Keselowski on RFK Racing: “Our results relate for themselves”

Keselowski ’s group-mate, Chris Buescher, earned his 2nd consecutive NASCAR Cup receive of the 2023 season with a gallant victory in Monday’s rain-delayed trot at Michigan International Speedway.

For the 2nd straight week, Keselowski, became once in contention as successfully, this time ending fourth.

Buescher is already locked on this season’s playoffs thanks to his wins and Keselowski is in correct fame to invent it on factors – his presently eighth in the standings – with three long-established season races final.

It’s a spacious turnaround from final season, when both teams did now not invent the 16-driver playoff topic, even though Buescher did stable a late-season receive.

Speed winner Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, Castrol Edge Ford Mustang in victory lane

Photo by: Lesley Ann Miller / Motorsport Photography

“It’s been two huge weekends. I’m appropriate thrilled to loss of life for our company,” Keselowski talked about. “There’s a kind of folk appropriate working their guts out, trying to push, work within the limits of the solutions and regulations, but now not fade anything on the desk.

“At the an analogous time, (they’re) executing on the most effective of phases, whether or now not it’s on pit avenue, restarts, no topic else it takes. I’m joyful for them, their efforts, getting them the outcomes they deserve.

“Also keeping our head down. We got a kind of racing left in entrance of us.”

Keselowski’s affect

Prior to Keselowski joining the group as a driver and co-owner in 2022, Roush had a protracted history of success in NASCAR but had now not won in the Cup Sequence since 2017.

Keselowski’s arrival coincided with the debut of the Next Gen automobile in Cup collection competition which added to the transformation of the racing group.

Keselowski has insisted trade would now not attain in a single day, but Buescher’s receive late final season became once a solid indication the group became once transferring in the suitable route.

“We’re letting our results relate for themselves,” Keselowski talked about. “Chris has accomplished a heck of a job using the auto. Have to you make a choice up a receive, it feels really correct. We’re digging deep, getting the outcomes.”

Keselowski, a Michigan native, would receive cherished to be the RFK driver that earned the winner’s trophy on Monday but mild appreciates the importance of Buescher’s accomplishment.

“I’m chuffed to be (in Victory Lane) it’s now not significant what’s circumstances,” he talked about. “I desire to be there as a driver, don’t make a choice up me injurious. Being there as an owner is phenomenal, as successfully.

“I’m mild soaking it in. With your entire mixed emotions of, ‘Hi there, man, I became once so mercurial on the discontinue, if I’m in a position to even receive gotten any invent of breaks to cross our device.’ Then additionally, appropriate thrilled to loss of life for Chris and his group and all people on it.”