The Talladega Superspeedway ace picked up his fourth win at the Alabama track at the series' first visit to the venue in 2016, leading 46 laps to outlast rival Kyle Busch.
A solid early season run continued at Pocono Raceway, where the Team Penske driver earned one of his two Coors Light Pole Awards on the season en route to a third-place finish. He was second in the other trip to the "Tricky Triangle" later in the season.
A few weeks later, Keselowski won at Daytona International Speedway for the first time in his career, cementing his status as the series' current master of restrictor-plate racing. Team Penske teammate Joey Logano came to Victory Lane to congratulate him.
Keselowski put together his only back-to-back wins of the year, victorious at Kentucky Speedway the following week. Plus, he managed to not cut his hand opening the Victory Lane champagne -- unlike his last Kentucky win.
The series' second stop at Michigan International Speedway marked the beginning of a seven-race top-10 streak for Keselowski. The third-place finisher showed good sportsmanship as well, congratulating race winner Kyle Larson on his first career victory.
After smooth sailing in the Chase's Round of 16, Keselowski ran into major trouble in the Round of 12 at Kansas Speedway. The No. 2 Ford Fusion mixed it up with Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota, and this was the end result after a wild ride through the grass. He finished 38th.
The Talladega luck ran dry the following weekend for Keselowski, who despite leading a race-high 90 laps, was eliminated after an engine issue relegated him to a second-straight 38th-place finish. He was runner-up the following week at Martinsville Speedway in the Round of 8 opener.
The Team Penske driver popped the question to longtime girlfriend Paige White in December, capping off a nice 2016 year. The pair have a daughter, Scarlett, who is 18 months old.
Info taken from NASCAR.com.
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