Keselowski to leave RFK Racing after 2026 season

RFK Racing announced Tuesday that Brad Keselowski will leave the NASCAR Cup Series team after the 2026 season, ending his tenure as a driver and co-owner. Keselowski said he intends to continue racing and will share his future plans later. The team said it and Keselowski would work through next steps for his ownership interest, without confirming a sale. Keselowski joined RFK as a co-owner in 2021 and began driving for the team in 2022. He is a 2012 Cup Series champion with 36 career victories, including one for RFK, at Darlington in 2024. He has also served as the team’s head of competition, a role RFK will need to fill after his departure. In a statement, RFK president Chip Bowers praised Keselowski’s contributions as a driver and leader and said the team supported his desire to continue competing. Keselowski said he was proud of the work at RFK and grateful to the people he had worked with, adding that he was not ready to stop driving and still had more to accomplish in the sport. The team said it plans to field three cars next season, but its entry arrangements remain unsettled. RFK has two charters, and reporting says the charter used for Ryan Preece’s No.