RFK Racing below Brad Keselowski is a crew on a mission. Slowly however steadily, it’s engaged on regaining its former glory and turning into the NASCAR powerhouse that it as soon as was. Sadly, although, it suffered an enormous blow to this objective this week by dropping its president of 15 years, Steve Newmark, to the College of North Carolina.
It has been introduced that Newmark will take up the position of an Government Affiliate Athletic Director on the college later this summer season. Notably, he was integral in main the Jack Roush-owned crew by way of its downsizing and its present rebuilding below Keselowski. Keselowski was requested about this in a current interview, and he detailed his ideas.
“This sport is at all times transitional,” he mentioned. “Whether or not it’s drivers, crew chiefs, or executives. You simply hope that the time individuals spend in your group is nice for them and good for you. I believe there’s a lot to be mentioned for that with Steve.” RFK Racing at the moment fields three groups with Keselowski, Ryan Preece, and Chris Buescher.
Shedding a key member at this second might show to be dangerous to RFK’s objectives. Nevertheless, Keselowski seems to have issues below management. He continued to guarantee followers that he’s not in a rush to discover a alternative for Newmark and that he’ll take his time with it. However what are the qualities that he’s searching for within the subsequent president?
Keselowski mentioned, “We’re nonetheless working by way of that. We aren’t in a rush. We’re in such a terrific spot. All our main contracts are locked up with drivers and crew chiefs, and most of our individuals. We’ve got just a few small sponsor contracts, however most of our huge ones are locked up. So, we really feel actually good about taking our time and seeing what involves us.”
