Keselowski believes updated aero package a good step

Brad Keselowski

As NASCAR continues to tweak the aero package for Sprint Cup teams, 2012 NSCS champion Brad Keselowski believes that they are moving in a very positive direction. So let's call it the newer version of the new low-downforce aero package. Ahead of the All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR set out to remove even more downforce from the cars.

Although the format for the annual exhibition race was heavily criticized, the racing itself was praised.

"I am 100-percent of the belief that the All-Star rules package, as it pertains to some of the really technical items that control the skew on the car, should immediately be implemented everywhere," said Keselowski.

As for the kind of 400 mile event we'll see at [Michigan], the Team Penske driver expects it to be "really interesting."

Last year's race went the opposite direction with a high-drag package. It wasn't a show to remembered, to put it politely.

"I heard the top speeds were really, really fast but the corner speeds were down which I think should provide a really good platform for side-by-side racing and opening opportunities to pass. I think we are all really encouraged by that. It is a huge variable for our teams that they we all work through. I think it has a tremendous potential to be the future direction for our sport," he added.

"That is really interesting and exciting to me personally. As far as how it is going to play out, you don't know. It is really unknown. That always seems to make for our best racing when we don't know what will happen. I think it will be a really good race. The interesting thing is last year we went the opposite way with the rules there and most of the garage felt it was one of the worst races of the year. On the other side, we feel like this will be one of the best races of the year." Motorsport