James Buescher

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James Buescher
James Buescher Road America 2013.jpg
Buescher at Road America, 2013
Born (1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 (age 34)
Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Achievements 2012 Camping World Truck Series Champion
2006 ASA Late Model Series South Champion
2004 Bandolero Young Gun National Champion
Awards 2006 ASA Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
91 races run over 7 years
2014 position 10th
Best finish 10th (2014)
First race 2008 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Last race 2014 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
First win 2012 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 16 2
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
119 races run over 7 years
Truck no., team No. 31 (NTS Motorsports)
2015 position 36th
Best finish 1st (2012)
First race 2008 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Last race 2015 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
First win 2012 SFP 250 (Kansas)
Last win 2013 Fan Appreciation 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 62 5
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2013 position 59th
Best finish 59th (2013)
First race 2013 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of March 28, 2015.

James Buescher (born March 26, 1990)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver, and the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet Silverado for NTS Motorsports.

Early career

Buescher's earliest racing success came in 2004 when he became a national champion in the Young Gun division of Bandolero racing at Texas Motor Speedway.[2] He then moved on to the American Speed Association where, in 2006, he was named Most Popular Driver as well as winning the Late Model Series South championship. For 2007, James ran a part-time schedule in both the ARCA Series and the NASCAR Busch East Series. He became the youngest winner in ARCA series history when he won at USA International Speedway in his series debut.[3] In six more races that season, he would earn an additional 5 top-10 finishes as well as finish in the top 10 in all 4 Busch East races he entered.

Nationwide Series

In 2008, Buescher signed with Braun Racing to run six races in the Nationwide Series. He made his debut at Phoenix International Raceway in the #32 Great Clips Toyota. He started 17th and stayed in the top 20 all race long, finishing 18th. He would earn his first top 10 at Gateway International Raceway (finishing 7th) and his first pole at Memphis Motorsports Park. He would spend most of the 2009 season in the Camping World Truck Series. Near the end of 2009, Buescher was announced as the 2010 driver for Phoenix Racing.[4] To prepare for the season, he ran two races in the #1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet, finishing 11th at Texas and 13th at Phoenix.

A week prior to the beginning of the 2010 season, it was announced that Miccosukee was dropping its sponsorship of all NASCAR teams, effective immediately.[5] Despite this setback, Buescher responded with an 8th-place finish in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. On May 12, 2010 Buescher parted ways with Phoenix Racing and returned to the Camping World Truck Series. He made his return to the Nationwide Series at Kansas Speedway in September driving for Turner Motorsports in the #11 Great Clips Toyota. He ran four additional races for Turner, earning his 2nd career pole at Texas in the #30 Chevrolet.

Buescher in the #99 Nationwide car in 2014

For 2011, it was announced that Buescher would run part-time in the series, sharing the #30 Chevrolet with several other drivers. On February 25, 2012, Buescher won the season opener at Daytona, avoiding a massive crash on the final lap and coming from 11th to win, leading only the final lap.[6]

After the 2013 season, in which Buescher finished third in Truck Series points, he announced that he would be competing for RAB Racing in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the No. 99 Toyota.[7]

Camping World Truck Series

Buescher made his Truck Series debut in the 2008 Ford 200, the season finale. Driving the #15 Ergon Hyprene Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports, he qualified 10th and finished 19th. Prior to the start of the 2009 season, it was announced that Buescher would be replacing Brendan Gaughan in the #10 International Maxx Force Diesel Ford for Circle Bar Racing.[8] He found little success over the course of the season and finished 14th in points. In 25 races, he accumulated just three top-10s, including a 5th at The Milwaukee Mile. At the end of the season, Buescher left the team to focus on his new Nationwide Series ride.

2010–2013: Turner Scott Motorsports

It was also announced that he would return to the Truck Series for up to 19 races in 2010 with Turner Motorsports.

After running the April Nashville race in the #90 Great Clips Toyota for Stringer Motorsports, Buescher ran the balance of the 2010 season in the #31 truck. In 21 races for Turner, Buescher would earn ten top-10s with two finishes of 2nd. He narrowly missed a win at New Hampshire, giving up the lead to Kyle Busch on a green-white-checker finish. Despite not running the first three events of the season, Buescher finished 11th in the final points standings, just 16 points out of 10th.

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"[W]e were all pretty shocked...At the time it was the worst feeling in the world, but looking back on it's probably a blessing in disguise because we were able to come on strong the rest of the season and make a run for the championship."

Buescher, on failing to qualify at Phoenix[9]

Turner Motorsports announced that Buescher would return to the team for the 2011 season, running the full 25-race schedule. A promising start saw Buescher lead the first 55 laps at Daytona before his involvement in a multi-car crash on lap 97 left him ninth.[10] However, Buescher failed to qualify for the next race at Phoenix.[9] The #31 team was not yet guaranteed a starting spot because it had not attempted every event the previous season. Two races later, a wreck with Jeffrey Earnhardt at Martinsville dropped Buescher to 20th in the driver standings. Buescher responded to the setbacks with thirteen consecutive top-10 finishes including his first Truck Series pole position at Texas and a runner-up finish at IRP.[9] A tenth-place finish at Atlanta gave Buescher the championship lead in a tight points battle with Austin Dillon and Johnny Sauter. Buescher lost the lead two events later but stayed competitive in the three-man race. He earned his second career pole at Talladega and was within eleven points of Dillon with two races remaining.

At Texas, Buescher won another pole position and led 56 laps, battling side-by-side with Dillon for much of the event. However, while running second, a caution waved on lap 142 for David Starr's blown engine. During the slowdown, Buescher ran out of fuel on the backstretch and had to be pushed to pit road.[11] He lost fuel pressure and was lapped twice by the pace car before successfully re-firing his car. The 19th-place finish left Buescher with an outside chance at best for the championship finale at Homestead. There, despite scoring another pole, great runs by Dillon and Sauter and a run-in with Kevin Harvick solidified Buescher's third-place finish in the final point standings.

Buescher's 2013 truck at Rockingham Speedway

Buescher returned to Turner Motorsports for the 2012 season as a title favorite.[12] After crashing on the final lap in the season opener at Daytona, he led 103 laps and earned his first career Truck Series victory at Kansas. He quickly followed with early-season wins at Kentucky and Chicagoland. The Chicago win began a run of nine top-ten finishes in ten races for Buescher. The streak, which included another dominating victory at Kentucky, secured a 21-point lead for Buescher over Ty Dillon, the younger brother of 2011 championship rival Austin, with three races remaining. Subpar finishes in the next two events, including a late-race blown tire at Phoenix, meant Buescher needed to score at least a seventh-place finish at Homestead to clinch the title over Dillon and Timothy Peters. Buescher struggled in the finale, but went on to finish 13th and claim the 2012 Truck Series championship by six points over Peters, the first such title for Turner Motorsports.[13] He survived a final push from Dillon, who closed to within one point of Buescher but crashed with three laps remaining while battling Kyle Larson for second place.[14] Buescher's four wins were the most for a Turner driver since the team's entry into the series in 2009.[13]

2015–present: NTS Motorsports

After Buescher and RAB Racing parted ways in the Nationwide Series due to sponsorship in 2014, he was picked up by NTS Motorsports to drive the No. 31 Chevrolet Silverado full-time in 2015. Buescher began with a seventeen place finish at Daytona and collecting two top-tens at Atlanta and Martinsville. However, sponsorship has been a struggle with the No. 31 team which caused Buescher to be replaced by Scott Lagasse, Jr. with having his own sponsorship Alert Today at Kansas and Charlotte.

Personal life

Born in Melbourne, Florida, Buescher was raised in Plano, Texas.[15] Buescher has a cousin, Chris, who races in the Nationwide Series as a developmental driver for Roush Fenway Racing. Buescher married Krishtian Turner during the 2011/2012 offseason, in a ceremony performed in Costa Rica.[2] He is the son in law of former car owner Steve Turner. He has a son.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold − Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics − Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ James Buescher Career Statistics
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ JAMES BUESCHER :: BIO
  4. ↑ Buescher doubles up for 2010
  5. ↑ Big sponsor ditches Phoenix Racing
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  8. ↑ James Buescher, Circle Bar Racing going Trucking in 2009
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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
2012		 Succeeded by
Matt Crafton
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