RFK Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series

Roush Fenway Racing's Xfinity Series operation began in 1992 with the No. 60 driven byMark Martin. The No. 60 team has been dominant throughout its history, amassing many wins with Martin; three driver's championships withGreg Bifflein 2002,Carl Edwardsin 2007, andChris Buescherin 2015; and an owner's championship with Edwards in 2011. The No. 6 team won back-to-back driver's championships in 2011 & 2012 withRicky Stenhouse Jr.Following the departures ofRyan Reed,Chase Briscoe, andAustin Cindric, Roush's Xfinity program was closed following the 2018 season.
The number 06 Ford Fusion was first raced in theHershey's Kissables 300atDaytona International Speedwayon February 18, 2006.Todd Klueverpiloted the car, with sponsorship from3M, for the entire2006season,earning four Top 10 finishes and one pole. Mike Kelley, the former car chief on championship car 97, was the crew chief.
For 2007,Mark Martindrove the 06 machine in two races, with sponsorship fromDish Network, atDaytona International SpeedwayandTexas Motor Speedway.This team did not return in 2008.
On October 30, 2014, Roush Fenway announced that veteranElliott Sadlerwould drive the No. 1 car in 2015, bringing sponsorOneMain FinancialfromJoe Gibbs Racing. This marked Sadler's reunion with former owner and engine builderDoug Yates, and his fourth stint with manufacturerFord.Sadler earned four top fives and 17 top tens to finish sixth in points.Sadler and OneMain Financial would leave at the end of the season forJR Motorsports.The No. 1 team was shut down, and around 25 employees were released.
The No. 9 car debuted at Daytona in1997.Jeff Burtondrove theTrack Gear-sponsoredFord Taurusto a 40th-place finish. During the 1997 season,Robbie Crouch,Ted Musgrave, andRob Wilsondrove the No. 9 on limited schedules, with Burton winning twice atBristolandDarlington. In1998,Ashton LewisandChad Littleboth drove the 9 car for 1 race. From 1997-2003 Burton garnered 16 wins with additional sponsorships fromNorthern Light,Febreze, andGain, among others. Greg Biffle also made 1 start in2003at the then called Lowe's Motor Speedway, earning a 12th place finish.Mark Martinreturned to the Busch Series in2004posting four top-10s in five starts. The same year, Jeff Burton left Roush for greener pastures.Matt Kensethran 3 races in 2004 as well, getting a best finish of 3rd at Darlington. In2005, Martin ran seven races and won twice. Kenseth also ran 2 races, getting a best finish of 6th.
The car switched to the No. 6 in 2006, after a number switch withEvernham Motorsports, and ran a part-time schedule sponsored byAmeriquestandPennzoil. Martin ran seven races and while not winning, he got five Top 5 finishes. David Ragan also ran one race that year, finishing 36th at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
In2007, David Ragan drove the car full-time in 2007 using the No. 06 owner's points, with a sponsorship from theDiscount Tire Company. Ragan posted four Top 5's and nine Top 10's and a fifth-place finish in points. Ragan was named 2007 Rookie of the Year.In2008, Ragan had a massive improvement; while he still did not win, he earned seven Top 5's and 21 Top 10's and finished fourth in the standings.
Ragan went to part-time and ran 19 races withDiscount Tiresponsoring. Ragan won the2009 Aaron's 312for his first Nationwide series victory as well as a win at Bristol. RookieErik Darnellran the rest of the schedule with Northern Tool and Equipment sponsoring. He won a pole and had two Top 5’s and five Top 10's; however, he was unable to return the next season due to a lack of funding.
In 2010,Ricky Stenhouse Jr.drove the No. 6 Ford withCitifinancialas the primary sponsor. After crashing out of a few early events along with rookie teammate Colin Braun, Roush temporarily benched Stenhouse after he failed to qualify at Nashville in April. The No. 6 was driven byBrian Icklerat Kentucky, and byBilly Johnsonat Watkins Glen. When veteran Mike Kelley took over the pit box, Stenhouse responded with a third-place finish at the fall race at Daytona. In the end, Stenhouse got three Top 5's and eight Top 10's and a points finish of 16th. The team also won Rookie of the Year honors. The next yearCargill Meat Solutionssponsored the team for a few races as Citi had left forKevin Harvick Incorporated. With fresh momentum, and most of the Cup drivers running limited schedules, Stenhouse swept both Iowa races for his first two Nationwide Series victories, and held off former Cup driverElliott Sadlerfor the Nationwide Series championship. In the end, Stenhouse had a massive improvement from 2010, getting two wins, 16 Top 5's, and 26 Top 10's and won the2011 NASCAR Nationwide Serieschampionship. In 2012, Stenhouse would get six wins, 19 Top 5's, and 26 Top 10's and beat Sadler again in2012for his second consecutive championship.
For 2013, formerDaytona 500winnerTrevor Bayne, who had been sidelined in recent years due to illness and lack of sponsorship, drove the car full-time.Cargillreturned to the team, along with Valvoline and Ford EcoBoost. He earned seven Top 5's and 21 Top 10's, finished sixth in the standings and won once at Iowa. In 2014,Advocaremoved fromRichard Childress Racingto sponsor the entire season. While not winning, Bayne earned a pole at Iowa, along with seven Top 5's and 21 Top 10's to finish 6th in point standings.Bayne moved up to the Sprint Cup Series in 2015 with Advocare.
In December 2014, it was reported thatTruck Seriesdriver andDrive for DiversitygraduateDarrell Wallace Jr.had asked for and was granted release from his contract withJoe Gibbs Racing. Later, it was revealed that he had signed a deal to drive in Roush Fenway's No. 6 for 2015, with Chad Norris as his crew chief.Due to lack of sponsorship,Ford EcoBoostandRoush Performancefrequently appeared as placeholders on the car, as the brands had done on teammateChris Buescher's No. 60 car.One-race deals came fromCheez-It,AdvoCare,Fastenal,Bleacher Report, Cross Insurance, and Scotchman. Wallace, in his rookie year got three Top 5's and 14 Top 10's, and finished seventh in the standings. In 2016, Wallace got three Top 5's and nine Top 10's and finished 11th in the points standings. In 2017, the team ran for the first half of the season before shutting down operations due to a lack of sponsorship. Wallace departed the team to drive the No. 43 forRichard Petty Motorsportsin the Cup Series.
for the 2018 season, The No. 6 team ran only one race at Road America race withIndyCar SeriesdriverConor Daly. Daly was supposed to haveLilly Diabetessponsor him, but Lilly Diabetes pulled their sponsorship last minute, Jack Roush was forced to pay for the sponsorship himself for the race. Daly finished 31st after a suspension issue late in the race.
The No. 16 car made itsBusch Seriesdebut atDaytonain 2006.Greg Biffledrove theAmeriquest-sponsored car in 20 races, winning once atCalifornia Speedwayand getting nine Top 5's and 18 Top 10's. For 2007, Biffle drove for 19 races in the No. 16, while driving another 12 in the 37 forBrewco Motorsports. Biffle only garnered three Top 5's and 13 Top 10's.Todd KlueverDrove the No. 16 in fourteen races, getting a best finish of eighth atDarlington Raceway.Travis KvapilandColin Braunboth drove the 16 in one race that year, both got finishes of 21st and 31st.
In 2008, the No. 16 team, sponsored byCitifinancialand3M, went winless for the second year in a row, Greg Biffle drove the car for 15 races, while Jamie McMurray started three races, and Colin Braun drove for five races, getting a best finish of second atIndianapolis Motorsports Park. Braun also won two poles wins atMexico CityandO'Reilly Raceway Park. Biffle got four Top 5's and ten Top 10's, McMurray only got one Top 5 and Braun also earned one Top 5.
In 2009, the No. 16 sawColin Braun,Matt Kenseth,Ricky Stenhouse Jr., andGreg Bifflemake starts. Biffle started 14 races, getting four Top 5's and nine Top 10's, and finally won twice, winning at Las Vegas and Phoenix. Kenseth got six Top 5's and ten Top 10's and won once at Darlington. Stenhouse ran seven races, he won a pole atIowa Speedwayand got one Top 5 and two Top 10's. Colin Braun only ran one race atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve, he finished 40th after engine troubles.
Colin Braunmoved up to the ride full-time in 2010 withCon-way Freightas the sponsor for 18 races.Like his teammateRicky Stenhouse Jr., Braun struggled, crashing out of several races. After 8 races, he was 25th in points and had 5 DNFs, because of this,Jack Roushbenched him for 4 of the next 5 races. Braun was replaced byMatt Kensethat Richmond and Darlington, andBrian Icklerdrove at Charlotte and Nashville. Stenhouse was benched for 2 races that year, but he improved quite a bit, Braun didn't so much, because of this, he was benched for even more races.Matt Kensethdrove for another race at Atlanta,Brian Icklerdid another 2 at Daytona and Bristol, andErik Darnelldrove 3 races at Richmond, Dover and Texas.Trevor Baynealso drove a single race at Gateway. Braun had only 5 Top 10's finishes in 24 starts, and was released after the end of the season.
In 2011,Colin Braunwas replaced byTrevor Bayne.However, after 8 races, Bayne was hospitalized for various illnesses, and Roush development driversChris BuescherandKevin Swindellfilled in for him, Buescher ran at Richmond and Darlington, and Swindell ran  at Dover, both finished outside the top 10. Matt Kenseth also filled in for 1 race at Charlotte, in which he led 41 laps en route to a win. Bayne returned later in the season, and scored his first win at Texas in the fall. Bayne in the end earned 1 win, 5 Top 5's, 14 Top 10's and finished 11th in the standings. Bayne's crew moved over to RFR's No. 60 to run a limited schedule, and the 16 team shut down for 2012.
For 2013, the No. 16 car was brought back withChris Buescher,Billy Johnson,Ryan ReedandRicky Stenhouse Jr.Buescher ran 7 races, getting 2 Top 10's in the process. Johnson ran 2 races, getting 2 15th place finishes atRoad AmericaandLoudon. Ryan Reed ran 6 races and only got 1 top 10 atRichmond. Stenhouse only ran 1 race atTexasfinishing 17th.
In 2014,Ryan Reedwas picked to drive the No. 16 full-time with Lilly and the ADA, running for Rookie of the Year.Reed scored only 1 top 5 finish, a fourth atDaytonain July. Reed finishing ninth in driver points while the No. 16 finished 14th in owner points.
Reed returned to the No. 16 for 2015,and won the first race of the season atDaytona, which was also his first career win. Reed was pushed by teammate Buescher past leaderBrad Keselowskion the final lap to take the victory.The win would be Reed's only Top 5 and 10 of the year; he would have an average finish of 16.8 to finish tenth in driver points.
In 2016 Reed went winless but improved, earning 1 Top 5, 7 Top 10's and finished 6th in points. Reed won the season opener at Daytona again in 2017, He also got 2 Top 5's, 7 Top 10's and finished 8th in points. In 2018, Reed failed to win a race but he improved his average finish from a 17.8 to a 16.0. he also got 2 Top 5's and 10 Top 10's. After 2018, Roush shut down their Xfinity operation, layng off Reed and other part time drivers and employees.
The 17 car debuted in1994at Darlington with driver/ownerRobbie Reiserdriving the unsponsored car to 35th after a crash. Reiser ran part-time for a few years. He hiredTim Benderto drive the car in 1997. After Bender was injured, Reiser decided to hire fellow WisconsiniteMatt Kensethto replace him. Kenseth had seven Top 10 finishes and ended the year 22nd in points. His substitution duty was impressive enough to get him a ride in Reiser's car for the next season. Kenseth won his first race at North Carolina in 1998. Driving with new sponsorship fromLycos, he won three races and finished second in points toDale Earnhardt Jr.DeWalt Toolsbecame the sponsor in1999, with Kenseth getting an additional four wins and a third-place finish in points.
The team actually was not part of Roush Racing until 2002; Reiser, the team owner, ran Chevrolets through the 2001 season and since then, the No. 17 car has run part-time with a variety of different sponsors, with Kenseth at least co-driving each time. In 2006, the car ran on a limited basis with sponsorships from Ameriquest and Pennzoil. That year, Kenseth won three races. In 2007, the No. 17 car carried sponsorships fromArby's,Dish Network, andWeyerhauserand Kenseth continued driving it, along withDanny O'Quinn, andMichel Jourdain Jr.The car took two wins at California and Texas. Still in the car, Kenseth finishing 10th in points despite competing only 23 races. For 2008, the car's sponsorship was expected to be the same, withCitigroupcoming on board for a few races. In 2009, Kenseth raced it in theCamping World 300at Daytona with a sponsorship formRitz.Ricky Stenhouse Jr.was tapped to drive the car in theDollar General 300at Charlotte in October withSave-A-Lotas the main sponsor. The team did not run again untilKansasin October 2010, whenTrevor Baynedrove it in six of the remaining 7 races of the 2010 season after he leftMichael Waltrip Racing.The team shut down again for 2011.
The No. 26 Ford debuted as the No. 50 at Daytona in 2006.Danny O'Quinnwas the driver, with primary sponsorships fromWorld Financial GroupandStonebridge Life Insurance Company, members of theAegongroup, after beginning the season with sponsorship from Roush Racing only. Drew Blickensderfer was the crew chief. O'Quinn had five top-ten finishes and was named Rookie of the Year despite being replaced byDavid Raganfor two races. The team switched to the No. 26 for 2007, with Greg Biffle driving at Daytona with theOreosponsorship. Jamie McMurray then drove the car for the majority of the season sponsored byDish Network, finishing in the top-ten three times.Todd Klueverdrove twice with a best finish of nineteenth. This team did not return in 2008.
The centerpiece and original car of Roush Racing's Busch operation debuted at the opening race of the1992Busch Series season at Daytona.Mark Martinwas driving withWinn-Dixieas the sponsor, finishing seventh in that race. For the next several years, this was Martin's personal Busch car and he won enough races to surpassJack Ingramas the all-time leader of wins in the Busch Series (since surpassed byKyle Busch). During this time, he and several other Winston Cup drivers came under steep controversy for running the Busch Series as well as Cup. These drivers earned the nickname "Buschwackers."
After the2000 season, Martin abbreviated hisBusch Seriesschedule, and Winn-Dixie left NASCAR as a sponsor. His replacement was one of Roush's Truck Series driversGreg Biffle, who brought sponsorW.W. Graingerwith him. Biffle had a phenomenal rookie season, winning five times and even leading the championship standings at one point in the season before falling toKevin Harvick. Biffle returned in 2002, winning four more times and the championship by a wide margin before moving on to Winston Cup, bringing Grainger with him.
For 2003 Roush hired Hollywood stuntmanStanton Barrett, who to that point was a journeyman driver, to drive the No. 60 with OdoBan sponsoring. Despite winning two consecutive poles, the car lost its sponsor and folded before the end of the season.Charter Communicationsbegan sponsoring the car in 2004 and Biffle returned to drive the car full-time, winning five times and placing third in the series points standings.
In 2005, Busch Series rookie and Cup Series regularCarl Edwardsmoved into the 60 car, winning five races en route to finishing third in points, and earning Rookie of the Year honors. Edwards returned to drive theAmeriquest-sponsored Ford for a full-time schedule in 2006, winning four more times and was runner-up for the championship.
Edwards continued to pilot the car in 2007, with rotating sponsorship fromScotts, World Financial Group, and others. Edwards and the No. 60 team went on to win the 2007 Busch Grand National Series Championship by a very wide margin overDavid Reutimann. In 2008 he won five races and finished second in points behindClint Bowyerin the inaugural Nationwide Series season. Edwards finished second in points again in 2009, finishing behindKyle Busch. In 2010, Edwards ran for theNationwide SeriesChampionship again with co-sponsorship fromFastenaland Copart. Despite winning atRoad AmericaGateway, and Texas, Edwards finished runner-up toBrad Keselowski. Edwards drove the No. 60 again in 2011 with only half of the season sponsored byFastenal.Despite being unable to compete for the drivers championship, as well as missingRoad America, Edwards scored a career-high eight wins in 2011 and won the Owners Championship for Jack Roush. With the departure of crew chief Mike Beam toKyle Busch Motorsports, Edwards announced that he would not contest the Nationwide Series owners championship the next season.
In 2012,Trevor Bayne's No. 16 crew moved over to the No. 60 and ran the first five races with the intent of running the full season. They ended up being sidelined by a lack of sponsorship. Later in 2012, the 60 returned with Edwards at Watkins Glen withSubwaysponsoring. Edwards would subsequently win the race. At Montreal, the car was fielded for Roush road course driver Billy Johnson, who finished 8th. The team returned with Bayne at Bristol with backing from the Pat Summit Foundation. At the fall Richmond race,Travis Pastranadrove the car withFord EcoBoostsponsorship, qualifying fifth and finishing 17th.
Pastrana would drive the No. 60 for the full season in 2013. his first full season of NASCAR competition. While he often showed speed, including a pole at Talladega, Pastrana struggled in his transition from Rally cars to heavier stock cars which led to several crashes.On November 11, 2013, Pastrana announced that he would be leaving full-time NASCAR competition in 2014 due to the performance struggles and lack of sponsorship. He finished the season 14th in points with four top tens.
2012 ARCA championChris Buescherbegan driving the No. 60 in 2014 and competed for the Rookie of the Year award against a strong rookie class. After failing to qualify at Daytona, Buscher had a solid rookie season in spite of Roush Fenway's struggles as an organization.Buescher finished 9th atLas Vegas, 7th atRichmond, 2nd atTalladega, 9th at Charlotte, 11th atDover, 10th at Michigan, and 12th at the July Daytona race. Buescher finished fifth atNew Hampshireto earn a spot in the second Nationwide Dash 4 Cash race atChicagoland;he would finish 8th at Chicago and 11th atIndianapolis.Fastenalreturned to sponsor the 60 at Iowa,where Buescher finished 14th. Cup sponsorsKellogg'sandCheez-Itsponsored the car atWatkins Glen.Buescher scored his first career victory atMid-Ohio Sports Car Coursein theNationwide Children's Hospital 200, the third rookie to win season and the only win for Roush in the Nationwide Series in 2014.Buescher would finish 7th in points with 14 top tens, and the No. 60 would finish 11th in owners points.
Buescher returned to the No. 60 in 2015.Cup sponsorsFastenal,Cheez-It,Safety-Kleen, andAdvoCarecame on to sponsor several races, along withBit-O-HoneyandSalted Nut Rollmanufactured by thePearson's Candy Company.Buescher finished second in the Daytona season-opener behind teammateRyan Reed.He scored his first victory of the season at Iowa in May, on a green-white-checkered finish.He scored his second win later in the month at Dover, after pit-stop strategy and contact with pole sitter and teammateDarrell Wallace Jr.racing for the lead.After 24 consecutive weeks as the points leader, Buescher won his firstXfinity Series titleand the eighth for Roush, with 11 top fives, 20 top tens, and an average finish of 8.4.
The No. 60 returned on a part-time basis for 2016.Trevor Baynedrove one race at Waltkins Glen with sponsorshipAdvoCare.Gray Gauldingdrove two races beginning at Bristol in August.Ricky Stenhouse Jr.drove the car at Phoenix in November, with a sponsorship fromSunnyD.
For the2018 season, the No. 60 car was shared between development driversAustin Cindric,Chase Briscoe, andTy Majeski, with Mike Kelley as crew chief.It was the team's worst full-time season, as the car was involved in 28 spins or crashes out of the 33 races.The team finished the season 22nd in points and a combined five top-10 finishes with the best finish being a 7th by Majeski in Iowa and had 11 DNFs with a combined average finish of 23.3. Following the season, Roush Fenway Racing shut down its Xfinity program. Although the season was a disaster, it accomplished what it was meant to do and further the three drivers' careers. Cindric has since moved to theTeam PenskeNo. 2 Cup team, scoring his first win in the2022 Daytona 500in his 8th Cup Series start while Briscoe drives the No. 14 Cup car forStewart-Haas Racing, scoring his first win at Phoenix in 2022 in his 40th Cup Series start and is set to move on toJoe Gibbs Racingdriving the No. 19 in 2025 replacingMartin Truex Jr.As of 2025, Majeski drives the No. 98Ford F-SeriesforThorSport Racingin the Truck Series winning the Truck Series championship in 2024.
As part of the breakup ofYates Racingfollowing the 2009 season, Jack Roush purchased the No. 98 Nationwide Series team.Paul Menardbriefly drove for the team with sponsorship fromMenards. Menard and his sponsor moved toRichard Childress Racingfor 2011 and the team ceased operation.