Fastenal Celebrating 15 Years Of Partnership With RFK

Fastenal is celebrating its 15th anniversary with RFK Racing this season. (Danny Hansen/Nigel Kinrade Photography)

CONCORD, N.C. – RFK Racing and primary partner Fastenal Co. will celebrate their 15th season of partnership this year in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Fastenal, which recently extended its relationship with RFK, is one of the longest-tenured brands in NASCAR. When Fastenal initially teamed up with RFK in 2010, they were paired with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Carl Edwards.

Currently, Fastenal is a primary partner for NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and multi-time Cup Series winner Chris Buescher and his No. 17 Ford, serving as the longest-tenured brand within RFK’s large family of partners.

“We’re incredibly proud to celebrate 15 years with Fastenal,” said Steve Newmark, President of RFK Racing. “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 into everything we do, and their supply chain expertise is critical to our ability to build and maintain fast race cars. We look forward to building on this strong foundation to achieve even greater things together in the years to come.”

“Our partnership with RFK Racing has elevated and strengthened the Fastenal brand with millions of NASCAR fans,” said Fastenal CEO Dan Florness. “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.”

Fastenal’s iconic blue paint scheme will return to the track with RFK this season and beyond, with Buescher driving in most of the events.

The coming year will also see an expanded presence of Fastenal’s Body Guard brand on the track. The orange and black Body Guard paint scheme will grace all three RFK Racing entries during the season, including team co-owner Brad Keselowski’s No. 6 and team newcomer Ryan Preece’s No. 60.

Notably, with Fastenal as the primary partner, Carl Edwards and the No. 60 Xfinity Series team won the 2011 owners’ title in that division. The Fastenal brand was also on board when Buescher’s No. 60 secured the 2015 Xfinity Series championship.

Fellow NASCAR Hall of Famer Matt Kenseth has also appeared behind the wheel of a Fastenal Ford for RFK Racing, as have Greg Biffle, Trevor Bayne, and Bubba Wallace.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. piloted the No. 17 Fastenal Ford in the Cup Series from 2015 to 2019, and overall, Fastenal has supported and served as a primary partner with nine different RFK drivers during the partnership.

Fastenal Fords have made just shy of 300 starts with RFK Racing in NASCAR action since debuting in 2010. During that time, RFK and Fastenal have accumulated 10 victories and 87 top-10 finishes together, along with their pair of NASCAR championships together.

Buescher, Keselowski, Preece, and RFK Racing will kick off the 2025 Cup Series season with the non-points Cook Out Clash at Bowman-Gray (N.C.) Stadium on Feb. 2, followed by the traditional points opener on Feb. 16, the 67th annual Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway.

Coverage of both races will air on FOX, the Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.