- Brad Keselowski won his first race of the season today.
- The win is the 31st of his Cup Series career.
- The win is Mustang’s fourth of the season in seven starts.
- This marks Ford’s first Coca-Cola 600 victory since Mark Martin in 2002.
- Today’s win is Ford’s 690th all-time in NASCAR Cup Series competition.
- Of Team Penske’s 74 MENCS wins with Ford, 47 have come since rejoining Ford in 2013.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Mustang — POST-RACE INTERVIEW — “It means a lot to me, but I can’t help but think about the Reep family and Donovan. I hope they’re watching. I know the race ran really late, but Memorial Day is about a lot more than racing, but we’re glad to be able to do cool things like racing because of the freedom provided by those willing to make the sacrifices. I feel like I’ve thrown this race away a handful of times and I felt we were gonna lose it today. I know we’ve lost it the way Chase lost it and that really stinks, and today we finally won it that way and I’m so happy for my team. I wish my wife was here. I wish my daughters were here. It’s a major. It’s the Coke 600 and this leaves only one major left for me, the Daytona 500, so we’re checking them off. I’m really happy for Miller Lite. I don’t know what’s gonna happen with them, if they’re gonna come back on the car or what, but it’s been a great 10-year ride with them and this is their only race of 2020 and we’re in victory lane. I know they’re really happy because Miller Lite goes with Memorial Day, but I’m happy for Ford and everybody who just works their butt off at Team Penske. We might not have been the fastest car today, but, wow, did we grind this one out. The pit crew at the end, the yellow right before the last had a blazing stop to get us up front and put us in position. All these things just came together and I’m tickled to death. It’s a little overwhelming to be honest.”
YOU GET TO ADD THE COKE 600 TO YOUR RESUME. “I’m tickled to death. One left, the Daytona 500. It’s been a great 10-year career I’ve had so far and I hate it took me 10 years to get this one. I feel like I’ve had cars and a team good enough to do it many times over and it just slipped through our hands and today it didn’t. I’m just really proud of everyone and persistence pays off.”
YOU STAYED OUT ON THE LAST CAUTION. DID YOU QUESTION THAT? “No, we’ve lost too many races that way and I knew we had to take the chance. If it didn’t work out, I knew it was the right call.”
Ford Finishing Results
1st — Brad Keselowski
4th — Ryan Blaney
6th — Kevin Harvick
11th — Chris Buescher
13th — Cole Custer
14th — Joey Logano
16th — Aric Almirola
17th — John Hunter Nemechek
18th — Matt DiBenedetto
19th — Michael McDowell
24th — Corey LaJoie
28th — Ryan Newman
40th — Clint Bowyer
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