WATKINS GLEN, NY (August 10, 2025) – Chris Buescher’s spirited defense of his 2024 Watkins Glen crown set the tone for a strong showing by all three RFK Racing teams, as the BuildSubmarines.com Ford stormed to a Stage One win and kept the team in the mix all afternoon. Buescher, Ryan Preece, and Brad Keselowski each showcased race-winning speed, with all three leading laps and gaining stage points.

6 Brad Keselowski 
Riding a wave of momentum, fresh off consecutive top-five finishes, Brad Keselowski was ready for Watkins Glen. Ready to continue his surge toward winning a race and securing a playoff spot. He rolled off 16th in the Nexlizet Ford and wasted no time gaining a spot on the opening lap. Keselowski maintained a steady pace in the early going, opting for a conservative approach to preserve his equipment. A strategically planned pitstop on lap 16, four laps from the end of the segment, dropped him in the running order but set him up to gain spots when others filtereded through their pit cycle later. Keselowski was 21st at the end of Stage One.

Stage Two saw Keselowski’s strategy begin to pay off. While running 19th a caution flew, bringing many to pit road. Keselowski stayed out, gaining track position, allowing him to restart 15th and continue climbing. With his previous stop dating back to lap 16, he cycled forward as pit stops unfolded, cracking the top five by the closing laps of the segment. He held that position to finish the stage fifth, collecting valuable stage points.

Keselowski pitted during the stage break and restarted 27th to being the final stage and quickly began making up ground. As the final pit cycle developed, he stayed on strategy and steadily picked off positions, climbing into the top three by lap 64 and moving into second with 25 laps to go. Running strong on older tires, he took the lead on lap 7, before making his final pit stop on lap 74. Although he returned to the track in 22nd, confidence was high that the plan would allow him once again to surged back to the front as pit stops unfolded. That plan though was thwarted when Keselowski had a flat left rear tire, leaving him with an unrepresentative 31st place finish.