Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski came close to winning last week’s race in Indy, finishing as the runner-up.
Perhaps another trip to Pocono will seal him his third win of the season. Kez is entering this week’s race with five consecutive top-five finishes at the Tricky Triangle, picked up a victory here back in 2011 and has a total of three runner-up finishes in 15 starts. Not only that, he even took home the checkered flag this June during one of his brief sojourns in the Xfinity Series.
With back-to-back top-five finishes heading into Long Pond, it’s only a matter of time before Matt Kenseth picks up a win to guarantee his spot in the playoffs. The 45-year-old veteran won at Pocono not long ago (2015) and has four top 10s in his last five starts on the course.
Considering how just about everybody has had a chance to stand in the middle of the podium this 2017 season, Kenseth could very well be the next guy to do pull off that same feat this Sunday.
Last month’s race at Pocono went to Ryan Blaney, who finally won his first race in Cup Series contention.
The 23-year-old upstart is starting to find his footing in the big leagues, and the Tricky Triangle has proven to be a course than he can conquer. In just three career starts on the track, Blaney finished no worse than 11th place.
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