Christopher William Buescher (born October 29, 1992)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver.
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[6] After failing to qualify at Daytona, Buescher had a solid rookie season, finishing ninth at Las Vegas, 7th at Richmond, second at Talladega, ninth at Charlotte, 11th at Dover, tenth at Michigan, and 12th at the July Daytona race.
[10] Buescher started the season with a runner-up finish to teammate Ryan Reed at Daytona in the Alert Today Florida 300.
Buescher scored the second series win of his career at Iowa Speedway after passing Chase Elliott for the lead on the final restart of the race, Elliott had led 114 laps but couldn't hold off a hard charge from Buescher.
[11] Two weeks later, Buescher would be back in victory lane at Dover International Speedway for his second win in 2015; However, Buescher made contact with teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. near the end of the race to make the winning pass and Wallace was upset with his teammate as he cut a tire as a result of the contact and would go on to say "I would say I am happy Roush won but I’m not.
"[12] In the final race of the 2015 season, Buescher won his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Homestead Miami Speedway on November 21, 2015.
Buescher was able to hold off defending champion (of the then Nationwide Series) Chase Elliott, Ty Dillon, and Regan Smith in points to win the title.
34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports at Fontana in 2015,[13] filling in for David Ragan, who had been substituting for Kyle Busch, who was out for a fractured leg; Buescher finished 20th.
After an hour of waiting, NASCAR gave up on trying to wait out the fog due to approaching severe weather and called the race, giving Buescher his first NASCAR Cup Series victory and the second win for Front Row Motorsports.
Buescher also brought Front Row Motorsports its first win in 118 races going back to David Ragan at Talladega in 2013.
Buescher passed his teammate Landon Cassill for 29th in the standings at Richmond and locked in his place in the Chase.
Through the latter half of the regular season, Buescher scored 4 more Top 10s, including 5th place at the inaugural Daytona Road Course race.
He finished second at the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, but was disqualified when his car failed post-race inspection due to a rear sub-frame assembly violation.
He also scored top-10 finishes at Phoenix, Atlanta, and Dover, where he recorded his first career Cup Series pole.
At the Coca-Cola 600, Buescher was involved in a crash early in the final stage after he hit Daniel Suárez who spun on the restart.
Buescher's right front wheel dug into the tri-oval grass, lifting the car off the ground and sending it into a barrel roll.
[23] On June 28, 2022, crew chief Scott Graves was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss at Nashville.
Buescher unleashed his frustrations on him with a shove and a stern discussion, Reddick didn’t offer a defense for the contact and was apologetic after climbing out of his damaged No.
[30] Despite missing the playoffs, Buescher won at Watkins Glen after Shane van Gisbergen brushed the wall near the Bus Stop on the final lap.
Buescher and his wife Emma live on a micro-farm near New London, North Carolina with their many pets and outdoor toys, they also volunteer with the local humane society in Albemarle.
* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.