Brad Keselowski’s Championship Is a Breath of Fresh Air for NASCAR

Underdog changed into a Superman costume Sunday, and he didn't even need a phone booth.

Brad Keselowski, the self-professed underdog from suburban Detroit, someone who many considered the longest of long shots to win this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup, defied all the odds on Sunday by winning the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Sure, Keselowski got some help. He can thank Jimmie Johnson's pit crew for an errant lug nut that led to a costly pit road penalty, followed by an uncharacteristic mechanical failure that knocked Johnson out of both the race and the championship battle for good.

Yet for all the buts, ifs and woulda-coulda-shouldas, no one else's name will be engraved on the Sprint Cup trophy, and no o...

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