RFK Racing issues official statement as Brad Keselowski suffers serious injury during family trip

RFK Racing released a statement announcing that Brad Keselowski broke his leg during a family ski trip on Thursday. The No.6 driver has completed routine surgery and is expecting to recover in time for the Daytona 500.

The team acknowledged the 'untimely' nature of the news amidst Greg Biffle's tragic loss. RFK Racing extended its condolences before getting to Keselowski's injury.

The team's statement on the same read:

"Albeit untimely, we feel that in the interest of transparency we share RFK Racing co-owner and driver Brad Keselowski suffered a broken leg while on a ski trip with his family Thursday. Keselowski has successfully completed routine surgery, and doctors expect a quick and full recovery." “I’m grateful for the medical team who took great care of me and for the support system around me,” said Keselowski. “My attention now is fully on recovery. I’m motivated to get back to full strength as quickly as possible and will work relentlessly to be ready for Daytona.”

Brad Keselowski endured a middling 2025 season before an upswing in form during the final stages. He finished the year with 13 top-10s and six top-5s, ranking 20th in the driver's standings with 762 points to his name.

After making the playoffs for two consecutive years, Keselowski went winless this season and failed to secure enough points to make the cut. Nonetheless, he ended the year strong with a second place finish at Phoenix Raceway, falling short of the win by a narrow margin of 0.097 seconds.

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Brad Keselowski blames reduced practice for declining star power

Brad Keselowski recently commented on NASCAR's practice regulations for 2026. The Cup Series will continue with its two 20-minute grouped practice sessions, while the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Truck Series will have a single 50-minute session with no groups involved.

Extended practice allows teams and drivers to nail their setups, while newcomers like Shane van Gisbergen could benefit from the extra time on-track. This may extend the performance gap between the top teams and the rest of the field, but Keselowski argues it's for the better of the sport.

"NASCAR really needs star power more than quality racing. People will love and enjoy terrible racing if the star power is there and unfortunately the opposite holds true. This is all to say, star power gets enhanced with practice in a multitude of ways that should far surpass any loss in quality of racing," Brad Keselowski said.

Kyle Busch echoed his sentiment and shared that he has been hurt the most due to reduced practice. He noted how his team barely won races when there was zero practice during the Covid era. The issue has persisted for the No.8 driver, as he couldn't muster a single win in the last two seasons, while his teammate Austin Dillon managed to win at Richmond Raceway and made it to the 2025 playoffs.

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Edited by Vignesh Kanna