Brad Keselowski carted off pit road to medical center after COTA Cup race

2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski was carted off to the infield medical care center following the COTA Cup race.

Brad Keselowski carted off pit road to medical center after COTA Cup race

Brad Keselowski carted off pit road to medical center (Via IMAGO)

The 2025 NASCAR Cup season so far has been a tough ride for Brad Keselowski. The 2012 champion started the season with a disappointing P26 finish at Daytona while his Atlanta race ended with P39 finish. Coming into COTA this Sunday, he was expecting a redemption run and was able to secure a respectable P15 finish.

But what makes Brad Keselowski’s finish impressive is the fact that he scored the top 20 run despite his cooling suit failing. It was a huge setback considering the physical toll heat and exhaustion has on drivers. Following the race, the RFK Racing owner driver was carted off pit road to infield care center to get medical attention.

After his cool suit failed during today’s race, [Brad Keselowski] went to the infield care center to get some IV fluids. Can confirm he is feeling much better now.

RFK Racing wrote on X.

Despite the failed race suit, Keselowski was the second-best racer of his team as his teammate couldn’t secure better finishes than the veteran. Chris Buescher secured a P7 finish despite starting at P30, while Ryan Preece secured P33 finish after starting on P14.

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Brad Keselowski wants more OEMs to join NASCAR

Over the last decade, NASCAR has seen three OEMs, Toyota, Ford and Chevy, going at each other for race wins. Since the start of the Next-Gen era there have been talks about a new OEM joining the sport, with Dodge and Honda reportedly being the frontrunners.

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Recently Brad Keselowski shared his feelings about the rumors and pointed out that having three OEMs doesn’t seem to be enough. He pointed out that the sports need four or five OEMs to be in a healthy position.

The OEM picture and landscape is a significant threat. NASCAR’s been operating with three OEMs now for probably a decade and a half. I would say it’s a bit of a precarious position to be in. I feel like the sport needs about four, maybe five OEMs to be kind of its max healthy position.

Brad Keselowski said.

The comments from the RFK co-owner makes a lot of sense and is addition of an OEM is something the NASCAR community is looking into. Recent reports about Dodge joining Truck Series in 2026, before eventually making Cup move gives some hope.