{
  "id": 7318476,
  "title": "Brad Keselowski joins exclusive group with special career milestone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/brad-keselowski-joins-exclusive-group-with-special-career-milestone",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T12:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/brad-keselowski-joins-exclusive-group-with-career-milestone/10855699/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brad Keselowski, a prominent figure in NASCAR, has achieved a remarkable milestone in his career. On his 621st start, he led his 10,000th lap, placing him in an exclusive club of just 24 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series history. Joey Logano set this record just one month prior to Keselowski at Richmond Raceway. Keselowski made his debut in the Cup Series in 2008, securing his first victory at Talladega in 2009, a win that occurred during the final lap when he led after colliding with Carl Edwards. Since then, he has won 36 Cup races. Among the 24 drivers who have led 10,000 laps, most have gone on to become champions. The list includes such notable drivers as Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson, Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Isaac, Junior Johnson, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Bill Elliott, Kyle Larson, Ned Jarrett, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski himself.",
  "summary": "While Brad Keselowski decision to stay out on older tires didn't work out, he still managed to reach a special career milestone at WWT Raceway. In his 621st start, Keselowski led his 10,000th lap, becoming just the 24th driver in Cup Series history to reach that number. The most recent to do so before Keselowski was Joey Logano, doing so at Richmond Raceway one month ago. Keselowski made ... Keep…",
  "key_points": [
    "Brad Keselowski leads 10,000th lap in NASCAR career.",
    "Only 24 drivers have achieved this milestone in NASCAR Cup Series.",
    "Keselowski made debut in Cup Series in 2008, won 36 races."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}