NASCAR Sprint Cup: Why Brad Keselowski Is the Biggest Surprise of the Season

For Brad Keselowski 2010 was an up and down year. There were both figurative ups, winning the Nationwide Series championship with a brand new Penske Racing team the highest, and literal ups, such as Keselowski’s flight at the hands of Carl Edwards in the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta early in the season. But there were plenty of downs, too, particularly in Cup; Keselowski only mustered a 25th place finish in points in his first full season at NASCAR’s highest level. But knowing Roger Penske, that wasn’t going to be enough for 2011. With Sam Hornish relegated to the Nationwide Series, both Keselowski and remaining teammate Kurt Busch would receive more focus as Dodge’s only two fully-backed Sprint Cup teams. In fact, Kes...

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