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Brad Keselowski Cleared for Daytona 500 Return After Broken Femur

The 2012 Cup champion enters qualifying unsure how the injury will feel under race conditions, with full recovery months away.

Overview

  • Keselowski passed a Monday driving test at Charlotte Motor Speedway and was cleared to pilot RFK Racing’s No. 6 Ford at Daytona.
  • He called the mid-December femur break from a ski trip the worst pain of his life, saying a hacksaw might have felt better.
  • He has been using a sponsor-branded cane at Daytona and says getting in and out of the car window is the most difficult task.
  • Doctors project roughly six months for full recovery, and he plans to gauge pain tolerance in Thursday’s 60-lap qualifying race.
  • Following surgery that placed a titanium insert, he skipped the Clash exhibition and may seek relief help at COTA, with Joey Hand identified as the potential standby.