Keselowski wins at Las Vegas:

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

#2-Brad Keselowski won the Kobalt 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his 1st win of the season, 2nd win in at Las Vegas and 18th career win. Keselowski led 24 of the 267 laps. He took the lead from #18-Busch with 6 laps to go and pulled away to win by .6 seconds.
#22-Logano finished 2nd, followed by #48-Johnson, #18-Busch, #3-Dillon, #21-Blaney, #4-Harvick, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #41-Busch, and #5-Kahne.
 Penske Ford's sweep the top two spots at Kyle Busch faded.
 The three manufactures now have one victory a piece after the first three races in 2016.
       Polesitter #41-Busch led the first 31 laps, but was penalized for speeding on pit road under the first caution and was never able to get back to the front of the field.
There were 20 lead changes among 10 drivers and 6 cautions for 36 yellow flag laps.
The race started a few minutes late after a few rain showers just before the start.
The average speed was 138.170mph.
Race Fast Facts - Las Vegas: Brad Keselowski won the 19th Annual Kobalt 400, his 18th victory in 236 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2016.
Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 6 points over Jimmie Johnson.

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:
[after Las Vegas, race 3 of 36]
1) #18-Busch, 115
2) #48-Johnson [1 win], 108, -7
3) #4-Harvick, 109, -7
4) #22-Logano, 104, -11
5) #41-Kurt Busch, 103, -12
6) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 97, -18
7) #19-Edwards, 96, -19
8) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 92, -23
9) #78-Truex, Jr., 90, -25
10) #3-Dillon, 89, -26
11) #17-Stenhouse, Jr., 79, -36
12) #88-Earnhrdt, Jr., 78, -37
13) #5-Kahne, 77, -38
14) #21-Blaney, 73, -42
15) #43-Almirola, 72, -43
16) #1-McMurray, 69, -46
 

Source: ( NASCAR Intergrated Sports Marketing Media Press Release)