NASCAR CUP SERIES: AMERICA 250 FLORIDA DUEL 1 AT DAYTONA

February 12, 2026

Brad Keselowski

Press Conference

An Interview with:

Q. You were trying to get Corey LaJoie in. What happened at the end?

BRAD KESELOWSKI: We did everything we said we were going to do. Got all four cars to the front. Ran a pretty good pit cycle. All hell broke loose. Things kind of got separated. Ryan Preece got shuffled. Couldn't keep the bottom lane super tight the way I wanted to. There was a wreck down the backstretch. That got the 17 car.

At the end I'm not really sure what happened. Somebody got in the back of Corey. Just really disappointing. We were in a spot to get him in the race. To go from having four cars in control of the race to three of 'em torn up and only one of 'em in the top five is quintessential Daytona.

Q. You're here with a broken leg, eight weeks removed. How did it feel overall?

BRAD KESELOWSKI: Yeah, being in the car feels great. Walking to and from the car, not so much. The seats in these cars mold to the body, which helps. The seat is my home, you know? It feels good.