Chris Buescher – Kansas Advance
Team: No. 16 RFR Driven Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Seth Barbour
Chassis: RK-730 – Last raced at Atlanta
Twitter: @Chris_Buescher and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
· Buescher at Kansas
o Chris Buescher will make his ninth overall NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start this weekend and his first NNS start at Kansas Speedway behind the wheel of the No. 16 RFR Driven Ford Mustang.
o In Buescher’s eight previous NNS starts, his best finish is seventh, which he earned this season at both Bristol and Michigan.
o Buescher has made two ARCA starts at Kansas, finishing second in 2011 and ninth in 2012.
· The Car
o The No. 16 team brings chassis RK-730 to the track for the third time this season. This chassis first raced at Michigan International Speedway, finishing seventh. Most recently, this chassis visited Atlanta Motor Speedway, finishing 13th.
· Up to Speed
o In 2011, Buescher made NNS starts at Richmond and Darlington, finishing 17th in both events. In 2012 he participated in the full ARCA schedule, earning the ARCA Championship with four wins, 12 top-fives and 16 top-10s in the 19 race season. Overall, in five seasons of ARCA Racing, Buescher has made 56 starts, with one Championship, 10 wins, 33 top-fives and 43 top-10s.
o The driver of the No. 16 Ford Mustang teams up with Seth Barbour, who will serve as Crew Chief. Barbour most recently worked as an Engineer on the RFR No. 6 team.
QUOTE WORTHY
Buescher on racing at Kansas:
“Kansas should be a good race for me. I have run some ARCA races there and a few tests as well. A lot of the weekend will be spent trying to get comfortable with the differences between the ARCA and Nationwide cars. It is very fast with new pavement, and I hope to get another top-10 in the RFR Driven Ford Mustang.”
