Keselowski Talks About Changes at RFK Racing and NASCAR Regulations
Brad Keselowski, driver and co-owner of RFK Racing, shared his impressions on the adjustments made to the team and the complexity of NASCAR rules, following the reduction of the penalty imposed on Chris Buescher and his team at Kansas Speedway.During practice and Saturday’s qualifying at the Nashville Superspeedway, Keselowski compared NASCAR’s rulebook to the IRS tax code, highlighting the difficulty of navigating the regulations.
Keselowski emphasized that this is not an excuse and revealed that the team implemented changes in roles and responsibilities to improve preparation and compliance with the rules.“One reads this document and then has to reference this document to reference this document, and when you’re working hard for 38 weeks a year, oversights can occur,” Keselowski commented.
Brad Keselowski
On May 15, NASCAR penalized Buescher and his team for illegal modifications to the bumper of his No. 17 Ford at Kansas. The initial penalty included the loss of 60 driver and owner points, five playoff points for both, a $75,000 fine, and the suspension of crew chief Scott Graves for two races.
These penalties occurred three days after Buescher finished eighth in Kansas, which dropped him from 12th to 24th in the Cup standings.
Following RFK Racing’s appeal, the appeals panel ruled partially in their favor, determining that the team violated the rule regarding the front bumper cover, but not the one for the exhaust cover panel.
Buescher gained 30 points, moving up to 16th in the Cup standings, just below the playoff cut line and six points behind his RFK Racing teammate, Ryan Preece.
