Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Brad Keselowski can stay at JR Motorsports if he wants
JR Motorsports driver Brad Keselowski is sixth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series points standings. // David Griffin, NASCAR Scene
Brad Keselowski may not have anything signed for next season, but team co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. says that he'd like to have him back in his NASCAR Nationwide Series ride if that's what Keselowski would like.
Keselowski, who drives full time in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports, surprised the racing world by winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday in a Phoenix Racing entry.
During a national teleconference Tuesday, Earnhardt Jr. was asked about Keselowski's future.
"I'd like Brad to drive my Nationwide car again if he wants to," he said. "But as far as like what he does in his Cup stuff, that's with [Hendrick Motorsports team owner] Rick [Hendrick]. It's my understanding that that's particularly not any of my business up until they're ready to share that information. Whatever Rick wants to do with Brad, it's up to him on the Cup side I'm in the business of trying to help guys win races in the Nationwide Series and trying to help them become better race-car drivers.
"I feel like we've really achieved that goal with Brad, and he's sort of done what we set out to do with our program. You know, it's really up to him if he wants to keep driving the car. We'll work that out. We're not really in no big hurry. He's got a bright future, so ... I don't really know what our plans are for finding him opportunities past the level of the Nationwide Series. I can't really say much about it."
Keselowski is currently sixth in the Nationwide standings.
