“Ugh Ryan Preece with another undeserved ride”: NASCAR world reacts to Brad Keselowski’s RFK’s ‘major announcement’

After his disappointing 2024 Cup Series season with Stewart Haas Racing, rumors of Ryan Preece joining Brad Keselowski’s RFK Racing next year have been circulating in the NASCAR community. Ahead of a 'major announcement' by RFK, fans have begun reacting to an X post by senior journalist Bob Pockrass.

Preece had a disappointing Cup Series season with SHR in 2024. With just one top five and five top 10 finishes and no race wins, the Connecticut-born racer ended the year in 26th place in the standings. With SHR shutting up shop, the #41 driver had begun looking for a new team for the 2025 season.

With an active partnership with Kroger and considerable financial backing, rumors of Preece joining RFK Racing have been circulating in the NASCAR world. Pockrass shared the news of the presence of a PR person from Kroger on the advisory for RFK's major announcement has further fueled the gossip among the fans.

Here's a look at the post by Pockrass on X, captioned:

Several NASCAR fans have responded to the post since it went live. Take a look at a few reactions to the above-mentioned X post:

"Ugh Ryan Preece with another undeserved ride. DEI"

"Remember the driver who has money gets the ride."

"The hack Preece is about to fail forward into a new charity ride!!!" a fan wrote.

"Hard to be excited about this with Preece going in the car. Would have loved to see some talent in that seat." another fan responded.

"I've had enough RFK announcements" a fan replied angrily.

"Hell yeah gonna make Preece a Cup winner." another fan added sarcastically.

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"This format doesn’t feel ideal for rewarding the NASCAR Cup championship" - Brad Keselowski criticized NASCAR's playoff format after the Phoenix race

The 2012 Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski took to X (formerly Twitter) to criticize NASCAR's playoffs format. The Michigan-born racer pointed to a crucial flaw in the existing system for awarding championships.

Despite having a decent regular season, Keselowski was eliminated early from the 2024 playoffs. Meanwhile, the veteran racer pointed out the system favoring drivers with a single win over others with more consistent performance throughout.

Although he felt Logano deserved the win, Keselowski criticized NASCAR for the flawed playoffs system on X.

"2 things can be true at the same time- Joey Logano deserved to win the championship; This format doesn’t feel ideal for rewarding the NASCAR cup championship," Brad Keselowski wrote.

As for the 2025 Cup Series season, Brad Keselowski is expected to drive for RFK Racing, a team he co-owns with Jack Roush and John W. Henry.