Brad Keselowski Uncovers Deep Playoff Wounds Moments After Bristol Shame

The round of 16 of the NASCAR Cup playoffs just ended and we have our top 12! What a race it was! Although clean, it was one of the most dominating performances by Kyle Larson. Leading 462 laps, he set an all-new record as a Hendrick driver. While he's locked in the round of 12, some other veterans and championship holders did not have the best day.

Martin Truex Jr and Brad Keselowski are among the first four to be eliminated, along with Ty Gibbs and Harrison Burton. For the 2012 Cup series champion, the playoff hadn't been ideal. Post the race, Keselowski was disappointed with his performance and hopes to do better in the next season.

Brad Keselowski's second championship hopes come to an end The playoffs kicked off in Atlanta. Keselowski needed a good start to his playoff campaign but finished the race in the 19th position. He then hoped for a comeback in Watkins Glen, but a horrific crash with William Byron had him finish 26th. The #6 driver entered the final race of the round of 16, -12 points behind the cutoff line and needed a good finish.

However, in the Bristol race, he started 23rd and quickly dropped to 27th, lacking pace. By the end of the race, he could only gain one position and finished the race in the 26th position. Naturally, he was disappointed after the race, where he said, "Just didn't have the pace. We wanna run better. We wanna run races and make deep runs in playoffs and be in the final four all those things. Obviously, anything short of that is disappointing. We'll come back and charge up more for next year."

Hopefully, next year fare better for the 40-year-old NASCAR driver.