I've got a great team of people around me that try to help me with that burden. Are you decreasing the amount of work you're doing administratively at RFK during this time to focus?Ī little. I think Bristol is an iconic track and one serving a year doesn't feel like enough. Is that because the concrete is so great or the dirt there in the spring just kind of ran its course? But if we end up with two races on the concrete at Bristol, I don't think you'll hear many complaints. There's a lot of intrigue over what's going to happen at Bristol with the spring and the fall race and things going on at the (Nashville) Fairgrounds, North Wilkesboro. So I guess you'd be you'd be a fan if there were two races on the concrete? (Keselowski looks to the sky and crosses his fingers in a sign of hope.) There's a lot of chatter that next year, there'll be two races on the concrete. But none in the workspace and none at home. I keep them in my office and kind of locked away.ĭo you have any trophies displayed in your office?Ī lot of trophies in my personal office. I don't like the concept of celebrating yourself - that kind of lacks a lot of humility. I don't keep trophies in my house as kind of a rule of thumb. You've got to keep them away from your kids, so where do you keep them? You have some of those Bristol swords given to the winner. Maybe a little more enjoyable, but it's more exciting because you know that you have momentum. I'm really excited as we look into 2024.ĭoes it mean less busy of an offseason or more, a little more enjoyable? And I think we're shaping up to have a big offseason at RFK with re-signing some of our key people inside of our company and bringing in some more talent in some areas where we're not where we want to be. It's your chance to kind of reboot what's working and keep it going and find the small areas that you can tweak a little bit and improve. Offseasons in any sport are really important. Will it make the offseason easier as far as like talking to sponsors and whether you have much turnover? I'd think all your guys are like, I'm not going to look to go anywhere else now. It gave us a lot of strength into the offseason. But then for Chris to rebound and to make it happen for us as a team to win just proved that we can do this. Last year's Bristol race, running so well with both cars, almost winning with mine, and it was really disappointing to get the flat tire and lose the race. What did last year's Bristol race mean to you and to the organization? But then you think about an elimination race in the playoffs, I think that's actually really well thought out and cool. Going to Bristol, is there no better place for you than Bristol to have an elimination race?īristol is one of my best tracks so I, of course, always loved going there. And it's a huge validation of a big bold move to make the jump over here to RFK. This year has been a big year for us with both cars being so competitive and in the playoffs and winning races with Chris' car and being in a position to win races with mine. And I think the people that understand the sport respect that.ĭoes this year validate your decision to do what you did? And it's a painful process of taking a step back knowingly just to think you can take a step forward in the long term. I basically reinvented myself over the last two years. Most drivers, with your winless streak, we'd be asking you every week like you weren't successful, but we're asking you every week about how successful you are. I think about capitalizing on opportunities. And I don't really think about the numbers much. And whether the winless streak is 30 races, five races or 100 races, you just want to win. A couple of seconds, leading a lot of laps. How much are you itching to end this winless streak? The 39-year-old Keselowski talked to FOX Sports about the winless streak, the importance of Bristol last year, where he keeps his trophies and how much longer he will race. But Keselowski, who has 35 career Cup victories, carries a 90-race winless streak to Bristol this weekend.
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