RFK Racing will take the subsequent step in its evolution by increasing to 3 full-time NASCAR Cup Sequence entries in 2025.
It is going to be a pivotal season. Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher will likely be joined by Ryan Preece, and expectations are excessive for all three groups. Keselowski, additionally a co-owner of the group, is likely to be bullish concerning the future but additionally understands that going into its fourth season, one other step ahead must be taken.
“We wish to win races. We wish to win extra races,” Keselowski mentioned. “We’ve received six point-paying races over the past three seasons, and we would like to have the ability to try this in a single season. That will be a great mark for us.”
The present iteration of RFK Racing started when Keselowski joined forces with Jack Roush in 2022. Keselowski didn’t win a race in his first two seasons driving the No. 6 Ford.
Nevertheless, Buescher went to victory lane at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2022 after which received three races in 2023 at Richmond Raceway, Michigan Worldwide Speedway and Daytona Worldwide Speedway. The roles reversed in 2024 as Keselowski lastly broke by way of at Darlington Raceway (after the misfortune of Buescher having contact with Tyler Reddick inside the ultimate laps) whereas Buescher went winless. A number of alternatives slipped by way of the fingers of the No. 17 group.
Neither driver made the postseason in 2022. Each earned berths in 2023 and Keselowski represented the group within the 2024 version.
“We wish to put all of our automobiles within the playoffs,” Keselowski emphasised.
Preece joins the line-up from Stewart-Haas Racing. The 2025 season will likely be his sixth full season on the Cup Sequence stage and Preece remains to be on the lookout for his first profession win — and subsequent playoff berth.
“There are some measurables,” Keselowski mentioned of the 12 months forward. “However in the end, we wish to be within the dialog with one among our automobiles and hopefully multiple of our automobiles on any given race weekend to have the ability to win. We now have proven a variety of progress there, and that is the subsequent step to be extra constant.”
When Buescher received in 2022, it was the primary win for a Roush automobile since 2017. The group has eight factors wins over the past 10 seasons.
Keselowski is the 2012 collection champion. A Roush automobile has not received the Cup Sequence championship since 2004 with Kurt Busch. However the excellent news is that Keselowski believes that the success they’re chasing feels nearer than additional away.
“There’s a variety of challenges, little doubt,” he mentioned. “However we simply proceed to enhance as a corporation.”
