RFK Racing seemed in-house for a substitute for outgoing driver and group co-owner Brad Keselowski.
The group introduced Wednesday that Ryan Preece, who at the moment drives RFK’s No. 60 Ford, will take over the No. 6 that can be left vacant by Keselowski following Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crew chief Derrick Finley will observe Preece, who has pushed for RFK for the reason that begin of 2025. The constitution for Preece’s No. 60 is returning to LEGACY Motor Membership in 2027 and has been leased by RFK from Rick Ware Racing.
Keselowski’s departure got here after the stunning information in October that he’ll not be concerned in a management or possession position with RFK, as a substitute remaining as a “passive investor”. His driving plans for 2027 are at the moment unknown.
Ryan Preece turns into sixth driver of RFK’s iconic No. 6
Preece, a 36-year-old from Berlin, Conn., has 258 NASCAR Cup Sequence begins to his title, 71 of which have include RFK. In these 71 begins, Preece has 4 prime fives and 24 prime 10s. He scored his first profession Cup win at Daytona in August, which additionally vaulted him into the Cup Sequence postseason for the primary time.
“To be trusted with the 6 means extra to me than I can put into phrases,” Preece mentioned in a team release. “When you concentrate on what this quantity means to RFK Racing, you concentrate on Jack Roush, Mark Martin and every part they constructed collectively. To know this group believes I am the suitable particular person to hold that quantity into the long run is extremely humbling.”
Preece will race alongside Chris Buescher at RFK in 2027.
