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RFK Racing Picks Up Team Option to Keep Ryan Preece for 2027

A team option locks Preece into the No. 60 for 2027 while leaving any longer-term guarantee to be decided after the season

May 3, 2026; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Roush Fenway Keselowski driver Ryan Preece (60) is introduced before the start of the 2026 Wurth 400 cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • RFK co-owner Brad Keselowski announced the team exercised its option to retain Ryan Preece for the 2027 Cup Series season.
  • RFK did not give Preece a multiyear extension like the one signed earlier for Chris Buescher, preserving the team’s short-term flexibility.
  • Preece is in his second full season with RFK and has three top-five finishes, 18 top-10s, and a short-track victory, but he sits outside the playoff cutline.
  • The team’s loss of a third charter to Legacy Motor Club reduces guaranteed race entries and helps explain RFK’s cautious approach to long-term driver commitments.
  • The pickup narrows silly-season uncertainty for 2027 but leaves Preece effectively on a performance tether, with end-of-season results, charter status, and sponsorship likely to shape RFK’s 2028 plans.