Brad Keselowski answered a lingering question at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. He said that he doesn't have any plans in place for the 2027 season after he and RFK Racing announced their impending split.
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At this point, he is welcoming all opportunities as he looks for a way to remain in the sport as both an owner and a driver.
"I've had a pretty good idea that this was in the works for the last few months," Keselowski said about the split, while noting that it comes at the end of his five-year driver contract with RFK Racing.
"I've had a few people reach out before then and I'm just kind of gathering all the opportunities to see what makes sense and then we'll make a decision in the next couple of months or so. So, that's kind of the lowdown."
While the 2012 Cup Series champion would not provide any details about the reason behind the split, he made it clear to media members that he will prioritize being behind the wheel in 2027.
This desire to continue racing is actually the reason listed by RFK Racing President Chip Bowers when discussing the sudden split with Keselowski.
"When we started looking at what the next three years looked like for us and beyond, it was clear that we wanted Brad to start focusing more on his role in competition," Bowers said. "We felt like, as you all know, you look at Chris Gabehart or Chad Knaus, and the list goes on and on and on.
"These are 24/7 jobs. I mean, you have to live, breathe it constantly, and if we want to be in the same conversation as Hendrick Motorsports and Penske Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing, it's going to take that level of commitment, and that's what we're focused on as a company."
So what does this potential schedule look like? Will Keselowski race full-time in the Cup Series? Will he move to a different series to chase wins?
Could he drop all the way down to the Craftsman Truck Series in a push to become the first driver with a championship in all three national NASCAR series?
"Absolutely. I'm not ready to divulge any of that yet, but that's something I'm absolutely interested in," Keselowski said about potentially chasing NASCAR's Triple Crown. "That's not my only interest, so we'll see what plays out."
Honestly, Keselowski doesn't know much about what his future holds mere days after announcing this split with RFK Racing. He can't comment on whether a path still remains for him to drive the No. 6 again in 2027.
Though Bowers seemingly ruled this out by saying that RFK Racing is working with a talent agency to find a driver.
Keselowski can't even comfortably say that he will compete full-time in NASCAR in 2027 until he is strapping into a vehicle at Daytona International Speedway.
What he knows is that this is a road bump that he didn't necessarily want to experience and that he has received enough interest already that he feels confident he will be somewhere next season.
"I wouldn't say I'm not worried, but I like some of the things that have been thrown at me and I'm waiting at a few more things to be thrown at me and I think I'm gonna be okay," Keselowski said.
