Former NASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski reveals why he won’t pay Elon Musk to get his Twitter account verified
Brad Keselowski has doubled down on his opinion that he will not pay to verify his Twitter account.
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One of the major decisions tech billionaire Elon Musk made after he took over social media giant Twitter was paid verification. Users had to pay $8 to get their accounts verified. Previously pages with massive following were verified free of cost by the platform. Many NASCAR drivers lost the “blue ticks,” while some paid to get it back, the 2012 Cup champion Brad Keselowski has refused to do so.
The RFK Racing co-owner has 764K followers on the platform and is known for his unique social media strategy. He has played a pivotal role in growing the Twitter presence of NASCAR by constantly engaging with fans on the social media platform.
A fan recently praised Brad Keselowski for saying he will never pay to verify his account. The former Team Penske Racing driver came across the Tweet with a subtle political tone. He quickly pointed out that he wasn’t making a political statement, but it was more professional.
The No:6 Ford driver said he had done his share of work in building the platform, and asking him to pay now was not rational. “It’s not a political statement either way…Just can’t rationalize paying for this platform after playing a big role in building it (free of charge) for a number of years,” Keselowski tweeted.
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Brad Keselowski has a point to prove in the 2023 season
The Ford driver joined Roush Fenway Racing as an owner-driver at the end of the 2021 season as NASCAR launched the Next-Gen car. One of the brightest business minds in the sport, Keselowski has been leading the team since, and they have shown massive improvements since landing him.
Despite the development, the lack of wins is the one thing that’s bugging them. They have secured just one win in the Next-Gen car era, virtue of his teammate Chris Buescher in last year’s playoffs. Both drivers are in the top 16 and have provisional eligibility for playoffs but remain winless.
The team has a solid shot at winning the race this Sunday at Atlanta, where the Ford Mustangs have been un-rivaled in terms of pure pace in the short-superspeedway. They didn’t have a strong qualifying at Georgia, though, as both finished outside the Top 10. Keselowski will start at P11, while Brusher will start at P15. But the superspeedway factor keeps their hopes up.
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