“When you’re down but not out”: Brad Keselowski shares wholesome image with son Maize as RFK star continues recovery after skiing accident

Brad Keselowski posted a photo from bed with his son, Maize, beside him, as he spends the NASCAR offseason in recovery. The RFK Racing co-owner and No. 6 Ford driver remains sidelined with a broken leg suffered while skiing with his family.

Earlier this month, RFK Racing confirmed the accident during a routine family vacation. Keselowski fractured his leg on the slopes, underwent surgery, and is now going through his recovery cycle. Doctors cleared him to return home, and the former Cup champion made it clear he wants to be fit before the 2026 Daytona 500.

Keselowski’s latest update came on X, where he was sharing a snack with his son, captioned:

“When you’re down but not out. PB&J time with Maize while serving broken leg bedtime sentence.”

Brad Keselowski has not missed a Cup race since becoming a full-time driver in 2010. That competitive pride is fueling his recovery push. But his recovery time can stretch across weeks, depending on healing and mobility progression. While exact timelines are private, the objective is to be healthy enough to climb back into the car by February.

The calendar offers a small buffer. The Clash at Bowman Gray arrives first on February 1. The Daytona 500 follows two weeks later. RFK Racing and Ford have contingency plans if needed, but the expectation, internally and publicly, is that Keselowski intends to be there.

The injury arrived at the end of a season that tested both Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing. Winless as a group and narrowly missing the playoffs with all three cars, the team still showed flashes of speed, including Keselowski’s near-misses at Phoenix, Iowa, Atlanta, and Bristol.

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When Brad Keselowski won at Pocono while driving with a broken ankle

Brad Keselowski celebrates with his team at Pocono Raceway, 2011. Source: Imagn

Injury and determination are not new themes in Brad Keselowski’s career. Back in 2011, he drove his car at Pocono with a broken left ankle, damaged earlier that week in a heavy crash during a Road Atlanta test. Doctors braced the ankle, and Keselowski refused to climb out of the No. 2 Team Penske Dodge.

Keselowski, then in his sophomore Cup year, ran every lap of the 500-mile race, fought through restarts, and used the final dash to the finish to pull clear for the win. He eased himself from the car in Victory Lane, visibly hurting, but smiling.

The aftermath only added to the story. Keselowski went to finish runner-up at Watkins Glen the next week, came home third at Michigan after that, and won again at Bristol, eventually finishing fifth in the chase that year. Now, the 41-year-old veteran’s first battle of 2026 is simply to heal in time for Daytona.

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Edited by Riddhiman Sarkar