Brad Keselowski rages at NASCAR chiefs over | Sports News

Brad Keselowski has a bone to select with NASCAR chiefs after the RFK Racing driver accused the sanctioning physique of inconsistently waving warning flags.

On Sunday, Keselowski gave the impression to be turning in a single of the best performances in what’s in any other case been a disappointing Cup Series season for the 41-year-old. Upon beginning the Goodyear 400 in twentieth, he seamlessly navigated by the sphere en path to reaching sixth place by the tip of Stage One.

Yet following Lap 130, Keselowski’s sturdy day got here crashing down as soon as he suffered a free wheel within the center of the monitor at Darlington Raceway. Though a warning was referred to as a number of laps later as soon as the No. 6 Ford had already returned to pit highway, no yellow flag was waved within the rapid aftermath of the incident.

Taking to social media on the heels of the race, Keselowski – who settled for a P33 end – slammed NASCAR for its warning flag choice making. “It doesn’t bother me when yellows don’t get thrown for me or I get penalties that are questionable,” he wrote on X. “IT MAKES ME MAD AS HELL when it’s not the same for others, which has been the case too many times over the last few years.”

This is hardly the primary time this season that warning flags have turn into a subject of dialogue. Earlier this 12 months, controversial finishes in Cup Series and Xfinity Series races at Atlanta sparked a sturdy response from the motorsports group.

Back in February, the Ambetter Health 400 seemed to be heading in the direction of a photo-finish as Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson and Carson Hocevar sped in the direction of the checkered line on the final lap. A multi-car wreck involving Josh Berry, Joey Logano and different drivers prematurely ended the race, nonetheless, with the No. 20 Toyota driver ending on prime due to his slender lead at the time of the warning.

Bell’s victory stirred up debate, as many disgruntled followers slammed NASCAR for not making the identical ruling in the future prior. On the ultimate lap of the Xfinity Series occasion, a related multi-car crash behind the race leaders transpired – however on this occasion the sphere was allowed to race back to the end line.

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Addressing the backlash surrounding the pair of last-lap cautions, NASCAR senior vice president of competitors Elton Sawyer conceded that the group needed to steadiness thrilling finishes with the protection of its drivers.

“In an effort to give our fans a green-flag finish that they pay for, there’s a balance between entertainment, competition and the safety element,” he said. “If you could have a state of affairs like we did [in Atlanta], the wreck occurred someplace in between sixth and seventh operating positions there. So there’s a lot of automobiles nonetheless behind them. If we do not throw the warning, you are incentivizing the rivals to drive by that.”