March 22, 2026

Brad Keselowski was the dominant driver in this week's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, but fell short of victory. Keselowski started the race from fifth and quickly displayed plenty of speed. The No. 6 Ford driver made it up to third before the first round of green-flag pit stops, but came away with the lead after a better pit stop sequence than Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick had a slow pit stop with issues on one of his tires. Keselowski went on to win the first stage and earn 10 stage points. Between the first and second stage, Keselowski lost the lead through a slow pit stop, but he gained it back midway through the stage thanks to having one of the fastest cars in the field. Keselowski went on to dominate the rest of the stage and win it, scoring 10 more stage points. In the final stage, Keselowski fell back once again through pit stops, but regained his lost positions as the third stage progressed, and he led the race until lap 266, when Reddick overcame his penalties and passed Keselowski. Reddick had a faster car, and Keselowski was unable to catch up to him, settling for second place despite leading 142 laps total. This was Keselowski's first top-5 finish since winning the spring 2024 race at Darlington, and he now rose up to eighth in the regular-season standings this season after six races.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com