“Bad Brad” Is NASCAR’s New “Plate Ace” Brad Keselowski is giving Dale Earnhardt Jr. a serious run for his money for the unofficial title of NASCAR’s restrictor-plate king. Although BK doesn’t have as many plate wins as Junior (who began his full-time Cup career in 2000, compared to Keselowski in 2010), Keselowski has put together quite an impressive resume at the plate tracks in recent years. With his victory in Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400, Keselowski now has a combined five wins between Daytona and Talladega, with the latter venue being the site of his first four plate triumphs. Four of Keselowski’s…

By Jared Turner Ending The Season At Daytona Would Be Disastrous It has been suggested a few times in recent years that NASCAR give some consideration to both starting and finishing its season at Daytona International Speedway. As recently as last week, a fan asked Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Twitter about the possibility, and NASCAR’s most popular driver admitted he doesn’t “hate this idea at all” despite the fact that many of his peers would be against it. Let’s certainly hope it never happens (there are no strong indications that it will) because such a move would turn the season finale into…