Keselowski draws pole for NASCAR’s return to Darlington

NASCAR will be making its long awaited restart this Sunday at Darlington. Drivers will race on Wednesday at Darlington as well.

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May 15, 2020 - 12:19 PM

The Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway went gone green for a short time following a rain-delayed start before another round of showers brought out the red and sidelined the cars at Lap 21. Photo by N-J/Nigel Cook

Brad Keselowski celebrated his first pole win of the season — and perhaps the most memorable of his career — from afar.

After waiting nearly a full hour Thursday evening, the Team Penske driver watched NASCAR’s chief scorer Kyle McKinney finally pluck the No. 1 ball out of a random draw — giving the 2012 series champion the top starting position when the Cup season resumes Sunday at Darlington Raceway.

“1st. Woooooo,” Keselowski wrote on Twitter.

He will be joined on the front row by Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports. Matt DiBenedetto, Kyle Busch and Aric Almirola close out the top five starting spots.

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