Brad Keselowski had recently read a military strategy book when he came across a warning that forced him to smile.

Combing through the pages of strategies and tactics, he reached the passage in the back.

“Remember,” said the passage, the texts Keselowski, “it is all for well-trained fighter, going opposite another well trained fighter. There is not the slightest method to get ready for kamikaze, the friction, there is no method for anyone who is preparing reckless [bleep].

“I read this book and laughed, due to the fact that 500 is quite a large number.”

8-in-1 Keselowski Vegas is considered the co-favorite in Sunday's race "Daytona 500" in the same row with Kevin Harwick and Joey Logano. But excuse the driver of the team Penske if he doesn't mean the NASCAR season, considering the fact that his fate is entirely in his own hands.

“Movement, who are required to work, not work, due to the fact actually what a base this race forces people to disperse, insane, and they do extraordinary things," said Keselowski. "Your ordinary playbook, a large number one it does not work for 500. This is a fraction of the randomness of the race.”

In the March issue of ESPN the Magazine, analyst writer Peter Keating described the Daytona 500 as “the most random solid sporting event in America," citing a study that demonstrated that there is virtually no correlation between the order of running with the 10 laps remaining until near the finish.

With this difficult to argue. We beheld a magnificent reminder of this in the Daytona Clash last week, when the fearless step of Jimmy Johnson caused a disaster on the last lap that killed a huge share of the field. And it's just an exhibition!

Since winning the July race at Daytona in 2016, Keselowski has crashed in any of his own last 4 starts at the honorable superspeedway, spanning a couple of Daytona 500s.

“Get to the end it was quite difficult for us," said Keselowski. “It's probably hindered us to win it at least once or 2 times, due to the fact actually what I believe actually that we had a machine in order to arrange this. I believe actually that it is a giant share of this, why for example it is not easy to win — the moment of exhaustion, simply stretch it from the beginning.”

But Hendrick Chevrolet lent 2 best qualifying space for the Sunday race, Ford did retaliate with scan duel events on Thursday evening. Keselowski, still driving the Mustang, was twice punished in the first battle, fell to 2 laps down halfway and the duty will start 35th in the 40-car background on Sunday.

That's where the chance has the ability to really deliver him favor. Kevin Harwick won the race from the 34th starting position in 2007. Matt Kenseth started the 39th during his own run to the checkered flag 2 years later. In 2011, Trevor Bayne increment scale 32 on discouraging the victory in the Wood Brothers Racing.

Keselowski ready for the challenge.

“This is absolutely a race that I would think of as more prepared for that, in fact that this is the 1st race of the season, " he said. “It reminds me somewhat like when I was in school, on the 1st day of secondary school.

"The night before, I would have laid out all my own clothes, Packed a backpack, pencils, notebooks, actually whatever it was. Naturally, you get a little later in the school year, you get dressed in the afternoon, you just find your own clothes, your backpack is a mess, all this.

“This is probably the best method I take into account how to attribute the Daytona 500: it has a lot of this feeling of the first day of school. All super prepared, a few times very concerned.”

Keselowski finished 30th or worse in the Daytona 500 3 times. But he still borrowed 4 space in 2013 and the third in 2014.

“We had the ability to win it," said Keselowski. “For a number of reasons it did not come together, in fact that at times causes excitement. People all the time get to know me: "what is the race run?- That's 500, so far. I'm trying to change that.”