Brad Keselowski’s RFK President makes his feelings known on his team celebrating 15 years with primary NASCAR partner

Brad Keselowski's RFK Racing President, Steve Newmark expressed joy over the team's long-term partnership with Fastenal Company. They are celebrating 15 years as partners.

Keselowski, born on February 12, 1984, Michigan, drives the #6 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing team. The 40-year-old was the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion while driving for Team Penske and this cemented him as one of the sport's most elite drivers. Keselowski is also a one-time Xfinity Series champion (2010) and has 76 combined wins across NASCAR's top three national series. He became the co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing which resulted in the name change to Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing in 2022.

Steve Newmark has been the president of RF Racing and later RFK Racing since 2010. He served as an attorney before transitioning into motorsports.

Newmark expressed joy and pride in celebrating 15 years of partnership with Fastenal Company (an industrial supplies company) in a press release.

"We’re incredibly proud to celebrate 15 years with Fastenal. They have been an integral part of our journey, both on and off the track, and their ‘Blue Team’ has become part of the RFK family. They’re integrated in everything we do, and their supply chain expertise is critical to our ability to build and maintain fast race cars," Newmark said.

Newmark also spoke about the where the partnership could take them in the future.

"We look forward to building on this strong foundation to achieve even greater things together in the years to come," he continued.

Fastenal's CEO, Daniel Florness also commented on their partnership with RFK Racing.

"Our partnership with RFK Racing has elevated and strengthened the Fastenal brand with millions of NASCAR fans, It’s more than just putting our name on the car. We work closely with their team to achieve our marketing goals, and they rely on our team for supply chain expertise. We’re excited to continue the collaboration in 2025," Florness said.

Fastenal first joined forces with RFK in 2010, partnering with NASCAR Hall of Famer Carl Edwards. Currently, Fastenal serves as a primary sponsor for Chris Buescher and his No. 17 Ford, making it the longest-standing brand among RFK's extensive list of partners.

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When Brad Keselowski reflected on Roger Penske's emotion after winning the championship

Brad Keselowski won the Cup Series title for Team Penske in 2012, marking Roger Penske's first championship in 40 years. Keselowski described Penske as a stoic individual, stating it could be difficult to gauge his emotions.

"If you opened up Webster’s and said show me a picture of someone who is stoic, it would be Roger Penske. So to define what it means to him is difficult at best because he’s not going to wear his heart on his sleeve," Brad Keselowski said in an interview with the New York Times in November 2012.

Despite Penske's reserved demeanor, Keselowski felt that, over time, one could sense the championship's significance to him.

"But I think when you’re around him, you get to know him, he becomes comfortable around you, that you can see little things in him, so then you know when something counts. And it’s hard because I don’t ever like to answer for people about how they feel, and I’m going to violate that by saying that it meant a lot to him. Because his demeanor, his body language, looked to me as though it was something that was perhaps life-changing," Brad Keselowski continued.

Brad Keselowski observed that Roger Penske seemed to feel a weight lifted off his shoulders after the championship win, suggesting it was a lifelong goal for the team owner.