By alley - Aug 31, 2016, 2:57 PM ET

IMSA: Keating confirms lack of confirmed plans

Ben Keating owns and races a Dodge Viper GT3-R in IMSA's WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. He's also purchased a new-for-2017 Riley/Multimatic Mk. 30 WEC-specification P2 chassis. Beyond those two facts, the Texan says he's tired of being asked about what or where he will race next year.

"Everything

I said in my press release is accurate

," the world's largest volume seller of Dodge Vipers told RACER. "I have bought an LMP2 car and I do want to run at Le Mans. And one of the ways to get all my entries to get an invite is to win a Trueman-Akin award (for Pro-Am drivers).

"Other than that, I'm not ready to tell the world what I'm doing. I'm not ready to make a decision yet. And I am perfectly good with that. I have still got 20 percent of my season left this year. And we've got 150 days until we have to start worrying about next year."

The self-made businessman and his popular IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program has become a source of intrigue while his plans for 2017 remain fluid. Continuing with the Viper in IMSA's GT Daytona class is an option, and Keating has also been courted by other manufacturers with GT3 cars that race within GTD.

Whether it's his Viper, his P2 car, or something else, fans can count on Keating being present next year, and details on the exact locations of that presence could be known before the end of the year. Maybe.

"I am OK with that and I don't give a sh*t if everybody else is not OK with that," he said with a big laugh. "I got tired of speculation and I got tired of people telling me what I was going to be doing. And I will tell you that I've got a lot of really good options and I'm not ready to set anything in stone.

One man, with sponsorship, multiple cars, and a desire to go racing. It's a wonderful problem any series would love to have.

"So, I am a popular guy in the paddock, and I do have a lot of people that are wanting me to race their stuff," Keating said. "There are also a lot of people who are now expecting me to run a full season in LMP2. Hopefully I will be in a position to announce something before the end of the year (laughs)."

Keating also says having multiple cars and options could lead to increased fun.

"There's a strong possibility I'll be driving two cars in two classes," he added.

Currently second in the GTD standings, Keating and co-driver Jeroen Bleekemolen (pictured, left, with Keating, above) have two more races to complete in their pursuit of a championship before 2017 becomes a priority.