The Penske family supports the military and Penske racecar driver Brad Keselowski is no exception. We have an excerpt from a Team Penske news story with all the details.
While in the midst of a championship push it would be easy to understand an athlete having a laser focus on the big prize. In Brad Keselowski’s case, that prize is the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) title after enjoying a spectacular NSCS season. His four wins are tied for the series lead and he scored his first victory at Daytona International Speedway in July, which was the 100th NSCS victory for Team Penske. The 2012 champion is as focused as ever on winning his second NSCS championship for “The Captain” Roger Penske, starting next weekend with the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Chicagoland Speedway. While the commitment it takes to be a top-tier NSCS driver can be time consuming, Keselowski has other passions off the racetrack. Known as the biggest proponent of the military in the NASCAR, he still found time to visit Ft. Bragg with his sponsor, Miller Lite, on Thursday afternoon while en route to Richmond International Raceway for the regular season finale. Ft. Bragg is home to 50,000 servicemen and servicewomen, making it one of the largest military installations in the world. While at Ft. Bragg, Keselowski visited with soldiers at the Womack Army Hospital before transitioning to the North Post Base Exchange and Sports USA, the largest sports bar of its kind in the U.S. Army.
Keselowski has long had an affinity for the nation’s military, something that dates back to his high school days. He once thought about joining the military if his racing career did not work out. After 56 combined NASCAR wins and an XFINITY Series championship to go along with his Sprint Cup title, it is safe to say that Keselowski made a good choice. However, he still makes giving back to the military one of his top priorities. The Brad Keselowski Checkered Flag Foundation strives to support those individuals who have sacrificed greatly, to include military members, veterans, first-responders and their families, among others.
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