NASCAR: 5 possible landing spots for Brad Keselowski in 2021
By Asher Fair
Chip Ganassi Racing
As mentioned on the previous slide, Kyle Larson is seen as a potential replacement candidate for Clint Bowyer or Aric Almirola at Stewart-Haas Racing given Tony Stewart’s interest in him.
Larson has also been one of the many rumored replacement candidates of Jimmie Johnson at Hendrick Motorsports, and if social media had its way, he would already have his Ally Financial #48 firesuit sitting in his closet for next year.
Should Larson end up leaving Chip Ganassi Racing, whether he ends up with the Rick Hendrick-owned team or the Stewart and Gene Haas-owned team, that would free up the seat of the #42 Chevrolet, and that could open up a seat for Brad Keselowski.
Team Penske have options to replace Keselowski in Xfinity Series driver Austin Cindric and in Matt DiBenedetto, who drives for the Team Penske-affiliated Wood Brothers Racing. Hendrick Motorsports can literally pick anybody for the #48 Chevrolet.
Additionally, as discussed on the previous slide, Stewart-Haas Racing don’t have any shortage of options, either, and they will likely only replace one driver if they replace anybody. While their driver lineup has changed after each of the last four seasons, they have never replaced more than one driver per season during this span.
Going from Team Penske to Chip Ganassi Racing may be a cardinal sin in IndyCar, but Keselowski joining Chip Ganassi’s Cup Series team isn’t that far-fetched of an idea.
At least, not compared to the fifth and least likely team discussed in this article…