Chris Buescher signs multiyear RFK Racing extension

Chris Buescher signed a multiyear contract extension with RFK Racing, keeping the 33-year-old driver in the Ford-backed NASCAR Cup Series organization for the foreseeable future and taking him off the list of notable free agents. Buescher has spent 17 years with RFK in various roles and said the team has been home for much of his racing career. He will continue to drive the No. 17 Ford Mustang Dark Horse.

Buescher originally rejoined RFK in 2020 after stints with Front Row Motorsports and JTG-Daugherty Racing. He has six career Cup Series victories, five of them with RFK, including three wins in 2023 at Richmond, Michigan and Daytona. He matched a career-best seventh in the 2023 standings, won at Watkins Glen in 2024 and posted a 14.3 average finish in 2025, which ranked sixth-best in the series.

The extension comes after Buescher missed the playoffs in each of the previous two seasons, then rebounded in 2026. Through 16 races, he sat seventh in the standings with two top-five finishes and eight top-10s, 110 points above the playoff cutline. RFK co-owner Brad Keselowski and president Chip Bowers said Buescher’s talent, leadership, consistency, work ethic and professionalism have been central to the team’s progress, and the deal signals RFK’s intent to build around Buescher, Keselowski and Ryan Preece.