Ryan Preece To Join RFK Racing With New NASCAR Cup Series Sponsor

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing will have a new look in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

RFK Racing announced Tuesday that Ryan Preece will join the team. The Connecticut native will drive the No. 60 Ford Mustang. It was also announced that Kroger will move its primary sponsorship to RFK Racing.

“The Kroger Racing program and collaboration with participating brands has been a successful staple in Kroger’s portfolio for more than a decade,” Kroger vice president of grocery Erin Sanchez said in a press release. “We’re very excited to be teaming up with RFK Racing and know having three drivers as members of the Kroger Racing Family will be an added benefit for all our brand sponsors involved in the program. The opportunity to utilize multiple drivers in their marketing strategies both in our stores and within their merchandising initiatives is something we’re all looking forward to with the start of the 2025 season.”

Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher will continue to pilot the No. 6 Mustang and No. 17 Mustang, respectively. And Kroger joins BuildSubmarines.com, Castrol and Fastenal the additional sponsors for the cars.

Preece was with Stewart–Haas Racing since 2023 and tallied one top-five and five top-10 finishes in 2024. The 34-year-old became a free agent after Stewart–Haas Racing announced it would shut down NASCAR operations at the end of this season.

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season begins with The Clash at Bowman-Gray Stadium on Feb. 2 before the Daytona 500 on Feb. 16.