fourth victory in nine starts this year and 31st Nationwide

CONCORD, N.C. - Brad Keselowski thought he was in for a long night when a tire went down and he scraped the wall on lap 55 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.It was a night of adversity to start and we all got really nervous, Keselowski said.But once Keselowski settled down, the No. 22 Ford battled back to the front, passing teammate Ryan Blaney with 12 laps to go to win the Nationwide Series race Friday night.Keselowski passed Blaney on the outside on the straightaway to earn his fourth victory in nine starts this year and 31st Nationwide Series win of his career. That ties him with Jack Ingram for fifth on the all-time list.Winning a Nationwide race, to me the novelty of being in victory lane hasnt worn off — at least to me, Keselowski said. ... I dont take these wins for granted or take these opportunities for granted.Kyle Busch, who was won a record 69 races in the Nationwide Series, finished second. Matt Kenseth was third, Blaney finished fourth, and Kyle Larson, who won here at Charlotte earlier this year, was fifth.Chase Elliott finished ninth, extending his points lead over Regan Smith to 42. Smith finished in 11th place.Elliott started from the pole and led a portion of the race but ultimately left the track frustrated with his performance.My restarts are some of the worst you can have, Elliott said. I think I would know how to restart a race at this point. That is 100 per cent pitiful, in all honesty.Ty Dillon, who entered the night third in the standings, was involved in a six-car crash on lap 76, ending his night. He finished in 30th place and fell back to fifth place, 62 points behind Elliott.I made a bit of a mistake going four wide, Dillon said.The race included eight cautions, several the result of blown tires.I felt like we were playing prevent defence early in the race, said Keselowski. Everyone was waiting for who was the next person who was going to blow a tire. You didnt want to run slow and fall back in traffic where you couldnt make passes. But you could see everyone that ran hard kept having tire problems.Keselowskis crew chief Jeremy Bullins said: Im sure it will be on everybodys mind until they get through the first green flag run.Busch said thats something Sprint Cup drivers may need to be wary of on Saturday night.I think Cup cars tend to be harder on tires than Nationwide cars do because theyre faster down the straightaway, they land harder in the corners and whatnot, Busch said. We had issues tonight.It was a crash-filled night at Charlotte right from the start.The 200-lap, 300-mile race got off to a less-than-auspicious start with a crash on the first lap that damaged 11 cars and sent seven behind the wall, including those driven by Jeffrey Earnhardt, JJ Yeley, Matt DiBenedetto, Tanner Berryhill, Joey Gase, Jamie Dick and Will Kimmel.By the midway point of the race, only 16 of the 40 cars were on the lead lap and 13 were out of the race. Bob Dernier Jersey .com) - After Tom Brady added to an already illustrious legacy, Malcolm Butler established his by leaving the Seattle Seahawks, well, deflated. Lee Smith Cubs Jersey . -- Crystal Webster avoided elimination at the 2013 Capital One Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trial curling tournament with an 8-5 win over Amber Holland on Thursday. https://www.cheapcubs.com/1280t-bill-buckner-jersey-cubs.html .com) - Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri is expected to miss the next two weeks because of a thigh injury. Keith Moreland Jersey .com) - Devon Johnson ran for a school record 272 yards with four touchdowns and No. Jody Davis Jersey . In the opening game of his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open, the owner of 17 major titles got passed at the net twice, sailed a backhand long, then missed two forehands to get broken.GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina pitcher and top draft prospect Jeff Hoffman will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right arm next week. The school says Dr. James Andrews will perform the elbow ligament replacement procedure on Hoffman, a junior who had missed his last two starts because of arm soreness. Hoffman is ranked as the No. 5 prospect by Baseball Americca for the June draft.dddddddddddd Hoffman (3-3) had a 2.94 ERA in 10 starts and ranked fifth in Conference USA with 72 strikeouts. The Latham, New York, native had a season-high 16 strikeouts against Middle Tennessee and 14 strikeouts against Western Kentucky. East Carolina (28-21, 13-11 C-USA) begins a three-game series at Southern Mississippi on Friday. ' ' '