James Buescher
No. 31 EXIDE BATTERIES Chevrolet
Bristol Motor Speedway – O’Reilly Auto Parts 200
August 24, 2011
James Buescher NCWTS at Bristol Motor Speedway
Date Start Finish LC/TL Status $Won
8/19/2009 22 13 200/200 Running $10,980
8/18/2010 2 33 84/206 Accident $7,125
Starts Poles Wins Top-Fives Top-10s LC/TL $Won
2 0 0 0 0 284/406 (69.9%) $18,105
No. 31 Exide Batteries Chevrolet News and Notes
. This Week’s Silverado… The No. 31 Exide Batteries team will bring chassis TMS-019 to Thunder Valley for Wednesday night’s 200-lap race. TMS-019 last saw racing action in mid-July at Iowa Speedway. Buescher raced inside the top-10 all day and crossed the finish line in the seventh position.
. Next Door Neighbors… Exide Batteries, primary sponsor on the No. 31 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet, has one of their largest domestic manufacturing plants in Bristol, Tenn. The 635,000 square foot battery manufacturing plant employs over 430 local residents and is housed a half-mile from Bristol Motor Speedway.
. Million Dollar Man… With his strong finish last Saturday at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway, Buescher surpassed the million dollar mark in career earnings. In his 66 starts, the 21-year-old has accumulated 14 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes along with one pole position.
. Consecutive Finishes… Buescher has been a roll since late April. In the last 11 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, Buescher has picked up 18 spots in the championship point standings and has an average finishing position of 5.6. He and the No. 31 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet team have accumulated six top-five and 11 top-10 results in addition to a pole position during this stretch.
. Moving on Up… After this third consecutive top-five finish, Buescher and the No. 31 Exide Batteries Chevrolet Silverado moved into the runner-up position in the championship point battle. The Texas native sits five markers behind leader Johnny Sauter with ten races remaining on the 2011 schedule.
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. Watch and Listen… The O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 can be seen live on Wednesday, August 24th on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 7:30 pm EDT. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 90.
James Buescher on driving at Bristol Motor Speedway
“Bristol Motor Speedway is such a great track. Since they reconfigured it a couple of year ago, you can race side-by-side all night long. You don’t have to beat and bang to pass the competition. As a driver, I have to find a line that is both fast and gives me the best opportunity to make passes. Things happen so quickly and you have to be on your toes for all 200 laps.
“There is something about the Bristol Motor Speedway’s night race that is electric. You can feel the electricity in the air when you walk through the tunnel. It is amazing when you can hear the cheers of the fans over the roar of the engines. It is a race that all the teams have marked on their schedule as a race they look forward to. Obviously with Exide Batteries having a plant right outside the track, we have a little added pressure to run well. They bring a number of employees and customers to the track and we want to give them a reason to cheer.”
