Veteran NASCAR driver Chris Buescher is attempting one thing new this weekend. The 32-year-old will make his debut within the NASCAR Truck Sequence at Watkins Glen Worldwide, driving the No. 66 ThorSport Racing Ford F-150.
Buescher is a NASCAR Xfinity Sequence champion (2015) and a winner of six Cup races, however he is by no means really raced within the Truck Sequence earlier than. Nonetheless, 352 Cup begins and 74 Xfinity begins later, that may change on Friday.
And Watkins Glen is a superb place for it, as Buescher is the defending winner of the Cup race on the iconic New York street course, besting Shane van Gisbergen in a dramatic last-lap battle final 12 months.
“Watkins Glen has been a particular place for me, particularly after final 12 months’s win, so I’m actually wanting ahead to getting again there,” stated Buescher in a launch from the workforce. “It’s a fantastic place for me to make my first-ever Truck Sequence begin, and I’m grateful for Duke, Rhonda, and Allison Thorson for giving me the chance to take action.”
Chris Buescher, RFK Racing Ford
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This may even be the primary time Buescher has run any race within the decrease divisions of NASCAR in a decade, as he by no means ran something past Cup after securing the Xfinity title in 2015. The truth is, the final time he ran ‘double responsibility’ was at Watkins Glen in the course of the 2015 season, ending third within the Xfinity race and thirty seventh within the Cup race.
The Truck race, which may even function Cup Sequence stars Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain, will happen on Friday, August eighth, at 5:00 p.m. with protection on FOX Sports activities 1.
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