Ryan Preece to join RFK Racing for 2025 Cup season; Kroger joins as sponsor
Ryan Preece is set to join RFK Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, the organization announced Tuesday. Preece will join the operation behind the wheel of the No. 60 Ford, giving the team three full-time vehicles next year.
Kroger will additionally move its sponsorship to RFK Racing. Kroger will join nearly 20 brands across the RFK Racing Ford of Preece, Keselowski and Buescher throughout the season. Kroger has been a primary sponsor in the Cup Series dating back to 2010 when it joined JTG Daugherty Racing‘s ranks.
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Preece, 34, joins the organization in what will be his fifth full-time season in NASCAR‘s premier series, departing Stewart-Haas Racing, which closed its operations following the conclusion of the 2024 Cup campaign.
The No. 60 Ford made its Cup debut with RFK Racing last season as part of the organization‘s #Stage60 program, with drivers David Ragan, Cameron Waters and Joey Hand piloting the machine in 2024.
As driver of the No. 41 SHR Ford, Preece tallied one top five and five top-10 finishes in 2024. In 187 career Cup Series starts dating back to 2015, Preece has compiled four top fives, 16 top 10s and 176 laps led.
In 62 career Xfinity Series races, the Berlin, Connecticut native has found Victory Lane twice; in 12 Truck Series starts, Preece has additionally tallied two wins to his resume.
The 2025 move will see Preece join RFK Racing co-owner Brad Keselowski and 2023 Cup Series Playoffs driver Chris Buescher as the organization enters its fourth year since its rebranding with Roush Fenway Racing.
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Since Jack Roush ventured into ownership with the team in 1988, the new-look RFK Racing operation has won 143 Cup Series races spanning across 11 drivers, including NASCAR Hall of Famers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin.
With Preece‘s full-time entry, RFK Racing will look to 2025 as another opportunity to not only make the playoffs but put more than one RFK Racing driver in the 16-driver postseason field. Buescher advanced to the Round of 8 in 2023, while Keselowski was eliminated in the Round of 16 in 2024.
This story will be updated.