“I Can’t Imagine Trying to Live That Life”: Chris Buescher’s Honest Opinion About Brad Keselowski’s Legacy

Brad Keselowski is hitting a landmark on March 29… The 2012 Cup Series champion will be making his 600th start in the top tier at Martinsville Speedway that day.

While his stellar career has earned him respect from both fans and drivers alike, his teammate, Chris Buescher, is possibly his biggest admirer at the moment.

Keselowski fulfilled a longtime dream of his by becoming a co-owner of the RFK Racing team in 2022. This dual role he plays in the garage has helped him understand the likes of Buescher on a level that other team owners cannot. And Buescher is extremely grateful for that.

When Buescher was asked what Keselowski has meant to the sport during a press conference at the Darlington Raceway, he showered praise on Keselowski’s work ethic. “It has been the most unique way to talk about race cars to your ownership because anything that we are experiencing in our race car or anything that we want to be better, he’s living it at the same time,” he said.

“He wants that to be better. He wants our cars to turn better in the middle, and he wants the rear to be planted in the racetrack. He understands exactly where we’re coming from,” added Buescher, who believes this is a result of the clear vision that his team’s co-owner had.

Keselowski wanted to be a driver and a team owner. He wanted to have a say in how a race organization is run. Now, he has achieved that. Buescher respects Brad for pulling off this dual role since he understands the difficulties of owning and running a team.

“I have watched him run circles around us just back and forth through the shop non-stop. The amount of stuff he goes through to try and make that work, we owe him a ton of credit and probably more than he gets because it’s exhausting watching him. I can’t imagine trying to live that life the same way,” added Buescher.

Under Keselowski’s leadership, the RFK Racing team went from being a two-car operation to a three-car team. Ryan Preece pilots the third car and has proven to be an excellent prospect. The team is still not there among the top contenders yet, but it’s pretty close. With a little bit of speed in its cars, it would be contending for victories every week.

Any individual in the race shop would agree that the team owes this progress to Keselowski. The 42-year-old has plenty of achievements on the race track to be proud of. But Buescher’s words prove that he has done plenty outside it as well.