“Well, you know, it looks like NASCAR is going to change the rules next year to where we’re like 740, 750,” Brad Keselowski said a few days back about the Next Gen’s power. Sure enough, NASCAR made it official on October 8, bumping horsepower from 670 to 750 on short tracks and road courses under 1.5 miles starting next year. Now the garage is lit up with reactions. And amid the chatter, a familiar voice from the Keselowski clan stepped in with a firsthand perspective from days when engines roared freer.

Brian Keselowski, Brad’s older brother and a veteran of ARCA and Xfinity Series action, knows those unrestricted power eras well, like before spec rules tightened in 2007. Back then, ARCA V8s often hit around 700 unrestricted horsepower. His runs, including wins at Salem and Berlin in 20

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