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Intro
Although Brad Keselowski didn't win the 2012 Daytona 500, he won the hearts of hundreds of thousands of fans by using a loophole in the NASCAR rules to live-tweet from the race track throughout Monday night. NASCAR rules state that a driver may not use electronic devices while in a moving car. Thanks to two major crashes, Keselowski was able to get around that rule by tweeting from his idle vehicle and while he was walking around the track during a long delay. Behind the crashes, Keselowski instantly became the talk of the race, nearly tripling his followers on Twitter and gaining more than 100,000 new fans. He answered and asked questions, speculated, and took numerous pictures, giving fans a personal account of the race. Unfortunately, he was not able to tweet from victory lane. He crashed on the 187th lap. Read on to see Brad Keselowski's 10 Best Tweets From the Daytona 500.
9:58 p.m.
9:58 p.m.
The in-race tweeting began after just two laps, when big-name racers like Danica Patrick and Jimmie Johnson were involved in an early crash, bringing out the caution flag. No worries, guys. Keselowski was fully stopped before he took this picture.
10:05 p.m.
10:05 p.m.
Whenever you tweet something with six "y"s, we're just going to assume you're taking advantage of that Miller Light sponsor of yours. Why wouldn't you when you get a caution after two laps?
10:46 p.m.
10:46 p.m.
The race was again sent into a two-hour delay when Juan Pablo Montoya lost control of his vehicle and was sent into a fiery crash with a safety truck. The fans were obviously not the only ones intrigued by Keselowski's social media spree.
10:51 p.m.
10:51 p.m.
Jeff Burton was overheard saying, "To hell with these crazy kids and their funky gadgets."
11:27 p.m.
11:27 p.m.
This wasn't the greatest picture, but any perspective from the track was better than nothing.
11:33 p.m.
11:33 p.m.
Aliens battling NASCAR drivers in an epic intergalactic space race? Sounds like a plot for Mars Attacks 2.
12:35 p.m.
12:35 p.m.
Ever wonder, "What just happened?" when you see a crash? Live and direct, Big K had the explanation when he crashed just 13 laps short of the finish.
