TALLADEGA, Ala. – Brad Keselowski, driver of the Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), finished seventh in the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 – the fourth race in the 2012 Chase for the Championship – at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday afternoon. Keselowski survived a wild, multi-car wreck at the end of the event to bring home his 19th top-10 finish of 2012. With the result, the Penske Racing driver now leads the series championship standings by 14 points over Jimmie Johnson.Keselowski started the scheduled 188-lap race from the 22nd position after posting a time of 50.459 seconds, or 189.778 miles per hour, around the 2.66-mile oval during the Saturday afternoon qualifying session. As the green flag flew to start the event, Keselowski quickly began to test the strength of his Miller Lite Dodge as he made his way into the top 10 by the third lap. He was running in the 12th spot when the first caution of the day occurred at lap 17....
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