“I’m not really worried about it but as of today, I do not have a job for next year,” Kenseth told NBC Sports. “I hope to still be racing. I think I got some wins left in me and hopefully can race for championships.
“I don’t have anything lined up at this moment for 2018. I haven’t worked on anything real hard. But I do not think I will have the option to return to race at JGR next year, unfortunately.”
Kenseth, who has raced full-time in the NASCAR Cup series since 2000, is in his fifth year at JGR. The 45-year-old driver, who won the 2003 NASCAR Cup championship, has 38 career victories, tied with Kyle Busch for 19th on the all-time list. He’s 11th in points this season.
“It’s been a slow start,” Kenseth said. “It has not been a good year at all. I just want to try to get back to victory lane and qualify for the playoffs and have a shot at the championship."
Kenseth refused to speculate on whether he might be a candidate for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports ride next season following Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s retirement.
“I probably already said too much about what I’m not doing next year, so I don’t really have anything to talk about what I am doing at this point," Kenseth told NBC. “At this point, I don’t have anything going on next year and am trying to get focused on running better and winning races.”
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