After constructing RFK Racing right into a formidable contender, Brad Keselowski and firm want to increase to a few automobiles, with a brand new constitution becoming a member of the owner-driver and Chris Buescher every Sunday.
The workforce has been wildly profitable, with Keselowski returning to Victory Lane and making the playoffs, and Buescher changing into one of many brightest younger stars within the Cup Collection. As a part of his newest 2025 NASCAR lineup projections, FOX’s Bob Pockrass predicted the long run, believing Ryan Preece can be the favourite to land RFK Racing’s third automotive.
“RFK Racing is anticipated to get the Kroger sponsorship for 2025 (which may go throughout a couple of automotive) and run a 3rd full-time automotive with Ryan Preece the heavy favourite,” Pockrass relayed. “Brad Keselowski has repeatedly mentioned he would want a couple of month earlier than saying something. The workforce presumably may lease a constitution from Rick Ware Racing.
“Kroger has beforehand been a sponsor of Chris Buescher and Preece, and had good relationships with each after they drove for JTG Daugherty Racing.”
Evidently, the Kroger sponsorship would change every little thing for RFK Racing, giving Keselowski’s workforce the power to land a 3rd wheelman like Preece, who has the expertise, however he could not carry the sponsorship like some groups would really like. Maybe he may have a Buescher-like resurgence underneath the RFK banner.
Furthermore, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic additionally shed some gentle on why the sponsorship would open new doorways for RFK, and why the Ford workforce was their alternative after ending their partnership with JTG Daugherty Racing.
“Kroger, one of many greatest grocery store chains in america, is taken into account one of many greatest sponsors inside NASCAR to the extent that for 4 years it funded two full-time groups at JTG Daugherty Racing,” Bianchi wrote. “That stint included serving as main sponsor for 2 years with Buescher and three years with Preece when every drove for the workforce.
“Kroger and JTG are separating after a sponsorship partnership that dates again to 2010. The pending dissolution of the deal on the finish of this 12 months has made Kroger one of many extra sought-after sponsors with a number of groups attempting to solicit its backing. That RFK is probably going securing Kroger is a giant win for the corporate.”
Alas, Ryan Preece can be underneath main stress to carry out with RFK Racing now, if the deal does come to fruition, like many imagine. Time will inform, however the soon-to-be-former Stewart-Haas Racing wheelman can be a pleasant get for Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing.
