Return to the Irish Hills…James Buescher returns to Michigan International Speedway, a track in which he captured one of his two victories in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) during the 2013 season. The victory was a special one for the Bueschers as it was the first race in which their son Stetson attended. Buescher has one previous NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at the two-mile D-shaped oval in 2002, where he started fourth and finished in the runner-up position.
Gotta Have a Rheem…For 27 races in 2014, Rheem will adorn the sides of the RAB Racing No. 99 Toyota Camry. Rheem is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta and U.S. operations in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas. In its 89th year of operation, the company is a global manufacturer of residential and commercial heating and cooling systems; tank, tankless, solar and hybrid heat pump water heaters; whole-home standby generators, controls, swimming pool and spa heaters; indoor air-purification products; commercial boilers; and commercial refrigeration equipment. The company’s premium brands include Rheem, Raypak, Ruud and Richmond, as well as commercial refrigeration brands Russell, Witt, ColdZone and Kramer, which are part of the company’s Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG) division. Rheem products have been recognized with countless industry and consumer awards for reliability, innovative design and high quality.
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!
Chassis Info…RAB Racing will bring chassis No.042 with them to Michigan International Speedway this weekend. The last time out for this chassis was at Buescher’s hometrack of Texas Motor Speedway earlier this season where he drove it to a 13th-place finish.
Tune In…The NASCAR Nationwide Series will take a week off before returning to the two-mile D-shaped oval of Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, June 14. The Ollie’s Bargin Outlet 250 can be seen on ESPN starting at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The event can also be heard on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90 and on MRN Radio.
What does winning at Michigan last year mean to you?
“Winning that race and having Stetson there probably meant more to me than winning a championship in the Truck Series. Â It’s one that I’ll never forget — it meant a lot. Â It was pretty incredible because of the season that we had been having was not going that well and then the first week that I brought my son to the race track turned it around and won that race and then won Iowa a couple weeks later and went on to finish third in the points. Â It just kind of turned around our season and probably too late in the year to do anything towards the championship, but it still turned around our season and made it a successful one. Â It was pretty special.”
Michigan International Speedway Stats (NNS):
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Top-Five: 1
Top-10: 1
Avg. Start: 4.0
Avg. Finish: 2.0
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.
