The characteristic that got him there -- his ability to be an absolute pest -- was the same one which helped him break through at JRM all those years ago, and the same one which helped the 2012 champion win Sunday to essentially lock up a return trip to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The crew chief of Penske's No. 2 car spent this past offseason watching his driver walk in and out of his office, with one question after another in the wake of a campaign in which Keselowski became only the second reigning champion to miss the Chase. In some ways it was certainly reminiscent of the way Keselowski pushed and pulled to get JRM on a surer footing back in his Nationwide days, or how he brought lists of potential improvements to team owner Roger Penske after first making the step up to the big leagues. More...