Brad Keselowski Holds Off Alex Bowman in OT to Win NASCAR at Kansas City 2019

Brad Keselowski's first win at Kansas Speedway was eight years ago, and the Team Penske driver won again on the track at the 2019 NASCAR Monster Energy Series Digital Ally 400 on Saturday night in a highly contested event that had to be decided in overtime.

"I'm a little biased [because] I'm gonna go park this thing in Victory Lane," Keselowski said on the Fox Sports 1 broadcast after the race, which marked hisi 30th career Monster Energy series win, "but this was an awesome race today."

Alex Bowman, seeking his first career victory, found the checkered flag in second after leading for 63 laps. Bowman explained how what at some points felt like a sure victory fell apart, per Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass:

Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher rounded out the top 10.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who has never had a top-10 finish at Kansas Speedway, claimed 11th.

For the majority of the race's first half, pole winner Kevin Harvick was in control. Harvick led for 105 laps—more than any other driver—including a Stage 1 win, but a trip to pit road under false pretenses sidetracked him. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver finished in 13th.

Unforeseen circumstances also derailed Kyle Busch, the Monster Energy circuit overall points leader entering the night, as he was penalized for driving through too many pit boxes and had to restart at the rear. He never recovered and finished 30th, breaking his streak of top-10 finishes in 11 races—which was tied for most all-time to start a season.

Even while putting together that streak, Busch has somewhat struggled, as this marks his fourth straight finish outside of the top five.

With the win, Keselowski ties Busch for three Monster Energy wins each this season. Keselowski's Team Penske entered the race in second to Joe Gibbs Racing on the owner leaderboard.

Seventh-place Hendrick Motorsports had a decent evening with Bowman's third consecutive second-place finish along with Elliott, who recovered after starting the race in 32nd position because of a failed pre-race inspection. Five out of eight top qualifiers failed their inspections.

Controversy reappeared at the end when Bowyer, a Kansas native, made contact with Jones. After the finish, Bowyer was fuming but joked, per Pockrass, "If that was the Kentucky Derby, I would be finishing in front of him."

Jones' frustration was directed elsewhere at Keselowski, who he claimed jumped the restart "20 f--king feet early," according to Jeff Gluck (NSFW language).

Everybody will have just a week to calm down before the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race on Saturday, May 18, at 6 p.m. ET from Charlotte Motor Speedway. In the meantime, visit NASCAR's official website to catch up on the full circuit leaderboard.