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RFK Racing driver and co-owner Brad Keselowski has given NASCAR Cup Series followers a detailed breakdown of his ideas on the 2025 season after it got here to a controversial finish at Phoenix Raceway.

The battle for the championship got here down to the Hendrick Motorsports duo of Kyle Larson and William Byron in addition to the Joe Gibbs Racing pair of Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe.

With simply 4 laps remaining at Phoenix, this season’s winningest driver, 44-year-old Hamlin, was main the manner with Byron in second. But as the veteran closed in on what would have been his maiden title at the twentieth time of making an attempt, catastrophe struck when Byron suffered a proper entrance blowout, slamming into the wall and bringing out the warning flag.

The majority of the area dove down pit highway, with a plethora of ways coming into play, equivalent to that of the No. 11 crew, which opted to give Hamlin 4 recent Goodyears. Unfortunately for the 60-time race winner, this longer stop backfired, putting him behind Larson in tenth.

Ultimately, regardless of Hamlin managing to combat his manner back up to sixth, Larson’s third-place end was enough to secure him his second profession crown, to the dismay of a distraught Hamlin. All the whereas, Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney, who was knocked out of rivalry in the Round of 8, celebrated his fourth win of 2025.

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As for Keselowski, having led as the white flag fell, he completed second for his sixth top-five end of the season and his joint-best consequence of the 12 months. After the mud had settled, the 2012 champion took to social media to share his “annual post 2025 NASCAR season thread,” beginning with “The question on all my fan’s minds, what do we need to see the 6 car win?” 

“We were close 3-5 times. I must find a way to make it count and close it out in 2026. We also need to be faster to have more chances with all of @RFKracing.”

Keselowski then defined what occurred on the closing nook at Phoenix, which started with him being bumped by Larson earlier than being overtaken down the inside by Blaney for the win. He wrote, “I thought the 5 (Larson) and 12 (Blaney) were gonna bump and run for the win. Got in hard to protect and slid the back on old tires. That stunk.”

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His consideration then turned to NASCAR’s oft-criticised 10-race Playoff format, which president Steve O’Donnell has already hinted will change from subsequent season. While Keselowski admitted he didn’t know if the format would change, he did say his vote would go towards a return to the full 36-race championship of outdated.

The 41-year-old additionally famous that, in his view, solely Hendrick, JGR, and Penske are presently succesful of successful the championship given “the current OEM rules.” Despite this, Keselowski nonetheless famous that he believed Larson, who he singled out as the sequence’ best driver, “deserved to win the championship regardless of format.”

That being stated, he additionally admitted to feeling for Hamlin, though he added that “we are in an age where race wins have more value than championships and he has won a lot the last few years.”

With his sixteenth full-time Cup Series season now having come to an finish, Keselowski preemptively dismissed any potential considerations that he might quickly grasp up his race go well with for good, saying that he intends to proceed racing for “as long as we can win,” including, “I feel great personally.”

Looking forward, the father of 4 is worked up for some time away from the monitor, saying he’s planning for “A lot of gym time and hanging with my family, I can’t wait to take my oldest daughter skiing…Thank you to all the race fans for a great 2025!”