The biggest focus of the NASCAR silly season is on drivers who could land with new teams. However, another massive domino that will fall this offseason is what happens with the three chartered cars at RFK Racing.<\/p>\n
RFK is currently a three-car team\u2014Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Ryan Preece\u2014with all three in the mix to make The Chase this season. However, all three drivers are on expiring contracts, and the team only has two charters for the 2027 Cup Series season.<\/p>\n
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Related: RFK Racing Driver Has Interest from Multiple Teams<\/a><\/p>\n On the latest episode of The Gluckcast<\/a>, RFK Racing president Chip Bowers that the team will run three full-time cars in the Cup Series next season regardless of charter status. However, if a charter can\u2019t be acquired, they\u2019ll run one Open car next year.<\/p>\n It\u2019s going to be very costly in one way or another. RFK\u2019s lease for the charter owned by Rick Ware Racing is expiring, with Legacy Motor Club taking control of it. That leaves RFK in a difficult position where it has to hope both that a charter is available and that a price can be worked out with another Cup team.<\/p>\n If they can\u2019t acquire one, keeping a competitive driver in that third seat will be difficult. Either Buescher or Preece could opt to sign with a team that would guarantee them a chartered ride, meaning a higher payout for each race. That scenario is why, if there is an Open car in 2027, the driver would likely be Keselowski since he\u2019s already the team co-owner.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n