RFK
BaseConcord, North Carolina
OwnersJack Roush, Brad Keselowski
ManufacturerFord
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Cars#6, #17, #60
Founded1988 (as Roush Racing)

2026 Season Stats

0
Wins
Brad Keselowski
Points Leader
3
Cars

2026 Drivers

  • #6 Brad Keselowski - The 2012 Cup champion who became co-owner of the team in 2022. Keselowski serves as both driver and team leader, bringing championship experience and business acumen to the organization.
  • #17 Chris Buescher - A steady and underrated performer who has been with Roush/RFK since 2020. Buescher consistently punches above his weight with strong finishes.
  • #60 Ryan Preece - A hard-nosed racer from Connecticut known for his modified racing roots and aggressive driving style.

Team History

RFK Racing has one of the richest histories in NASCAR, tracing its roots back to 1988 when Jack Roush founded Roush Racing. An engineer by training and a perfectionist by nature, Roush built his team around technical excellence and detailed preparation. The team became Roush Fenway Racing when investor John Henry joined as co-owner, and then Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing in 2022 when Brad Keselowski purchased a stake and joined as a driver-owner. The name was later shortened to RFK Racing.

The team's golden era came in the early 2000s when Roush fielded as many as five Cup cars simultaneously, an operation unmatched in scale at the time. Matt Kenseth won the team's first Cup championship in 2003, the final season under the old full-season points format. Kenseth's consistent approach - he won just one race that season but led the points from start to finish - exemplified Roush's methodical philosophy. Kurt Busch followed with the 2004 championship, the first under the new Chase playoff format, giving Roush back-to-back titles.

Mark Martin, Carl Edwards, and Greg Biffle were also prominent Roush drivers during this period, with Martin finishing second in the championship a heartbreaking five times throughout his career. Edwards came agonizingly close to the title multiple times, finishing runner-up in both 2008 and 2011. The team's Ford Fusions were among the fastest cars on the track throughout the decade, and the Roush-Yates engine program supplied horsepower to much of the Ford stable.

The team went through a difficult period in the 2010s as competition intensified and resources shifted. Keselowski's arrival as co-owner in 2022 was intended to inject new energy and a champion's mindset into the organization. While the team has not yet returned to championship contention under the RFK banner, the addition of a third car with Ryan Preece in the No. 60 shows the team is investing in growth. Keselowski's dual role as driver and owner gives him unique insight into what the team needs to compete at the highest level.

Cup Championships (2)

  • Matt Kenseth: 2003
  • Kurt Busch: 2004

Interesting Facts

  • Jack Roush is an accomplished pilot who survived a plane crash in 2002 at an airstrip near Talladega. He was pulled from the wreckage by Larry Hicks, a former Marine who happened to be nearby.
  • Roush Racing once fielded five Cup cars simultaneously, a scale of operation that no team attempts today due to NASCAR's four-car limit rule.
  • Brad Keselowski won his 2012 Cup championship with Team Penske, making his move to a co-owner role at a rival team one of the most unusual career transitions in NASCAR history.
  • The No. 17 has been a Roush/RFK number since the team's early days, previously driven by Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and now Chris Buescher.
  • Jack Roush earned the nickname "The Cat in the Hat" for the straw Panama hat he wears at every race.

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