Brad Keselowski Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Started in 2007, it was owned and operated by NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series champion Brad Keselowski. The team most recently fielded the Nos. 19 and 29 Ford F-150s for Austin Cindric and Chase Briscoe. On August 17, 2017, BKR announced that they would suspend operations after the conclusion of the 2017 season.

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 2 history

Part Time (2013, 2016) Brad Keselowski Racing first fielded a third truck, the No. 2, driven by Brad Keselowski on May 17, 2013 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

On February 8, 2016, it was announced that BKR would field a third truck entry with Austin Theriault driving the No. 2 Ford F-150 at Daytona. It previously ran in 2013 with Keselowski at Charlotte. On April 28, it was later announced that Austin Cindric and Austin Theriault would run additional races in the No. 2. Theriault and Cindric didn't qualify for their races at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway due to owner point standings when rain caused NASCAR to cancel qualifying. However, Cindric made four starts later in the season at Bristol Motor Speedway, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Talladega Superspeedway and Phoenix International Raceway with sponsorship from Pirtek.

Truck No. 2 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts 2013 Brad Keselowski 2 Ford DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT14 DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 54th 30 2016 Austin Theriault DAY27* ATL MAR KAN CLTDNQ TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC 36th 64 Austin Cindric DOVDNQ BRI18 MCH MSP23 CHI NHA LVS TAL20 MAR TEX PHO15 HOM

Truck No. 19 history

Part Time (2008, 2012) 2008 saw BKR expand its operation to include participation in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Robb Brent signed on to drive the No. 19 Chevrolet for three races, with a best finish of 21st. Keselowski drove the No. 19 Chevrolet himself in the Lucas Oil 150 at the Phoenix International Raceway. Using the engine out of his race-winning Nationwide Series car from Bristol Motor Speedway, he started seventh and finished the race in the sixth position.

In 2012, team owner Keselowski also drove a second truck, the No. 19, for four races. Ryan Blaney drove it for one race, and David Mayhew for four races.

Multiple Drivers (2013–2014) 2013 was the first full-time season for BKR's No. 19 truck, the races shared by Ross Chastain (14), Keselowski (4), Joey Logano (3), and Ryan Blaney (1). In 2014, the No. 19 truck got its first ever win, by Keselowski, who won his only Truck Series victory, at Bristol. Tyler Reddick ran 16 of the races in the No. 19, scoring 9 top tens, Joey Logano ran 2 races and Alex Tagliani ran the road course to fill out the full schedule.

Tyler Reddick (2015) In 2015, the No. 19 was driven full-time by Tyler Reddick, with Reddick winning two races (Daytona International Speedway, Dover International Speedway) before ultimately finishing second in the standings.

Daniel Hemric (2016) In 2016, Daniel Hemric joined the team, driving the No. 19 California Clean Power/Draw-Tite Ford. Hemric qualified for the inaugural NCWTS Chase and ended the season sixth in the driver point standings. Hemric departed to XFINITY Series competition at Richard Childress Racing in 2017.

Austin Cindric (2017) Austin Cindric was named as full-time driver for the No. 19 Draw-Tite Ford F-150 in 2017 and ran for Rookie of the Year honors. Two weeks after the team announced its upcoming closure at the end of the season, Cindric won his first NCWTS race in the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in his 22nd start in the series.

Truck No. 19 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts 2008 Robb Brent 19 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH21 BRI GTW32 NHA LVS24 TAL MAR ATL TEX 37th 408 Brad Keselowski PHO6 HOM 2012 Brad Keselowski Ram DAY27 MAR CAR KAN3 CLT2 DOV TEX KEN2 IOW CHI POC MCH 30th 280 Ryan Blaney BRI6 ATL David Mayhew IOW16 KEN26 LVS TAL MAR TEX24 PHO12 HOM 2013 Ross Chastain Ford DAY14 MAR20 CLT9 DOV16 TEX13 IOW13 POC5 MSP7 IOW2* LVS14 TAL3 MAR14 PHO2 HOM8 4th 764 Joey Logano CAR2KAN24 MCH4 Brad Keselowski KEN2 BRI9 CHI2 TEX21 Dave Blaney ELD9 2014 Tyler Reddick DAY12 MAR16 DOV8 TEX21 GTW13 IOW9 ELD11 POC23 CHI4 NHA8 LVS15 TAL4 MAR6 TEX4 PHO10 HOM6 6th 755 Joey Logano KAN3 MCH18 Brad Keselowski CLT3 KEN5 BRI1* Alex Tagliani MSP 2015 Tyler Reddick DAY1* ATL5 MAR5 KAN13 CLT4 DOV1 TEX11 GTW8 IOW3 KEN6 ELD3 POC3 MCH9 BRI8 MSP19 CHI2 NHA15 LVS7 TAL5 MAR5 TEX5 PHO5 HOM3 2nd 884 2016 Daniel Hemric DAY8 ATL4 MAR22 KAN3 DOV9 CLT9 TEX10 IOW15 GTW3 KEN3 ELD8 POC22 BRI3 MCH3 MSP3 CHI2 NHA28 LVS2 TAL11 MAR9 TEX3 PHO13 HOM5 5th 2163 2017 Austin Cindric DAY27 ATL21 MAR21 KAN10 CLT13 DOV5 TEX25 GTW11 IOW8 KEN4 ELD10 POC7 MCH5 BRI9 MSP1* CHI15 NHA8 LVS4 TAL5 MAR10 TEX2* PHO9 HOM5 5th 2278

Truck No. 29 history

Part Time (2009–2010) Keselowski entered the team in eight NCWTS races in 2009, driving the Keselowski family's familiar No. 29. BKR brought Mikey Kile in for six races, J. R. Fitzpatrick in for one race, and Keselowski made one start at Bristol. The team earned its best finish of 10th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and its best finish of 11th (Milwaukee, Gateway), all with Kile behind the wheel. In 2010, the team competed in five NCWTS events, with Keselowski scoring a season-best finish of second at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Parker Kligerman (2011) In 2011, BKR fielded the No. 29 Ram for development driver Parker Kligerman. The team intended to run 15 races before Team Penske committed to sponsoring the team for the full season. Kligerman scored a few top fives but finished 11th in points.

Parker Kligerman & Ryan Blaney (2012) In 2012, Cequent Group and Cooper Standard sponsored the No. 29 team. Due to a lack of performance, Kligerman was released from the No. 29 and Ryan Blaney was brought in to fill out the remaining schedule. Blaney immediately made a splash, winning at Iowa Speedway in his third start, earning the team its first victory.

Ryan Blaney (2013–2014) Blaney returned to the No. 29 Ford F-150 full-time in 2013, capturing the pole at Kentucky Speedway and the win at Pocono Raceway. In 2014 Blaney captured a win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in his full-time effort behind the wheel of the No. 29. Blaney finished second in the championship standings at the end of 2014.

Multiple Drivers (2015) In 2015 the No. 29 was split between various drivers throughout the season. Cup Series driver Joey Logano earned his first-career Truck Series win at the spring race at Martinsville Speedway, and Ryan Blaney earned the team its second-consecutive win at Bristol Motor Speedway. Austin Theriault drove the truck for several races until his injury at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In his place, Brad's brother Brian Keselowski drove the truck at Talladega Superspeedway, and rookie Austin Cindric drove the truck for two races before Theriault's return in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2015 also saw BKR relocate from Mooresville, NC to its new facility in Statesville, NC.

Tyler Reddick (2016) Tyler Reddick switched to the No. 29 for 2016. Despite missing the inaugural Truck Series Championship Chase, Tyler Reddick won the DC Solar 350 at Las Vegas Speedway, leading the team to its first ever 1-2 finish in the NCWTS in what would be his last win for Brad Keselowski Racing. Reddick announced at Homestead-Miami Speedway that he would not be returning to BKR in 2017 to run for Chip Ganassi Racing in the XFINITY Series.

Chase Briscoe (2017) In 2017, Chase Briscoe was named as the full-time driver of the No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford F-150 to compete for Rookie of the Year honors, in addition to being named as the first driver in the Ford Performance Driver Development Program. Briscoe earned his first-career NCWTS pole at Dover International Speedway. He also won his first race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the final race of the season and for BKR.

Truck No. 29 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts2009 Mikey Kile 29Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR12 KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW11 MEM KEN IRP NSH CHI27 IOW GTW11 NHA LVS21 MAR TEX16 PHO HOM 32nd 872 Brad Keselowski BRI30 J. R. Fitzpatrick TAL16 2010 Brad Keselowski Ram DAY ATL MAR NSH18 KAN DOV CLT28 TEX MCH IOW GTY2 IRP POC NSH DAR BRI7 CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL 38th 642 Parker Kligerman TEX9 PHO HOM 2011 DAY15 PHO32 DAR14 MAR13 NSH10 DOV21 CLT8 KAN11 TEX2 KEN2 IOW22 NSH5 IRP11 POC13 MCH23 BRI10 ATL12 CHI4 NHA18 KEN29 LVS10 TAL28 MAR21 TEX28 HOM14 13th 7282012 DAY11 MAR11 CAR9 KAN8 CLT11 DOV2 TEX10 KEN19 IOW10 CHI5 POC7 8th 730 Brad Keselowski MCH8 BRI25 Ryan Blaney ATL11 IOW1 KEN11 TAL6 MAR8 TEX30 PHO5 HOM28 Grant Enfinger LVS12 2013 Ryan Blaney Ford DAY8 MAR16 CAR8 KAN3 CLT25 DOV3 TEX8 KEN5 IOW26 ELD15 POC1* MCH32 BRI3 MSP16 IOW10 CHI3 LVS20 TAL21 MAR5 TEX15 PHO7 HOM2* 8th 726 2014 DAY6 MAR4 KAN22 CLT22 DOV2 TEX4 GTW7 KEN3 IOW2 ELD3 POC5 MCH21 BRI13 MSP1* CHI12 NHA10 LVS6 TAL5 MAR5 TEX9 PHO4 HOM5 3rd 8122015 Austin Theriault DAY4 KAN14 TEX5 GTW10 IOW12 CHI13 NHA8 LVS31 HOM12 9th 755 Brad Keselowski ATL15 CLT5 ELD28 POC30 Joey Logano MAR1* Ryan Blaney DOV7 KEN3 MCH2 BRI1 TEX3 Alex Tagliani MSP Brian Keselowski TAL17 Austin Cindric MAR25 PHO14 2016 Tyler Reddick DAY18 ATL14 MAR20 KAN13 DOV7 CLT4 TEX5 IOW5 GTW25 KEN10 ELD5 POC26 BRI14 MCH19 MSP6 CHI10 NHA4 LVS1* TAL26 MAR17 TEX4 PHO12 HOM2 10th 511 2017 Chase Briscoe DAY3 ATL25 MAR11 KAN5 CLT11 DOV12 TEX2 GTW2* IOW7 KEN11 ELD3 POC9 MCH9 BRI12 MSP7 CHI2 NHA11 LVS3 TAL22 MAR19 TEX4 PHO4 HOM1* 9th 862

ARCA Racing Series During the team’s inaugural season in 2007, BKR competed in select events in the ARCA Racing Series. With Robb Brent behind the wheel of the No. 00, the team earned one top-10 finish at Nashville Superspeedway. In 2009, Keselowski entered a part-time ARCA entry for DeWitt, Michigan driver, 17-year-old Chad Finley, son of former ARCA winner Jeff Finley. Finley won his first-career pole at Rockingham Speedway, though late race contact would relegate Finley to 15th in the final rundown. In 2010, Finley ran the No. 29 Chevrolet in a six ARCA races with sponsorship from Auto Value and Air Lift Services. His best finish of third was achieved at both Pocono and Rockingham.

Late model racing BKR at one time also fielded an Outlaw Super Late Model, in Michigan, where Brad Keselowski is originally from. Australian driver Andrew Hagen moved to Michigan in 2009 to drive the car, originally from an open wheel/road racing background, using this class to gain experience in closed-body stock cars.

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