Amid all the recent on-track antics and debacles in NASCAR, a new storyline emerged. Senior Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski went against Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s word of advice while defending his loyal followers on Twitter.

Replying to a tweet by Musk, Keselowski mentioned his reason for not deleting his blocks. The co-owner of RFK Racing publically came out defending his followers following an interesting tweet from Musk, mentioning negative feedback and block lists on his platform.

Brad Keselowski gives a solid point to counter Elon Musk’s suggestion

The #6 Ford Mustang driver has always maintained a loyal fanbase and is widely appreciated for his wit and the occasional funny jabs.

A recent tweet from Musk, “Negative feedback received on this platform is great for reducing ego-based errors” had over 23 million likes, garnered a lot of attention, and with the next few posts, Musk shared a few pointers that clearly opposed Keselowski’s view, and the driver responded immediately by pointing out the reality of things.

Replying to Musk, Brad Keselowski wrote, “Most of my blocks are people who harass my followers.”

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The driver’s comments certainly had fans in awe of the driver for speaking his mind and defending his followers. Hours after the driver’s response hundreds of likes started to flow and several fans commended Keselowski.

The community shows their appreciation after Keselowski comes out in support of his fans

The whole discussion about block lists and ego seems to have an interesting prospect but for many users, things are certainly different on the platform. For many years, Twitter users have been struggling with fake profiles. Citing the ground reality of things, Keselowski nailed the reply which had several fans showing their gratitude.

“You’re awesome Bradley I’m glad you have our backs #6NeverQuits“ read one comment.

“Brad sticking up for the little guy.”

While another fan points out the trouble with such fraudsters, “I just blocked an account that was a fake, with your same profile but name misspelled, never know what they’re after.”

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Others showed their support and love, “Because you respect us, and we thank you for that Kes!”

“Thanks Brad. Always a class act & I appreciate that so much! Will never forget your last convo on radios with Mr. Penske. You rock!”

With such wholesome comments, the NASCAR fraternity gets to witness the affection the fans have for their beloved drivers, and with this week’s race coming in hot, fans are looking forward to seeing Brad Keselowski come back to form.