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Brad Keselowski has talked with multiple teams about 2027, but there may not be a real Cup ride for him this late in the year, The Athletic’s Jordan Bianchi said. Bianchi said a season in the Truck Series and a possible move to Trackhouse Racing in 2028 could make sense.
Bianchi spoke on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Wednesday.
Bianchi: ‘It’s hard to make a move like this’
“Now, Brad is very adamant that he has had conversations and there are opportunities out there. And I know he’s had conversations. I know he’s spoken to teams, multiple teams, about potential opportunities out there,” Bianchi said. “But there’s a difference between talking to people and having a real, tangible opportunity before you to do something next year.”
“You’ve got to take into account that sponsors are already signed up. Many of those sponsors are signed with particular drivers. And at this late stage in the game, we’re talking almost November here, it’s hard to make a move like this.”
Bianchi said RFK Racing’s release made Keselowski a true free agent. “He is somebody that you can go and have a tangible conversation with. And if you want to sign them, you can. That wasn’t the case before Saturday morning.”
A Truck Series title?
Keselowski said at his Martinsville news conference that winning a Truck Series title, which would make him the first driver to win championships in all three national series, appeals to him. He has Cup and O’Reilly Series titles.
“I wonder, and this is just me speaking, but looking at the chessboard, if it’s more advantageous for Brad to go run the Truck Series for a year and put together an opportunity for ’28 sometime in the Cup Series as things kind of play out,” Bianchi said.
‘Like peanut butter and jelly’
Bianchi said Trackhouse keeps coming up because of what it needs on the competition side and what Keselowski brings. “It seems like a perfect match. It’s like peanut butter and jelly. They just go right together,” he said. “But that’s easier said than done.”
Trackhouse owner Justin Marks said this week that he has no seat open in 2027, with Connor Zilisch, Shane van Gisbergen and Ross Chastain under contract, as Pit This Time reported. Zilisch moves to Hendrick Motorsports in 2028.
Bianchi said a Trackhouse plan would mean Keselowski sitting out a year as a full-time driver. “Brad doesn’t have a lot of years left in his driving career. Is he willing to sit out, you know, basically effectively sit out a year and forego a year when he doesn’t have a lot of those years to give?”
Keselowski’s last race for RFK Racing is Sunday’s finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
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