Brad Keselowski Captures Top Spot in Final Practice in Texas

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief

FORT WORTH, Texas — Brad Keselowski went to the top of the timesheets during final practice on Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway.

The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion set a time of 28.319 (190.685 mph) around the 1.5-mile oval, bettering Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch.

Truex scored the best 10-lap average of all drivers at 184.413 mph.

Here are where the Chase competitors ranked in final practice:

3. Kyle Busch
4. Joey Logano
8. Carl Edwards
10. Kurt Busch
15. Jimmie Johnson
18. Denny Hamlin
19. Matt Kenseth
28. Kevin Harvick

Full results for final practice can be seen here.

The AAA Texas 500 can be seen at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and heard on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

About Joey Barnes 600 Articles
Joey Barnes is the Founder of Motorsports Tribune, an outlet that began with the goal of helping aspiring journalists break into and grow the industry. A regular on the racing scene since 2013, the journey for Joey started by covering a Grand-Am event at Circuit of The Americas in his home state of Texas. He has since primarily focused on the IndyCar Series, with appearances in the garages of NASCAR, paddocks of Formula 1, IMSA and World Endurance Championship, while also occasionally engulfing clouds of dust at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals and select Supercross rounds. With previous stops at Autoweek, IndyCar.com, Motorsport.com and RACER, among others, Joey evolved from the singular task as a freelance writer to advanced roles behind the copy desk and alongside some of the best editorial teams in the business. Recognized as a multi-time award winner by the National Motorsports Press Association, Joey currently resides in Dallas-Fort Worth with his trusty four-legged canine companion, Rocket.

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