Bob Pockrass
FOX NASCAR Insider
RFK Racing will add Ryan Preece to its roster of full-time drivers because it expands to 3 automobiles in 2025.
Kroger will sponsor races for all three RFK drivers – Preece, Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski – in the course of the season. Both Preece and Buescher beforehand drove for JTG Daugherty Racing, which has had Kroger’s Cup contract for 15 years.
RFK Racing is anticipated to lease the No. 1 automobile from Rick Ware Racing for 2025, in accordance with individuals conversant in the deal. 60 for Preece.
Preece, the 2013 NASCAR Modified Series champion, has two wins in Xfinity and two in vehicles, however nonetheless seeks a Cup win. He has competed full-time in Cup in 5 of the final six years with 4 top-5s in 187 begins and a team-best twenty third within the standings.
“Ryan Preece is the one we recognized from Day 1 once we mentioned this third entry, and his younger expertise from the grassroots stage all the best way as much as the Cup Series is one thing we’re enthusiastic about shifting ahead,” stated RFK President Steve Newmark in a press launch.
Kroger, which works with retailers to fund sponsorships in trade for branding on the automobile in addition to in-store placement and shows, has moved to a company that may present extra drivers, which not solely improves the chances of profitable , however it additionally provides them extra flexibility in terms of driver appearances for firms.
“Having three drivers as members of the Kroger Racing Family can be an additional benefit to all of our model sponsors concerned in this system,” stated Erin Sanchez, Kroger vice chairman of grocery. “The alternative to make the most of a number of components of their advertising methods each in our shops and of their merchandising initiatives is one thing all of us look ahead to because the 2025 season begins.”
Tad and Jodi Geschickter, who ran JTG Daugherty Racing however are now not listed as firm officers within the firm’s state filings, will proceed to supervise Kroger’s advertising program.
JTG Daugherty Racing is anticipated to proceed with a rebrand and with proprietor Gordon Smith, a longtime investor within the crew having assumed operational management of the group this season. Earlier this 12 months he signed Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to a contract extension.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He spent a long time masking motorsports, together with greater than 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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