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CHARLOTTE -- RFK Racing will field a third car in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025, with Ryan Preece joining the team full time in the No. 60 Ford.
Preece will pair with Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher in the team's three-car lineup, the team announced Tuesday. Kroger will serve as Preece's primary sponsor.
Preece is winless in 187 Cup starts, including 72 over the last two seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing. He previously drove for JTG Daughty Racing, where he fostered a relationship with Kroger.
Keselowski and Buescher both won a race this past season, with Keselowski making the playoffs and finishing 13th in the final standings while Buescher missed the postseason and ranked 17th.
"We're thrilled to formally and publicly announce our expansion plans and the next step in our evolution at RFK," said Steve Newmark, president of RFK Racing. "Ryan Preece is who we identified from Day 1 when discussing this third entry, and his young talent from the grassroots level all the way up to the Cup Series is something that excites us moving forward."
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