Brad Keselowski made the surprising announcement toward the end of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season that he would not be back with RFK Racing in 2027, bringing an end to a five-year run with the organization as both the driver of the No. 6 Ford and a team co-owner.
Keselowski has yet to announce his plans for the 2027 season, but he has said that he has multiple options on the table and plans to have something official to confirm within the next month or two. Aside from that, he has remained relatively tight-lipped.
But one potential landing spot has been ruled out, and that is Trackhouse Racing.
Trackhouse Racing not an option for Brad Keselowski in 2027
Team owner Justin Marks has stated, in no uncertain terms, that the team's three rides are all occupied for the 2027 season, with Ross Chastain set for a sixth season in the No. 1 Chevrolet, Connor Zilisch set for a second in the No. 88 Chevrolet, and Shane van Gisbergen set for a third (second in the No. 97 Chevrolet).
The Trackhouse speculation was largely based on the fact that former team co-owner Pitbull left the organization before the 2025 season began, and given Trackhouse's decline in performance in recent years, there were rumblings that Marks could be looking at bringing in another new co-owner. But at least for 2027, that does not appear to be on the cards.
That being said, you could see why fans might have doubts, especially since team ownership still seems to be a priority for Keselowski and was one of the main reasons he left Team Penske after 2021 to start with.
There were rumors in the latter stages of the 2024 season that Pitbull could depart, and Marks referred to it as "unreliable 'media' perpetuating a lie". As it turns out, the "lie" was 100% true.
But there is very little reason to have any doubts here.
On the driver side, there was also speculation that Zilisch could leave the team a year early. He has already been announced as Alex Bowman's replacement at Hendrick Motorsports in 2028, but some believed that Bowman could retire after the 2026 season, thereby opening up the No. 48 Chevrolet for 2027. But Bowman has confirmed that he plans to be back next year.
"I'm excited for 2027, even though the Internet says I won't be there," he said after the 2026 season concluded.
So don't count on the No. 88 car opening for Keselowski. He may have driven the No. 88 car back in his early Nationwide Series days, but he will not do so in 2027.
Despite having said he has multiple options on the table for 2027, Keselowski has notably not specified whether they are Cup Series options. In fact, aside from RFK Racing's third car, there don't appear to be any full-time vacancies as it is, so unless he makes a shocking return to the team from which he already announced he's departing, it's hard to imagine him competing full-time in Cup next year.
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