19 Facts About Brian Keselowski

Brian Allen Keselowski was born on September 2,1981 and is an American former professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and spotter.

Brian Keselowski made headlines in 2011, qualifying his family-owned K-Automotive Motorsports entry into the Daytona 500.

Brian Keselowski graduated from Rochester High School in 1999, taking night classes to allow him to work as a jackman for the family racing team, K-Automotive Motorsports; he flew to the racetrack directly from his senior prom to assist in competition.

Brian Keselowski began his racing career competing in super late model events, winning rookie-of-the-year at Auto City Speedway in 2000.

Brian Keselowski made six starts that season, driving the No 29 Competition Graphics Dodge for Bob Ducharme.

Brian Keselowski had three top-tens, including a ninth-place run in his debut at Kentucky Speedway, and finished 34th in points.

Brian Keselowski made his NASCAR Busch Series debut that year at Phoenix in the No 23 Ridley Motorcycles Chevrolet for Keith Coleman Racing, starting and finishing in 43rd place.

Brian Keselowski had intended to compete at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, but was not approved to run at the 2-mile track; his brother Brad drove the race instead, jump-starting his career.

For 2009, Brian Keselowski attempted his first full-time season for Whitney and K-Automotive Motorsports, which renumbered its car with the No 26.

In early 2011, Brian Keselowski declared his intention to compete for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie Of The Year title; he was the only driver to do so as of the start of Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, however Andy Lally stated his intention to run for the award while Speedweeks was underway.

In qualifying for the 2011 Daytona 500, Brian Keselowski posted the slowest time of the 48 cars that attempted to qualify, requiring that he finish in the top two of non-qualified cars in the second Gatorade Duel to secure a position in the race.

Brian Keselowski ran as high as fourth, but was involved in a wreck on lap 29, finishing 41st.

In March 2011, Brian Keselowski had severe abdominal pain and needed gallbladder surgery; Dennis Setzer filled in for races at Bristol, where he finished 38th, and Martinsville, where the team withdrew after a practice crash.

In 2013, Brian Keselowski announced his intention to compete in the Daytona 500 with Hamilton Means Racing.

Brian Keselowski did not have a great qualifying run, which made him start poorly in the Budweiser Duel.

Brian Keselowski started the Budweiser Duel 23rd, but failed to make the race, with a finish in the Duel of 21st.

Brian Keselowski returned to the driver's seat at Watkins Glen where he finished 39th.

On October 15,2015, Keselowski's brother Brad announced that Brian would drive the No 29 Brad Keselowski Racing in the Camping World Truck Series at Talladega Superspeedway as a replacement driver for Austin Theriault, who had been injured earlier in the season.

Brian Keselowski ran up front for a portion of the race and led 10 laps but would ultimately finish 17th after running out of fuel during a green-white-checkered finish.