New Driver in the Blue Deuce

After Homestead there will be a new driver in the blue #2 Dodge.  Brad Keselowski will swap rides with Kurt Busch and take over the flagship car of the Penske stable.  I am sure there are many reasons for this change, such as sponsors wanting new faces and a need to shake some things up at Penske to possibly help achieve much needed success.  But I am sure one of the main reasons for this move is personality!

When Busch moved to the #2 from the #97 Ford, he was regarded as a somewhat hardnosed driver.  He had been having regular front bumber repair on the #97 due to beating it on the rear bumpers of other drivers such as Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Spencer.  Since his move to the #2, Busch has mellowed a bit.  Marriage, along with discipline from NASCAR for causing trouble, have, along with age, made a change in his personality.

Hopefully Keseslowski will be allowed to show his personality behind the wheel of the #2, which I believe will be more like that of Rusty Wallace.  I also think that Penske may find Keselowski is the best chance he currently has to obtain what he wants which is to take the #2 to a Cup title.  It may be a couple of years away, but if the pieces come together, it may just happen.

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