Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing are navigating a high-stakes game of musical chairs as the 2025 NASCAR season approaches, with the team facing a critical charter shortage that could reshape their three-car lineup.

Currently, RFK Racing fields three full-time entries: Keselowski himself, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Preece. The catch? They only have two charters locked in for next season. Preece's No. 60 car has relied on leased charters from Rick Ware Racing for the past two seasons, but that well has run dry. Under current rules, a charter can only be leased once per charter period, and one of those Ware charters has already been sold to Legacy Motor Club for next year.

"As it stands today, there are no charters that I'm aware of that are for sale," Keselowski admitted earlier this week on SiriusXM. "If there was, we'd certainly talk to everyone we'd think could potentially sell one, and they know our interest."

The charter market has become a high-priced chess game. With supply low and demand high—especially following the NASCAR antitrust lawsuit that made charters permanent assets—a single charter could command upwards of $80 million. That's a steep price tag, even for a team with the pedigree of RFK Racing.

Speaking Saturday morning at Texas Motor Speedway, Keselowski made it clear that while a charter purchase remains the top priority, the team isn't putting all their eggs in one basket. "There's always a path," he told Motorsport.com. "I don't think we're ready to announce anything of what our paths would be, but we have different things we are looking at."

The team's situation is a fascinating snapshot of modern NASCAR economics. On one hand, RFK has the partnership support and roster depth to field three competitive cars—a luxury that would have been no issue in eras past. On the other, the charter system, while a net positive for the sport according to Keselowski, is currently putting a squeeze on their expansion plans.

"Our desire is to land a charter. That hasn't happened to date, but we haven't let go of that," Keselowski said. "If that doesn't happen, we will find a way to do the best we can with all the commitments we have to our people and our partners."

For now, RFK Racing is playing the waiting game, exploring "multiple paths" while keeping their eyes peeled for any charter that might hit the open market. In a sport where the difference between a full-time ride and a part-time effort can come down to a single document, the next few months will be crucial for one of NASCAR's most storied organizations.