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Brad Keselowski started the last race of the season with a 20 point lead in the NASCAR standings over Jimmie Johnson. Brad had a commanding lead but not one that couldn’t be overcome by Jimmie if he was able to perform well and Brad was not. It didn’t work out that way. The week started [...]
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