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  1.   Darrell posted:
  07.01.2007 - 3:40 pm
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Brad Keselowski gets the pole while filling in for the suspended Ted
Musgrave, and Bobby Dotter returns for six laps.


  2.   Anonymous posted:
  07.01.2007 - 4:26 pm
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Brad Keselowski was leading with 10 to go but got punted by Travis Kvapil.


  3.   biffle16 posted:
  07.01.2007 - 11:21 pm
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WTG Kvapil!!!


  4.   Rusty posted:
  07.02.2007 - 3:39 pm
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I hate it when drivers get spun while racing for the win, especially
when it's someone like Brad Keselowski who's racing for a job.


  5.   SK posted:
  07.08.2007 - 8:39 pm
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Probably Aaron Fike's last start, unless he pulls a Gary Balough and
comes back from jail to run a few events.


  6.   biffle16 posted:
  07.09.2007 - 10:51 pm
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Aaron Fike is a dumbass. And to think I used to like him, before this
happened. :(


  7.   MegaRacer posted:
  07.11.2007 - 12:09 am
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Oh man, hey, i wonder how strung out Aaron was when he did what should
be his final start in ANY kind of racing. NASCAR should get the Fike out!


  8.   The Real Thomas posted:
  07.11.2007 - 6:28 am
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Me too. He really sucks.


  9.   Darrell posted:
  07.11.2007 - 12:50 pm
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He was a pretty good talent before he got busted. Shame.


  10.   Mike posted:
  07.12.2007 - 2:26 am
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First time this season that the polesitter has finished lower than 8th.


  11.   Steve posted:
  07.17.2007 - 6:52 am
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Second truck series driver busted for substance abuse this year. What a
great example to set for children who should be able to look up to these
drivers.

Question: the reason Aaron Fike was hired to drive this truck this year
was because he was bringing a sponsor. Where's the sponsorship?


  12.   Darrell posted:
  07.17.2007 - 5:07 pm
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I believe the sponsor was RFMS, which was his old sprint car team.


  13.   SK posted:
  07.22.2007 - 5:23 am
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But apart from the Fike controversy, this race will always stand out for
how Brad Keselowski bested the field up until the very end.

Three years ago, Brad earned his first shot at NASCAR competition after
Terry Cook had left the fading team owned by the Keselowski family. He
held his own at times, but his struggles briefly cost him his job when
Deborah Renshaw was picked up midway through 2004, and shortly after
completing the full 2005 schedule the sponsorless #29 was mothballed. A
handful of gigs in what was essentially field-filler equipment ensued,
until the night when he lived every small-time racer's dream and found
himself leading the charge in top-notch NASCAR equipment.

Who knows what the future will bring? Perhaps, ruminations on the part
of fans everywhere on who might have won all those Nextel Cups had Ted
Musgrave been a little less pissed with Kelly Bires one night in
Milwaukee...


  14.   Matt posted:
  07.27.2007 - 3:13 pm
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RFMS is his dad's racing team which I believe bought in to Red Horse.


  15.   FHgrad99 posted:
  08.22.2007 - 7:26 am
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Brad Kesolowski's run lead him into getting a chance to run some races
for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Busch Team.


  16.   Mike posted:
  10.24.2007 - 12:46 am
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Also the first time ever at Memphis that the winner started lower than
fifth.


  17.   Nuck Chorris posted:
  11.17.2007 - 2:37 pm
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Don't worry about Keselowski racing for a job. He will run the full
Busch Series schedule for Hendrick/JR Motorsports (Their teams will
combine next year) in 2008. As for Aaron Fike, according to Jayski, he
quit drugs, went through rehab, got off with probation, and is now
teaching troubled teens to stay drug-free.


  18.   Matt posted:
  04.08.2008 - 9:39 pm
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According to his own admission, Fike had shot up earlier in the day of
this race.

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/truck/news/story?id=3336865


  19.   Anonymous posted:
  05.13.2008 - 2:09 pm
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If Aaron Fike can get a top-5 finish while high, I wonder what he can do
when he's sober.


  20.   Anonymous posted:
  11.12.2008 - 1:53 am
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It appears that 16 months after this unexpected strong performance from
Brad Keselowski, he is now under the Hendrick Motorsports umbrella. His
future looks bright.

WTG, Brad!


  21.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.28.2009 - 8:40 am
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This race was defintely Brad Keslowski's coming out party. It really
launched his career.

Aaron Fike pulls a rare feat, scoring his best career finish in his
final race. His 5th here was his only top-5. Oh well, drugs will destroy
everything. Don't drop the soap.


  22.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  05.11.2009 - 10:55 pm
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"Who knows what the future will bring? Perhaps, ruminations on the part
of fans everywhere on who might have won all those Nextel Cups had Ted
Musgrave been a little less pissed with Kelly Bires one night in
Milwaukee...
SK | 07.22.07 - 5:23 am "

You nailed it!! It is less than 2 years after this race, and Brad has a
Cup Series win, 2 Nationwide wins, and is a constant contender no matter
what he drives. And this will be looked back upon as the night that was
all launched. This is what making the best of your opportunites is all
about.

One other thing: I don't want this to come off the wrong way. Drugs are
an absolute life killer. Not only do they affect your life, but the
lives of those who care about you. It is incredibly stupid and
irresponsible to take drugs.

BUT.......

To shoot up heroin then go out a few hours later and finish in the Top 5
is pretty dadgum impressive. Again, I don't condone it in any way,
shape, or form. He could have really harmed someone else out there. But
it is incredible.


  23.   Jacob posted:
  06.10.2011 - 9:48 pm
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Ah yes, the day Kvapil bitched out on BKez.


  24.   Anonymous posted:
  09.20.2012 - 8:18 pm
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Man, who would have thought that 5 years later Kes would be in the Blue
Deuce contending for the Sprint Cup...

He is a true underdog story.


  25.   CBASS posted:
  09.20.2012 - 8:31 pm
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  26.   ledskynyrd posted:
  11.14.2012 - 10:46 pm
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This is when I became a fan of Brad Keselowski


  27.   Anonymous posted:
  11.23.2012 - 6:21 am
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and in this race, the legend of brad keselowski is born


  28.   kidracer posted:
  08.25.2013 - 11:45 pm
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Who knew he would be a Cup Champion 5 years later after this race.
Thanks Ted!


  29.   edwards19 posted:
  11.17.2014 - 9:35 pm
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One of the worst races ever.


  30.   JasonB72 posted:
  02.27.2015 - 2:57 pm
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Comment #13 nailed it!


  31.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.02.2015 - 9:35 pm
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CASCAR/Canadian Tire Series standout Peter Shepherd's 15th was his best
finish in the Truck series.


  32.   Markjeff531 posted:
  03.14.2017 - 2:13 pm
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I always felt bad for Brad after he got spun but he went places Kvapil
will never go afterwards


  33.   Ultimate Warrior #18 posted:
  09.02.2018 - 1:51 pm
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Watching yesterday's xfinity race at Darlington reminded of this race a
young Brad Keselowski gets his first opportunity in good equipment in
NASCAR won the pole led a bunch only to get spun out. 11 years later
Brad is a xfinity and cup champion hopefully Chastain gets the same fate.


  34.   34McDowellFan posted:
  10.03.2019 - 5:42 pm
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This is the race that sparked Keselowski's career, who knows if he
would've made it to where he did today without this race


  35.   Danish_Pie posted:
  06.06.2020 - 3:13 am
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Ryan Matthews's 6th place finish remains the best in truck series
history for the #36, to date.


  36.   WhereAreTheBeers posted:
  08.03.2020 - 7:37 pm
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Arguably one of the most significant races in recent NASCAR history. Who
ever knows what would have became of Brad Keselowski had he not got the
oppurtunity to fill in for Musgrave. The sport would look rather
different indeed without this race

Also, how Aaron Fike managed to get a top 5 while off his face on heroin
I will never know


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