Brad Keselowski’s entire life and career trajectory would have been drastically different if he had not been fired by Hendrick Motorsports in 2009. Initially, he was scheduled to drive the Chevy No:5 in 2010, but Hendrick rescinded Keselowski’s contract and extended Martin’s contract for two more years after Martin finished second in the championship.

Keselowski recently shared the story of how he lost his place at Hendrick Motorsports and ended up at Team Penske Racing, where he made history, on a podcast called ‘Happy Hour Podcast’. In response to the episode, a NASCAR fan on the X platform claimed that Martin and Hendrick mistreated the driver of the Ford No:6. However, Keselowski quickly rejected these claims.

During his appearance on the podcast with Harvick, Keselowski also discussed the most promising young talents in the sport and named Zilisch from Trackhouse Racing as the most impressive prodigy. Zilisch has proven to be a consistent winner in various racing series, including IMSA, MX-5 Cup, ARCA, and CARS Tour.

The veteran driver expressed that if he had the resources and financial support, Zilisch would be the first driver he would hire for the Cup Series. It will be intriguing to see how long it takes for Conor to enter NASCAR and which team he will end up joining.