* Michigan native Brad Keselowski won the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Keselowski hails from Rochester Hills, Mich.
* Keselowski became the 14th different race winner in 18 races at Michigan.
* This was the fourth straight race in which Kyle Busch was passed by the eventual winner in the final lead change of the race.
* Keselowski scored his fifth Nationwide Series victory in 92 career races. It marked his third win of 2009 and his second in the last three races. He led twice for three laps, including the final lap.
* This was crew chief Tony Eury Sr.’s fourth win at Michigan with three different drivers: Steve Park, Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
* Keselowski became the eighth different winner in the last eight races at Michigan.
* This was the first last-lap pass at Michigan. This marked the second last-lap pass of the season. The other came at Talladega.
* JR Motorsports scored its seventh series victory and third in 2009.
* Kyle Busch (third) ended a streak of 10 straight first- or second-place finishes.
* With his lead on Lap 14, Busch has led in 20 consecutive races, the most consecutive races led by a driver in series history.
* Busch has a 339-point lead over second-place Carl Edwards, the biggest lead of the season. Edwards (40th) posted his first DNF in 45 races since May 2008 at Darlington.
* David Ragan (fourth) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Michigan.
* Kevin Harvick (fifth) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Michigan.
* Justin Allgaier (seventh) was the highest-finishing Rookie of the Year contender.
* Jason Leffler (11th) has finished in the top 15 in 21 of the last 23 races.
(ESPN.com)(8-17-2009)
