third-generation driver who follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. ... Owner of his own race team; Brad Keselowski Racing debuted in Camping World Truck Series in 2008. ...U.S. history buff. ... Brother, Brian, also competes in the Nationwide Series. ... Began racing in the Senior Honda 120 Quarter Midget division in 1998, moved to Senior Honda 160 Quarter Midget division one year later. ... Competed in Factory Stocks in 2000 and won rookie of the year honors at both the Auto City and Dixie Speedways in his native Michigan. ... From 2001-03, ran Limited Late Models and Super Late Models. ... Also worked for his family's race team where he gained knowledge of all aspects of a motorsports operation.