James Buescher | |||||||
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Buescher at Road America, 2013
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Born |
Melbourne, Florida |
March 26, 1990 ||||||
Achievements |
2012 Camping World Truck Series Champion 2006 ASA Late Model Series South Champion 2004 Bandolero Young Gun National Champion |
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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) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
119 races run over 7 years | |||||||
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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 28, 2015. |
James Buescher (born March 26, 1990) is an American professional driver, and the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion.
He is the cousin of 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and NASCAR Cup Series race winner Chris Buescher.
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. 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. 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.
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 No. 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. To prepare for the season, he ran two races in the No. 1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet, finishing 11th at Texas and 13th at Phoenix.