Dancing With The Lady In Black…Coming off the team’s third top-15 of the season, James Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud team will try to tame “The Lady In Black” Darlington Raceway. Buescher has two previous NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at the 1.366-mile oval,in those two starts Buescher recorded one top-10.
Rely on Ruud…For the first time this season, Ruud Heating and Cooling will adorn the sides of the RAB Racing No. 99 Toyota Camry. Ruud, part of the Rheem family of quality brands, provides heating, cooling and water heating products for residential and light commercial use. Founded more than 100 years ago by the inventor of the water heater, Edwin Ruud, Rheem acquired the Ruud Company in 1960. Today, Rheem continues developing Ruud products in its tradition of quality, reliability and durability. For more information visit www.Ruud.com
Now Appearing…Buescher will stop by the Toyota PitPass display on Friday at 11:00am EDT for a question and answer session. James will also sign some autographs for the fans in attendance. The Toyota PitPass display is located in the vendor midway outside the front stretch of the track.
Chassis Info…RAB Racing will bring chassis RAB Racing 040 with them to Darlington Raceway. This is the first appearance for this particular chassis this season.
Get Social…Don’t forget you can follow James Buescher and his race team, RAB Racing on all social media platforms including twitter and Instagram, @JamesBuescher, @RAB_Racing and on facebook at facebook.com/JamesBuescherRacing and facebook.com/RABRacing. Continue to stay up-to-date with in-race updates, frequent Q&A chats and giveaway contests!
Tune In…The NASCAR Nationwide Series will visit “The Lady in Black”, Darlington Raceway for the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 on Friday, April 11. The event can be seen on ESPN2 starting at 8:00pm EDT. The event can also be heard on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90 and on MRN Radio.
How important is Darlington to your career?
“Everybody says it’s one of the hardest places on the schedule — it’s one of my favorite tracks to go. I’ve had some solid runs there in the past. It really jump started my Truck program and re-boosted my Truck program there back in 2011. Off of missing the race at Phoenix we went to Darlington and had an incredible run and won the championship the following year. It was kind of the beginning of our championship run. It’s a fun place for me to go to and I’m good friends with Chip Wile the track president there so it’s a cool place for me to get to go to and I’m looking forward to Darlington a lot. I enjoy that race track and I think it is more of a driver’s track than a lot of them.”
How is the communication between you and Chris Rice?
“The communication between Chris Rice (crew chief) and I has gotten a lot better. It was a lot smoother in Texas through the whole weekend. It seemed to be a smooth weekend and we are understanding each other more and more — he started to learn me a lot more and we are able to communicate more efficiently.”
About RAB:
Originally founded in 2005, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard is a Concord, North Carolina-based auto racing team that fields entries in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. RAB Racing has fielded entries in the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This season will mark the sixth season of full-time NASCAR competition for the organization. With the support of Toyota, RAB Racing is poised and ready to take the next step in capturing the organization’s first NASCAR Championship. To learn more about RAB Racing, visit www.TeamRAB.com.
