AUSTIN, Texas (WBTV/Gray News) – NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski was carried off the racetrack on a stretcher after Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Keselowski’s team, RFK Racing, said in a post on X that his cooling suit failed during the race. He was taken to the infield care center, where he was given IV fluids.
A photo posted to social media showed the 2012 Cup Series champion strapped to the stretcher with a towel over his head.
After he was given fluids, RFK Racing said the 41-year-old Keselowski was released from the care center and was “feeling much better.”
Despite the cooling suit issue, Keselowski managed to run the full race and finished 15th. It was his best finish of the season after he got caught up in crashes at both Daytona and Atlanta. He sits 26th in the point standings through three races.
NASCAR raced on a revised layout at Circuit of the Americas this year, but the 2.4-mile course still featured 17 turns and constant shifting. Drivers shifted hundreds of times throughout the 95-lap event, making the race a test of endurance.
The shifting, coupled with the 80-degree weather in central Texas, made for a grueling day for drivers.
For the second week in a row, Christopher Bell ended in victory. The driver of the No. 20 car led only eight laps Sunday, but got past Kyle Busch to take the lead with five to go and then held off a hard charge from William Byron.
Cup Series drivers will be back in action Sunday, March 9 at Phoenix Raceway.
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