Stewart-Haas Racing driver Ryan Preece will join RFK Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season in a third car the team is adding.
Stewart-Haas Racing disbanded at the end of the 2024 season leaving Preece in need of a new ride.
Preece will drive the No. 60 car for RFK Racing with Kroger has its primary sponsor.
“Having a third team gives us another shot at the win on any given weekend,” RFK Racing co-owner and driver Brad Keselowski said during a press conference on Preece’s signing.
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“It’s a great opportunity for us at RFK. Our goal is to be an elite organization, I would say a world-class organization, and to do that in NASCAR, you’ve got to win races. The more teams you have, the better that opportunity is to elevate all the programs.”
Keselowski qualified for the NASCAR Playoffs this season, while teammate Chris Buescher missed the cut-off by six points. Preece had one top five and five top 10 finishes with no wins and finished 26th in points.
RFK Racing didn’t announce it, but Fox Sports reported that it will be leasing a charter from Rick Ware Racing for the No. 60 car.
The NASCAR charter system has been revamped for 2025 with a new contract that runs through 2032, but it is being challenged in court by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports with an antitrust lawsuit.
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have been cleared to compete as open entries, but have jointly filed an injunction that would allow them to operate as chartered entries with all of the benefits that come with that under the new provisions as the lawsuit progresses.
“My commitment is taking someone like Ryan and putting him in that spot where he can win in and with the right resources, with the right team around him and the right support structure, and that’s what I see out of Ryan,” Keselowski said.
“He’s got the talent, he’s got the work ethic, and that’s our commitment back to him is to put him in the right situation with the right equipment, the right people and the right infrastructure to be successful. And I think we can do just that.”