Brad Keselowski made a bid to buy RFK Racing in its entirety, but it was rejected by the other owners of the team, the champion NASCAR driver confirmed to SBJ on Friday.
Late last month, Keselowski shocked the motorsports world by announcing that he would be departing from RFK after this season, despite the fact that he is a co-owner in addition to one of its drivers.
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Reached for comment Friday, Keselowski confirmed his bid was recently rejected. He declined to share details about whether other financiers or private equity companies were involved in the bid and what his next move will be in NASCAR.
“I would say yes there is truth that I made an unsolicited bid to buy RFK Racing; that was denied in the last week,” Keselowski said. It was unclear how much Keselowski bid for RFK, which has two charters. But he said, “I think it was a pretty solid and significant offer.”
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RFK Racing declined comment.