Brad Keselowski Confesses Skiing Injury Wasn’t the “Worst Pain He Ever Went Through”
2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski has shared his thoughts on the challenges over his femur injury.
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- Brad Keselowski broke his femur in a skiing accident and underwent surgery, missing the Bowman Gray clash.
- He described the pain from the injury as the worst he has ever experienced, comparing it to extreme measures taken by soldiers.
- Keselowski anticipates a recovery period of over six months and is prepared to step out of the car if he cannot perform at his best.
RFK Racing owner driver Brad Keselowski is going through one of the worst chapters of his racing career. He broke his femur in a skiing accident in the off-season, while on a vacation with his family and had to immediately go though a surgery. The veteran was in his rehab, till the day of the Bowman Gray clash and had to miss the event because of it.
Ahead of the Daytona 500, the 2012 Champion Brad Keselowski shared his thoughts on the challenges after the injury. He admitted that the pain is pretty significant and even used the analogy of army personals cutting their legs after injury in the past to explain how challenging leg injuries can be.
There’s not a lot you can do. We put a little bit of soft padding in one section, but ultimately it is what it is. They would just cut their leg off right here and I understood why they would do it because it hurt so bad.
Brad Keselowski said via Autoweek.
Further talking about the point, the veteran asserted that pain after the injury has been the worst he has ever experienced. In the same conversation, he also admitted his fear about racing at COTA, the first road course race of the 2026 season that will demand more from him.
It was by far the worst pain I ever went through. I get why they would bring out the hacksaw. There was a part of me that’s like, ‘That might actually feel better.’… I’ve got two and a half weeks to COTA. If I had to run the full race today, I’m not 100% sure I could do it.
Brad Keselowski added.
Brad Keselowski explains how challenging overcoming injury was
In the same media session, the RFK Racing veteran driver pointed out that breaking the leg femur is one of the biggest injuries someone can have to their leg as it’s the biggest bone in the body. It will take him over half a year to fully heel from the injury.
It’s hard to explain to people that have never broken their femur before what it’s like. It’s not the same as breaking your leg below the knee. Your femur is the biggest bone in your body. It’s got a lot of things running through it and it has to heal. You can’t really cast it… you just kind of have to tough it out. A normal broken leg is eight to 12 weeks. This is more like six months.
Brad Keselowski said.
Further talking about the point, the RFK veteran pointed out that he is quite ready to the natural movement within a race car. The titanium plates in his leg will make that movement tough. He is willing to step out of the car, if he isn’t full fit to race and give his team a shot at winning.
You have to really turn your leg and your hips and there’s a lot of extra parts in me that aren’t quite ready for that, and I have to be intentional. If I felt like I was holding the team back from giving my best effort and having a chance to win the race, I would get out.
Brad Keselowski added.
The comments from the veteran shows how tough the situation is and how he is willing to sacrifice his racing goals for the overall good over RFK Racing. It would be interesting to see how everything is going to playout for the veteran in the coming years.
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