#2-Brad Keselowski cut his hand while in victory lane at Kentucky and had to go to the infield care center for treatment on his right hand:
WHAT HAPPENED IN VICTORY LANE? ‘We were playing around with some champagne bottles and as I told my good friend, ‘We should have stuck with beer.’ We were having too much fun with champagne and one of the bottles broke and I cut my hand open. It’s no big deal.’
HOW MANY STITCHES? ‘Four, but it’s all fixed now, so we’re good.’
EVERYTHING IS AN ADVENTURE WITH YOU. ‘Yeah, welcome to the party. It’s all good. I’m just glad we won. It’s a lot better story when you win and get hurt.’(Ford Racing)(6-29-2014)
UPDATE: What comes next are the questions about what Keselowski will still be able to do with his stitched and bandaged hand, appropriately adorned with his most recent ‘Winner’ sticker, considering two of the things he’s most known for heavily involve his digital extremities: driving and tweeting. No stranger to injury, Keselowski once tweeted a gruesome image of a broken ankle sustained during a test session at Road Atlanta in 2011. He said he’s trying to rely less on his phone lately and didn’t get a chance to tweet a picture of his most recent injury because he didn’t have it on him in Victory Lane, but also ‘ and more importantly ‘ the laceration won’t be an issue when the series heads to Daytona International Speedway next week for the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola. ‘Do I anticipate (any problems holding the steering wheel)? No, last time I had stitches, it was just seven days or so and we’re going to Daytona, which is probably the easiest track you could ask for. I didn’t break any bones or any of that stuff. I just put a big gash, so I don’t think it’ll be an issue.’(NASCAR.com)(6-30-2014)
UPDATE 2: After injuring his right hand on a broken champagne bottle in last week’s victory celebration, Keselowski will be re-examined in Daytona to determine if the stitches he received at Kentucky can be removed. The injury has not slowed him down as Keselowski did participate in testing this week.(Team Penske)(7-2-2014)
