NASCAR is ultimately all about results. It doesn\u2019t matter how brilliantly someone drives if they don\u2019t have wins and championships to back it up. This cruel nature of the sport is something that Brad Keselowski has leaned into ahead of Sunday\u2019s Cup Series race in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
Racing is a team sport in which engineers, pit crew, and other clusters play a role as important as the driver. The driver\u2019s job is to make sure that he does his part well.<\/p>\n
The RFK Racing<\/a> owner detailed the reality of the sport that good results don\u2019t always mean the driver did their part well. And bad results don\u2019t mean a driver is less skilled. Multiple factors go into determining the result of a race, after all.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of factors, whether it be things that happen on the racetrack or things that happen before the race ever started, with the way their team put the car together,\u201d Keselowski said.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of factors you can\u2019t control, and what really makes a great driver to me is someone who controls their part at a high level,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n A driver could finish 20th, leaving the fans unimpressed. Yet, the reality might be that he had a car only capable of finishing 30th, and drove it up the field through sheer skill. The opposite is also true.<\/p>\n A driver who finished fifth might earn widespread praise, even if it isn\u2019t fully deserved, because the car itself was dominant and capable of winning. At times, a driver could have had a great car, done everything right during the race, and still not be able to win or achieve a good result.<\/p>\n Do NASCAR drivers feel bad for their competitors?<\/p>\n