Brad Keselowski Unearths Tony Stewart’s Contribution to Him Being a Successful Cup Owner

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Gordon are not just drivers; they have a deep emotional attachment to the sport as they have also found success in running their own teams within the sport. Brad Keselowski has been a team’s co-owner of RFK Racing since 2022.

During the conversation with Kenny Wallace, Kenny praised Brad Keselowski for his remarkable achievements in a relatively short period of time. However, Keselowski humbly responded, saying, “I haven’t done enough.” He expressed his longing for race wins like Daytona and his burning desire to secure his second championship. Additionally, he shared his aspirations of becoming a team owner and staying involved in the sport until the end of his days.

As the conversation progressed, they delved into intriguing topics, and the one which caught everyone’s attention was Brad’s belief about one of the most legendary racers in the history of motorsports, Tony Stewart.

Brad Keselowski on Tony Stewart: He’s been a big inspiration

When the conversation took a turn towards the other successful team owner, Brad Keselowski openly shared his admiration for Tony Stewart, and how he wants his career path to be the same. He expressed:

“Tony Stewart was definitely, a huge, I think a motivator for me, seeing what he did at Stewart Haas Racing and I don’t want to speak for Tony, to me personally the most impressive thing Tony Stewart’s done in his whole career was not in Gibbs, it was not in Indycar, it wasn’t any of those things, it was becoming a part of a team that wasn’t successful at the Cup level and winning a championship with it. That to me is his biggest career accomplishment.”

After Joe Gibbs Racing switched from Chevrolet to Toyota in 2008, the SHR and SRE co-owner joined Haas CNC Racing, which today is Stewart-Haas Racing. Tony has helped Haas attract some top-tier sponsorships and has always been a vocal advocate for the team. His leadership has been instrumental in the development of budding drivers, such as Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Chase Briscoe.

Tony Stewart has played a major role in the success of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR). Since joining the team in 2009, he has helped them win three NASCAR Cup Series championships (2011, 2014, and 2018), and two NASCAR Xfinity Series championships (2011 and 2014).

Keselowski further emphasized, “Going to Stewart Haas and making that team what was probably a 25th or 30th place team a championship team in three-four seasons, I think that’s super impressive and that is more than being a good driver. “

Brad ended his conversation, he acknowledged the significant contributions of Tony Stewart, “That is a lot of pieces coming together and being a good car owner, being a good leader, being a good man and I think he deserves a lot of credit for it.”

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Is Keselowski a better spokesperson than “The Mayor”?

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Jeff Burton is called “The Mayor” for his leadership, candor, and respect for the NASCAR community. Known for his fair and impartial critique analysis of the sport, the racing commentator is known for his ability to bring people together and lay out his opinions on the safety and well-being of NASCAR drivers.

While Kenny and Brad discussed the intestinal wrecking, Brad came up with the bug point, mentioning the challenges NASCAR face and the way the association deals with it, he illustrates:

“When NASCAR lets intentional wrecking and things like this go by and turns a blind eye, it starts to happen in other divisions. So I think we have to never forget that.”

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Immediately after hearing his reply Kenny said, “Yeah, well pretty incredible you know uh I like what you had to say because I feel like you’re new… you know, Jeff Burton was always the Mayor and he would talk like a politician you know with his thumbs up in it. But I really feel like you talk, you’re so well-spoken. I know you never want to but I feel like you could lead NASCAR and it’s been a pleasure talking with you.”