Brad Keselowski starts his sixth full-time season in the Sprint Cup Series in 2015. Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Love him or hate him, Brad Keselowski is one of NASCAR’s ultimate success stories with blue-collar beginnings, where his hard work has meant everything.  Working his way from his family owned ride in the Camping World Truck Series, to winning a Sprint Cup Series championship in a prestigious, Team Penske car, Keselowski’s success is undeniable.

Now one of NASCAR’s most recognizable superstars, Keselowski is making his 200th career start in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 31-year-old driver would love to celebrate the milestone by strategically playing all his cards and taking his wild deuce to Victory Lane as Sin City’s defending race winner.

Watch the Kobalt 400 on FOX, Sunday, March 8th, with a green flag start at 3:30 pm ET.

From one to 200, this is Keselowski’s Sprint Cup Series career by the numbers:

1 –  First Career Sprint Cup Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2008 – he finished 19th.

5 – Number of starts before his first Sprint Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2009.

8 – Number of Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Awards

16 – Number of wins in the Sprint Cup Series

44 – Number of starts before his first Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Award at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 19, 2010.

50 – Number of career Sprint Cup Series Top-Five finishes

80 – Number of career Sprint Cup Series Top-Ten finishes

100 – His 100th start in the Sprint Cup Series was at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2012.

150 – His 150th start in the Sprint Cup Series was at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 1, 2013.

2012 – The year he won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship

Career stats from NASCAR IMC