Penske inks Brad Keselowski to multi-year extension

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) Team Penske has reached an agreement with 2012 NASCAR Cup champion Brad Keselowski on a multiyear extension.

The 33-year-old Keselowski has driven for Penske throughout his 10-year career in NASCAR's top series, notching 23 wins and the series title five years ago. His crew chief with the No. 2 Ford, Paul Wolfe, has also agreed to a multiyear extension with Penske.

''In the time that Brad has driven for Team Penske, he has risen to the top echelon of stars in NASCAR,'' owner Roger Penske said Tuesday. ''Brad and Paul have established a terrific, winning combination and they are both real leaders within our team.''

Keselowski has two Cup wins so far this season, at Atlanta and Martinsville, and is sixth in the points standings.

''Roger and everyone at Team Penske have given me everything we need to win championships at the highest levels of NASCAR,'' said Keselowski. ''As I have said all along, Team Penske is where I want to be and I am thrilled to continue with the organization well into the future. I have a lot of years left in the sport and I truly feel our best years are ahead of us.''

Keselowski joined Penske near the end of the 2009 season and Wolfe joined him prior to the 2010 Xfinity Series season. They won the 2010 Xfinity drivers' championship with six wins and a series-record 26 top-five finishes. Wolfe then joined Keselowski on the No. 2 and they have earned six trips to the NASCAR playoffs.

''There is no one I want helping make my racecars go fast more than Paul Wolfe,'' Keselowski said. ''We have a lot of continuity between the two of us, and really the entire No. 2 Ford team, which is so important in today's NASCAR.''

Keselowski, a native of Rochester Hills, Michigan, is tied with Ricky Rudd for 33rd on the career wins list.

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