Chris Buescher – Iowa Advance
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Chassis: RK-822
Twitter: @Chris_Buescher, @PR60RFR and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
· Buescher at Iowa Speedway
o Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher travels to Iowa Speedway for his second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at the .88-mile track. Earlier this season, Buescher started 11th and finished 13th.
o Buescher also has four ARCA Racing Series starts at Iowa Speedway, with a best start of third (2009) and a best finish of third (2011).
· The Car
o The No. 60 team unloads Chassis RK-822 at Iowa Speedway for the third time this season. This chassis previously raced at Bristol Motor Speedway and Iowa Speedway, finishing 16th and 13th, respectively.
· Fastenal
o The No. 60 Ford Mustang will carry the Fastenal colors this weekend at Iowa Speedway. Fastenal, America’s largest fastener distributor, operates nearly 2,700 stores spanning all 50 states and 20-plus nations. Fastenal’s headquarters, located in Winona, Minn., is a little over four hours away from Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.
o “I’m proud to carry the Fastenal colors this weekend,” said Buescher. “Iowa is one of my favorite tracks, and I was happy with the car in our first race here this season. Our Fastenal Ford Mustang looks awesome. I know this track is close to Fastenal’s headquarters so I’m hoping we can put this Mustang up front on Saturday night.”
· Recapping Indianapolis
o Buescher visited the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time in his NNS career. After qualifying eighth, the rookie of the year contender ran solidly inside the top-10 for much of the race. Buescher crossed the finish line in 11th, moving up one position in the NNS point standings to seventh.
QUOTE WORTHY
Buescher on racing at Iowa Speedway:
“I’m excited to take our Fastenal Mustang to Iowa this weekend. Iowa is one of my favorite tracks. I had some success there in ARCA and am hoping to build on that. The first time we raced at Iowa this season I was pretty happy with our Mustang, and I’m confident that we can improve on that.”
