Buescher by no means led a lap in Sunday evening’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, however he was operating his finest when it mattered most – within the closing laps of the race and $1 million on the road.
With the warmth races canceled by rain, Buescher lined up fifth in the principle occasion and inside the first 50 laps had moved into second behind eventual winner Joey Logano.
When some blended pit methods put him additional again within the discipline, Buescher’s No. 17 RFK Racing Ford excelled on the long term to finish the race and ran down Kyle Larson to take third – his finest end ever within the occasion.
“I’m actually happy with our group,” he mentioned. “Friday (follow) wasn’t superb to be straight up about it they usually labored actually laborious and pulled some strings, hit some buttons and obtained us an entire lot higher for (the race), so I used to be happy with that to carry our (automobile) residence third.
“I felt like we had a good shot at it there. I used to be in a position to tempo [Logano] fairly good, however there on the finish simply took too lengthy to get round [Larson] and actually didn’t have sight of the leaders at that time.
“It was a superb evening on an evening the place just one place issues. I’m happy with the group.”
Buescher got here into the All-Star weekend coming off maybe his finest two races of the yr, though his finishes could not present it.
Proper on the sting of Victory Lane
He misplaced in a photograph end to Larson at Kansas after which was in place to win late within the race per week later at Darlington however obtained wrecked whereas battling Tyler Reddick for the lead. His teammate Brad Keselowski went on to win the race.
RFK Racing, and Buescher specifically, have put in a number of the most constant runs within the collection over the previous couple of weeks.
Buescher sees this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as a superb alternative to proceed his robust efficiency and even seize his first win of the 2024 season.
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, Castrol Edge Ford Mustang end
Photograph by: David Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Photos
“I’m pumped for it. That’s a monitor that was actually good for us final yr,” Buescher mentioned of CMS. “We led laps and obtained a stage win at a time of the yr the place we hadn’t hit our stride, in order that speaks volumes for us going into it.
“Momentum is only a product of operating good and being on our sport and our group has finished a implausible job. Once more, I couldn’t be extra happy with them. I needed two extra (spots within the All-Star Race), however it’s a heck of a option to lead us proper into the 600 subsequent weekend.”
