Brad Keselowski made history at Michigan International Speedway on Tuesday. The Rochester Hills native took the first laps on the newly paved surface at the racetrack during a Goodyear Tire test.
?I feel the decision to pave in October, giving it some time to set was very beneficial,? Keselowski said. ?The track should be ready to go in record time for a repave. It should be in great shape when we come back here for the race.?
Keselowski was the first car out at 1:23 p.m., shortly following a rain delay. He was joined at the test by fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Keselowski tweeted throughout the test, saying the track would reach top speeds on Day 2 of the test on Wednesday.
But that didn?t keep him from reaching 212, enough to break the 1984.232 mph track qualifying record set by Ryan Newman in 2005.
?We got going pretty good. We got over 210 (mph),? Keselowski said.
Gordon topped off at nearly 215 mph, he said.
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