Keselowski wins; Hendrick drivers falter

Brad Keselowski brought home the checkered flag Sunday in the Coca-Cola 600. It wound up being the longest race in NASCAR history.

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May 26, 2020 - 10:27 AM

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, celebrates winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday in Concord, North Carolina. Photo by Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images / TNS

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski has won the Southern 500, the Bristol night race, the Brickyard 400 and has now crossed the Coca-Cola 600 off his checklist of crown jewel victories.

Chase Elliott lost two races in four days, both in heartbreaking fashion.

Jimmie Johnson had a shot at snapping his three-year losing streak but instead it was extended to 102 consecutive races when Keselowski beat him in overtime early Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Then his car failed inspection and his runner-up finish was thrown out by NASCAR.

All that action was over the final seven laps of the longest race in NASCAR history.

Elliott was cruising toward victory with two laps remaining in the 600 when a caution sent the race to overtime. The five additional laps — another 7.5 miles — pushed the longest event on the NASCAR calendar into a true Memorial Day finale.

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