Crew chief change for Brad Keselowski is latest news item at RFK Racing

When co-owner/driver Brad Keselowski points out that RFK Racing is having a busy offseason, he’s not kidding.

Within the last week, RFK announced the addition of driver Ryan Preece to its NASCAR Cup Series roster. With sponsorship from Kroger, Preece will drive the No. 60 Ford next season.

On Thursday, RFK announced the hiring of Jeremy Bullins as Keselowski’s crew chief, replacing Matt McCall. The pairing of Keselowski and Bullins is a reunion from their days at Team Penske, where Bullins called the shots from Keselowski’s pit box in 2020 and 2021.

Bullins comes to RFK from Wood Brothers Racing, where he has served as crew chief for Harrison Burton.

Keselowski was circumspect about the reasons for the change but allowed that “I’m not really looking to get into detail, but when there’s top talent available, we feel fortunate enough to be able to hire it.”

Both the hiring of Bullins and the addition of Preece are strategic moves Keselowski feels are critical to RFK’s growth as a company. In Preece, who joins Keselowski and Chris Buescher on the driver roster, he sees an abundance of talent that has yet to realize its full potential.

“If you look at the way NASCAR’s set up right now, you need to have three teams,” Keselowski said. “I think that’s why you see the Trackhouses, 23XI—all those guys are pushing to be three teams—even Front Row.

“There’s strength in numbers, just the way the sport’s laid out and how you can kind of amortize the overhead and capture the most data. So it’s important for us to be not just financially viable but competitively viable to have three teams and maximize the opportunities on a given weekend.”

Preece comes to RFK from now-defunct Stewart-Haas Racing, where he posted a best 2024 finish of fourth at Nashville Superspeedway.

“Talent, underrated, hard-working—everything you could dream of in a coachable player,” Keselowski said of his new driver hire. “I think the ball’s in our court to give him the right opportunity and equipment and surround him with the right people to succeed.”