Keselowski passed Ryan Blaney for the lead with four of 60 laps remaining and held off Austin Cindric to win the first of two qualifying races on Thursday night.
With his finish, Keselowski will take the third starting position in Sunday’s 500 while Cindric will take the fifth spot.
“I felt pretty good about our car. I give credit to the other Fords – Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric – we had great strategy. We stuck together and drove away and put ourselves in position to control this race,” said Keselowski, in his first year as a driver and owner in Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing.
“It was great to see all those Fords up front. Good job to all those guys. This is special.”
Kaz Grala edged J.J. Yeley on the final lap to become the highest-finishing non-charter team and earn a starting position in Sunday’s 500.
Blaney finished third in the race, Chase Briscoe fourth and Chase Elliott rounded out the top-five. Also collecting top-10 stage points were…
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