| Ron Keselowski | |||||||
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| Born | Ronald William Keselowski (1946-09-12)September 12, 1946 (age 78) Troy, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 68 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 27th (1971,1972) | ||||||
| First race | 1970Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1974National 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 24, 2012. | |||||||
Ronald William Keselowski (born September 12, 1946) is an American formerNASCARWinston Cup driver who raced from1970 to1974. He is the uncle of current and retired NASCAR Cup Series driversBrad andBrian Keselowski along with being the brother of retired NASCARGander Outdoors Truck Series driverBob Keselowski.
As a driver, Keselowski would acquire two top-five finishes in addition to eleven top-ten finishes. His total earnings for his NASCAR career was considered to be $62,790 ($400,339.21 when the amount is converted to today's money). Keselowski has raced a total of 14,167.8 miles (22,800.9 km) in his career and averaged a 24th-place finish in all of his career Winston Cup races. While he led nine laps, Ron has never won a race under NASCAR sanction; in April 1974 he did win the ACME Super Saver 500 for USAC stock cars atPocono. His most active season was in1972 where he competed in 22 out of the 31 races held that year. Most of his top-ten finishes came in 1971 (with an obvious exception for the1971 Daytona 500 where he was only able to complete a single lap of the race). In the1973 Winston Cup season, Keselowski finished 45th place in the season standings and with 879 championship points (6294 points behind the 1973 championBenny Parsons).
In addition to being a race car driver, Ron Keselowski was also anowner from1995 to2000. Among his employees atK-Automotive Motorsports wereTerry Cook,Hermie Sadler, Bob Keselowski, andDennis Setzer. As an owner, Ron's total earnings was considered to be $698,813 ($1,275,958.27 when inflation is taken into consideration). Other stats made by Ron Keselowski as an owner included three top-five finishes, 22 top-ten finishes, 156 laps as the leader of the race (using three different drivers), and 101 races attended. Although Ron never cracked the $1,000,000 mark as either a driver or an owner, his legacy to the sport would become an inspiration to his nephews Brad and Brian, in addition to his brother Bob.He & his ex-wife Sandi, but friend, have 2 children who were with him for many years in the racing circuit. Sandi & their children follow Brad weekly.