If you had to pick a driver to win a race at Kentucky Speedway, Brad Keselowski would probably be the safest bet.

But late in Friday night's Kentucky 300 in the Xfinity series, Keselowski saw himself trailing 19-year old hotshot Erik Jones. But Keselowski was able to use his veteran precision to make the pass when Jones' momentum was halted by the lapped car of David Starr. Keselowski, once again piloting the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, held off a final charge from Jones to take the checkered flag.

Keselowski, who led 72 laps, admitted he overlooked Jones late because of the lead he and Kyle Busch built on the field, Keselowski believed his fellow Michigan native Erik Jones drove a great race but knew the key to getting back around Jones late was to keep the pressure on the young driver.

"We had a real good car tonight," Keselowski said. "I think the top three were all real close, probably a little give and take here and there from run to run when the sun was out, tires, whatever it might be. Kyle (Busch) and I had kind of stretched out a pretty good lead at one point, I think, over Erik (Jones). Maybe I built up a false set of confidence because when Erik got by me there on that last restart, I thought 'Ah, we'll get right back by him,' and it was not easy. Erik drove a great race and I was able to hang with him just enough to pressure him and it got him in a bad spot with a lapped car there, not really of his own fault, just hard racing and when it happened I was able to jump all over it.

The win is Keselowski's first on the 2015 Xfinity series season is his 33rd victory in the series overall and moves him to fifth on the series' all-time wins list. Keselowski, who also won the 2012 Sprint Cup championship, now has five total wins at Kentucky Speedway.

Keselowski's victory also marks the 50th time Team Penske has been to victory lane in Xfinity series competition.

The 31-year old Keselowski believes it's a humbling experience to be able to pilot the cars owned by Roger Penske.

"It's credit to (crew chief) Greg (Irwin) and the team for having a great car to where we could make the most of the opportunity," Keselowski added. "I feel very, very humbled and proud to get to drive a car this good, year in and year out, at the Xfinity series level. I've been in situations where the cars weren't that way, believe me. To know everytime you get in the car you have a shot at winning every race, every season. That's really, really awesome and something to be proud of. To get that 50 win number for (team owner) Roger (Penske) is special."

Jones still managed to walk away with the runner up spot, it marks Jones tenth top-ten finish of the 2015 Xfinity series season. Jones, who led 22 laps in race, didn't know if he had a car to contend at first but believes his finish demonstrates the value of track position.

"It was a good night overall with the whole 20 group, getting the Freightliner Camry up front and in contention to win at the end of the day," Jones said. "I didn't know at the beginning of the day if we had a car which was good enough to compete with the 54, at first, then the 22, obviously came on pretty strong after the first couple of pit stops. We fought up there. Track position was so big all night. We were just trying to get some kind of clean air, whether it be in the lead or anywhere else."

Kyle Busch made his third start of the 2015 season and dominated majority of the night leading a race high 88 laps. The third place finish is Busch's sixth top ten finish in the Xfinity series at Kentucky Speedway. Jones and Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Daniel Suarez finished in fourth place while Elliott Sadler rounded out the top-five.

Current Xfinity series points leader Chris Buescher finished in the 11th spot and extended his lead to 36 points over defending Xfinity series champion Chase Elliott, who finished two spots behind Buescher in 13th place.

NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 16
Unofficial Race Results for the 15Th Annual Kentucky 300 - Friday, July 10, 2015
Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, KY - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $1,237,781

Leader
Fin    Str    Car    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Winnings    Status    Tms    Laps
1    4    22    Brad Keselowski(i)    Discount Tire Ford    200    0        136.5    $88,227    Running    3    72
2    7    20    Erik Jones(i)    Freightliner Toyota    200    0        122.7    $64,594    Running    1    22
3    6    54    Kyle Busch(i)    Monster Energy Toyota    200    0        138.7    $54,681    Running    3    88
4    10    18    Daniel Suarez #    ARRIS Toyota    200    40        113.9    $39,154    Running        
5    11    1    Elliott Sadler    OneMain Financial Ford    200    39        104.6    $34,718    Running        
6    5    33    Paul Menard(i)    Richmond/Menards Chevrolet    200    0        109.3    $24,272    Running    1    1
7    8    6    Darrell Wallace Jr. #    Ford EcoBoost Ford    200    38    1    101.2    $28,858    Running    1    2
8    16    88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i)    Hellmann's Chevrolet    200    0        95.9    $21,645    Running        
9    3    62    Brendan Gaughan    South Point Chevrolet    200    35        92.3    $26,609    Running        
10    13    7    Regan Smith    Great Clips Chevrolet    200    34        88.3    $26,978    Running        
11    15    60    Chris Buescher    Cheez-It Ford    200    33        84.5    $25,522    Running        
12    17    42    Brennan Poole    DC Solar Chevrolet    200    32        81.0    $24,991    Running        
13    14    9    Chase Elliott    NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet    199    31        83.3    $25,435    Running        
14    12    16    Ryan Reed    Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford    199    30        79.3    $23,879    Running        
15    2    3    Ty Dillon    Red Kap/Alsco/Larry Miller Dealership Chevrolet    199    30    1    96.4    $26,452    Running    1    15
16    21    01    Landon Cassill    G&K Services Chevrolet    199    28        69.2    $23,624    Running        
17    20    43    Dakoda Armstrong    WinField Ford    199    27        69.3    $23,297    Running        
18    1    28    JJ Yeley    JGL Racing Toyota    198    26        70.5    $23,146    Running        
19    9    2    Brian Scott    Shore Lodge Chevrolet    198    25        82.5    $23,019    Running        
20    18    4    Ross Chastain #    Protect Your Melon Chevrolet    197    24        67.0    $23,393    Running        
21    29    44    David Starr    Zachry Toyota    196    23        59.0    $22,767    Running        
22    28    8    Blake Koch    LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota    196    22        60.0    $22,636    Running        
23    22    39    Ryan Sieg    Pull-A-Part Chevrolet    196    21        68.5    $22,484    Running        
24    26    26    Timmy Hill(i)    JGL Racing Toyota    194    0        54.3    $22,332    Running        
25    32    52    Joey Gase    Chevrolet    194    19        52.7    $22,356    Running        
26    23    51    Jeremy Clements    AllSouthElectric.com/Repairable Vehicles Chevrolet    194    18        59.6    $22,080    Running        
27    27    24    Eric McClure    Reynolds Wrap Toyota    192    17        47.3    $21,953    Running        
28    31    90    Tyler Young(i)    Young's Building Supplies/Randco Industries Chevrolet    190    0        42.8    $21,826    Running        
29    24    14    Cale Conley #    IAVA Toyota    189    15        50.5    $21,674    Running        
30    39    74    Mike Harmon    Battery Saver Dodge    180    14        35.8    $15,848    Running        
31    34    97    Peyton Sellers #    Vroom Brands Chevrolet    166    13        48.2    $21,422    Brakes        
32    19    25    John Wes Townley(i)    Zaxby's Chevrolet    158    0        48.9    $21,295    Accident        
33    36    70    Derrike Cope    Bulletproof Energy Drink Chevrolet    116    11        37.8    $15,185    Engine        
34    33    15    BJ McLeod(i)    BYBExtreme.com Chevrolet    107    0        38.7    $15,073    Vibration        
35    25    0    Harrison Rhodes #    teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet    90    9        37.3    $20,947    Electrical        
36    35    13    Derek White    Braille Battery/Grafoid Toyota    75    8        32.7    $19,460    Accident        
37    38    40    Josh Reaume #    Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge    10    7        35.2    $12,460    Suspension        
38    37    89    Morgan Shepherd    Chevrolet    10    6        25.8    $11,460    Carburetor        
39    40    79    Ryan Ellis(i)    Chevrolet    3    PE        25.3    $10,460    Vibration        
40    30    19    Jeff Green    TriStar Motorsports Toyota    3    4        27.2    $9,460    Vibration        
 Race Comments:    Brad Keselowski won the Kentucky 300, his 33rd career NASCAR XFINITY Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field.
 Failed to Qualify:    N/A
 Time of Race:    2 Hrs, 12 Mins, 18 Secs.    Average Speed:    136.054 MPH    Margin of Victory:    0.241 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    5 for 24 laps: Laps: 4-8 (#25 spin frontstretch [None]); 27-30 (Competition [97]); 73-77 (#39 spin turn 4 [01]); 81-84 (#13 accident turn 4 [28]); 164-169 (#25 accident turn 2 [42]).
 Lead Changes:    10 among 6 drivers:  0; T. Dillon 1-15; K. Busch(i) 16-30; P. Menard(i) 31; K. Busch(i) 32-78; B. Keselowski(i) 79-137; D. Wallace Jr. # 138-139; K. Busch(i) 140-165; B. Keselowski(i) 166-169; E. Jones(i) 170-191; B. Keselowski(i) 192-200.
Top 10 Driver Points:     (1) C. Buescher 593;(2) C. Elliott 557;(3) T. Dillon 547;(4) E. Sadler 528;(5) R. Smith 527;(6) D. Wallace Jr. # 510;(7) B. Scott 478;(8) D. Suarez # 477;(9) B. Gaughan 473;(10) R. Reed 471.
3M Lap Leader    : Kyle Busch, #54 88 Laps    Coors Light Pole Award    : Not Awarded, #
Duralast Brakes "Brake in the Race"    : Ty Dillon, #3     Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Joe Gibbs Racing Engines, #54
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Elliott Sadler, #1     Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : Daniel Suarez, #18
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Jul. 18, 2015 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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