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A Year Later, Brad Keselowski has a New Perspective on his Atlanta Penalties

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AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 10: Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #6 Castrol Edge Ford, prepares to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 10, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

A year later, Brad Keselowski has a new perspective on his Atlanta penalties in the NASCAR Cup Series. Drivers and teams should take note, but will they?

Brad Keselowski and RKF Racing had a great start to their 2022 season. That momentum changed on March 24, 2022, after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NASCAR issued severe penalties to the RFK team for the modification to a single source part. Their driver and owner points were docked 100 points apiece with a ten playoff points deduction. The No. 6 crew chief Matt McCall was fined $100,000 and suspended from the next four points-paying races. The team appealed the penalties, but their appeal failed and the penalties were upheld. On Saturday, Keselowski spoke with the media and gave a new perspective on those penalties after a year of reflection.

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Tyler Reddick Avoids Tire Troubles to Win at Texas

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 25: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #8 Lenovo/ThinkEdge Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on September 25, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Tyler Reddick avoids tire troubles to win at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 on Sunday.

The second round of the 2022 playoffs kicked off with a 500-mile race at Texas Motor Speedway. It was a hot weekend that limited the handling ability of several next-gen racecar drivers. Texas Motor Speedway’s surface is extremely slick, and it seems that drivers have to tiptoe around this track to avoid spinning out. With a NASCAR Cup Series championship on the line, we will see which drivers throw caution to the wind with aggressive driving and strategies heading into the Round of 12. 

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Austin Dillon Grabs a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Spot with a Dramatic Win at Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 28: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 BREZTRI Chevrolet, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 28, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Austin Dillon grabs a NASCAR Cup Series playoff spot with a dramatic win at Daytona International Speedway in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Sunday afternoon.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With a huge assist from Richard Childress Racing teammate Tyler Reddick after a rain delay of more than three hours, Austin Dillon forced his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff and broke Martin Truex Jr.’s heart.

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Pondering this Thought: Are NASCAR Drivers ‘Professional’ Race Car Drivers?

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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and John H. Nemechek, driver of the #18 Safeway Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Pondering this Thought: Are NASCAR Drivers ‘Professional’ Race Car Drivers? A commentary with questions to help clarify thoughts on the subject.

Be careful about jumping to a conclusion. Presented here are a few questions to help clarify your answer. In reality, however, the answer is totally up to the drivers and how they see themselves within the elite series of NASCAR.

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RFK Racing No. 6 Team Penalized 100 Points, Fined $100,000

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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 17: Brad Keselowski drives the #6 RFK Racing Ford during the NASCAR NextGen Test at Charlotte Motor Speedway on December 17, 2021, in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

RFK Racing No. 6 team penalized 100 points, fined $100,000 after an R&D inspection process after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta.

NASCAR officials issued an L2-level penalty to the No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing team on Thursday morning, penalizing the team 100 driver points and 100 owner points to significantly impact its path to the postseason.

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