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James Buescher

James Howard Buescher (born March 26, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the 2012 NASCAR Truck Series champion.

James Buescher
Buescher at Road America in 2013
BornJames Howard Buescher
(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 (age 34)
Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Achievements2012 Camping World Truck Series Champion
2006 ASA Late Model Series South Champion
2004 Bandolero Young Gun National Champion
Awards2006 ASA Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
91 races run over 7 years
2014 position10th
Best finish10th (2014)
First race2008 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2014 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
First win2012 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 16 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
121 races run over 9 years
2021 position88th
Best finish1st (2012)
First race2008 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Last race2021 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
First win2012 SFP 250 (Kansas)
Last win2013 Fan Appreciation 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 62 5
NASCAR Canada Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2013 position59th
Best finish59th (2013)
First race2013 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (CTMP)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 30, 2021.

After parting ways with NTS Motorsports in 2015, Buescher became a real estate agent. He owns and operates his own real estate agency, The Buescher Group, with his wife Kris in their home state of Texas. The company is part of the Compass Real Estate company.[1] He would be without a ride until 2020, when he joined Niece Motorsports for one Truck Series race in 2020 followed by a race in 2021.

Buescher is the cousin of 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Chris Buescher, who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for RFK Racing.

Early career edit

Buescher's earliest racing success came in 2004 when he became a national champion in the Young Gun division of Bandolero racing at Texas Motor Speedway.[2] He then moved on to the American Speed Association where, in 2006, he was named Most Popular Driver as well as winning the Late Model Series South championship. For 2007, Buescher ran a part-time schedule in both the ARCA Series and the NASCAR Busch East Series. He became the youngest winner in ARCA series history when he won at USA International Speedway in his series debut.[3] In six more races that season, he would earn an additional 5 top-10 finishes as well as finish in the top 10 in all 4 Busch East races he entered.

NASCAR Nationwide Series edit

In 2008, Buescher signed with Braun Racing to run six races in the Nationwide Series (now known as the Xfinity Series). He made his debut at Phoenix International Raceway in the No. 32 Great Clips Toyota. He started 17th and stayed in the top 20 all race long, finishing 18th. He would earn his first top 10 at Gateway International Raceway (finishing 7th) and his first pole at Memphis Motorsports Park. He would spend most of the 2009 season in the Camping World Truck Series. Near the end of 2009, Buescher was announced as the 2010 driver for Phoenix Racing.[4] To prepare for the season, he ran two races in the No. 1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet, finishing 11th at Texas and 13th at Phoenix.

A week prior to the beginning of the 2010 season, it was announced that Miccosukee was dropping its sponsorship of all NASCAR teams, effective immediately.[5] Despite this setback, Buescher responded with an 8th-place finish in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. On May 12, 2010 Buescher parted ways with Phoenix Racing and returned to the Camping World Truck Series. He made his return to the Nationwide Series at Kansas Speedway in September driving for Turner Motorsports in the No. 11 Great Clips Toyota. He ran four additional races for Turner, earning his 2nd career pole at Texas in the No. 30 Chevrolet.

 
Buescher in the No. 99 Nationwide car in 2014

For 2011, it was announced that Buescher would run part-time in the series, sharing the No. 30 Chevrolet with several other drivers. On February 25, 2012, Buescher won the season opener at Daytona, avoiding a massive crash on the final lap and coming from 11th to win, leading only the final lap.[6]

After the 2013 season, in which Buescher finished third in Truck Series points, he announced that he would be competing for RAB Racing in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the No. 99 Toyota.[7] Rheem was Buescher's primary sponsor, and he went on to finish 10th in 2014 Nationwide Series points. Buescher returned to the Truck Series briefly in 2015 before retiring.

NASCAR Truck Series edit

Buescher made his Truck Series debut in the 2008 Ford 200, the season finale. Driving the No. 15 Ergon Hyprene Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports, he qualified 10th and finished 19th. Prior to the start of the 2009 season, it was announced that Buescher would be replacing Brendan Gaughan in the No. 10 International Maxx Force Diesel Ford for Circle Bar Racing.[8] He found little success over the course of the season and finished 14th in points. In 25 races, he accumulated just three top-10s, including a 5th at The Milwaukee Mile. At the end of the season, Buescher left the team to focus on his new Nationwide Series ride.

It was also announced that he would return to the Truck Series for up to 19 races in 2010 with Turner Motorsports.

After running the April Nashville race in the No. 90 Great Clips Toyota for Stringer Motorsports, Buescher ran the balance of the 2010 season in the No. 31 truck. In 21 races for Turner, Buescher would earn ten top-10s with two finishes of 2nd. He narrowly missed a win at New Hampshire, giving up the lead to Kyle Busch on a green-white-checker finish. Despite not running the first three events of the season, Buescher finished 11th in the final points standings, just 16 points out of 10th.

"[W]e were all pretty shocked...At the time it was the worst feeling in the world, but looking back on it's probably a blessing in disguise because we were able to come on strong the rest of the season and make a run for the championship."

Buescher, on failing to qualify at Phoenix[9]

Turner Scott Motorsports announced that Buescher would return to the team for the 2011 season, running the full 25-race schedule. A promising start saw Buescher lead the first 55 laps at Daytona before his involvement in a multi-car crash on lap 97 left him ninth.[10] However, Buescher failed to qualify for the next race at Phoenix.[9] The No. 31 team was not yet guaranteed a starting spot because it had not attempted every event the previous season. Two races later, a wreck with Jeffrey Earnhardt at Martinsville dropped Buescher to 20th in the driver standings. Buescher responded to the setbacks with thirteen consecutive top-10 finishes including his first Truck Series pole position at Texas and a runner-up finish at IRP.[9] A tenth-place finish at Atlanta gave Buescher the championship lead in a tight points battle with Austin Dillon and Johnny Sauter. Buescher lost the lead two events later but stayed competitive in the three-man race. He earned his second career pole at Talladega and was within eleven points of Dillon with two races remaining.

At Texas, Buescher won another pole position and led 56 laps, battling side-by-side with Dillon for much of the event. However, while running second, a caution waved on lap 142 for David Starr's blown engine. During the slowdown, Buescher ran out of fuel on the backstretch and had to be pushed to pit road.[11] He lost fuel pressure and was lapped twice by the pace car before successfully re-firing his car. The 19th-place finish left Buescher with an outside chance at best for the championship finale at Homestead. There, despite scoring another pole, great runs by Dillon and Sauter and a run-in with Kevin Harvick solidified Buescher's third-place finish in the final point standings.

 
Buescher's 2013 truck at Rockingham Speedway

Buescher returned to Turner Motorsports for the 2012 season as a title favorite.[12] After crashing on the final lap in the season opener at Daytona, he led 103 laps and earned his first career Truck Series victory at Kansas. He quickly followed with early-season wins at Kentucky and Chicagoland. The Chicago win began a run of nine top-ten finishes in ten races for Buescher. The streak, which included another dominating victory at Kentucky, secured a 21-point lead for Buescher over Ty Dillon, the younger brother of 2011 championship rival Austin, with three races remaining. Subpar finishes in the next two events, including a late-race blown tire at Phoenix, meant Buescher needed to score at least a seventh-place finish at Homestead to clinch the title over Dillon and Timothy Peters. Buescher struggled in the finale, but went on to finish 13th and claim the 2012 Truck Series championship by six points over Peters, the first such title for Turner Motorsports.[13] He survived a final push from Dillon, who closed to within one point of Buescher but crashed with three laps remaining while battling Kyle Larson for second place.[14] Buescher's four wins were the most for a Turner driver since the team's entry into the series in 2009.[13]

Buescher left to drive full-time in the Nationwide Series for RAB Racing in 2014. However, he had a lackluster season, compared to his Truck Series success. In 2015, Buescher was picked up by NTS Motorsports to drive the No. 31 Chevrolet Silverado for a part-time schedule; Buescher participated in three races. However, after not being competitive in a well-funded ride, Buescher retired to help take care of his children.[15]

In 2020, Buescher returned to the series in a one-off appearance for Niece Motorsports at Texas.[16] He would return to Niece in 2021 for the season-opener at Daytona. With Carson Hocevar driving the No. 42 full-time that year, Buescher instead drove the team's No. 44 truck. His race would end early when Tanner Gray had an issue before the start and sustained heavy damage to the front end of his truck as a result of contact. He would ultimately finish 36th. It is unclear if he will attempt additional races for the team throughout the season.[1]

Personal life edit

Born in Melbourne, Florida, Buescher was raised in Plano, Texas.[17] Buescher has a cousin, Chris, who races in the NASCAR Cup Series for RFK Racing. He is the son in law of former car owner Steve Turner. Buescher married Krishtian Turner in January 2012, in a ceremony performed in Costa Rica.[2] They have two children. In November 2014, Buescher and his wife founded The Buescher Foundation to provide resources and financial support to families adopting domestically.[18]

Motorsports career results edit

NASCAR edit

(key) (Bold − Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics − Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series edit

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
2008 Braun Racing 32 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO
18
MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN
14
MLW
14
NHA DAY CHI GTY
7
IRP
28
CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
19
TEX PHO HOM 56th 692 [19]
2009 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX
11
PHO
13
HOM 90th 254 [20]
2010 DAY
8
CAL
13
LVS
29
BRI
36
NSH
34
PHO
28
TEX
17
TAL
37
RCH
12
DAR
31
DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV 36th 1347 [21]
Turner Motorsports 11 Toyota KAN
35
CAL
17
PHO
22
HOM
10 CLT
16
GTY
30 Chevy TEX
37
2011 34 DAY PHO LVS BRI
13
CAL TEX 103rd 01 [22]
30 TAL
23
NSH RCH
23
DAR DOV
8
IOW
9
CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP
2
IOW GLN
17
CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN
18
CLT TEX
17
PHO
30
32 HOM
14
2012 30 DAY
1
PHO
12
LVS
14
BRI
14
CAL
12
TEX RCH
12
TAL
7
DAR
9
IOW CLT
7
DOV
9
MCH
2
ROA KEN
10
DAY
34
NHA CHI
15
IND
26
IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL
23
RCH
11
CHI KEN
13
DOV CLT
9
KAN
28
TEX PHO HOM 103rd 01 [23]
2013 Turner Scott Motorsports 34 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA
14
KEN DAY
2
NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN
15
CLT
11
TEX PHO HOM 99th 01 [24]
2014 RAB Racing 99 Toyota DAY
16
PHO
12
LVS
18
BRI
13
CAL
16
TEX
13
DAR
25
RCH
10
TAL
29
IOW
19
CLT
11
DOV
15
MCH
15
ROA
17
KEN
14
DAY
14
NHA
22
CHI
23
IND
21
IOW
26
GLN
11
MOH
25
BRI
9
ATL
19
RCH
19
CHI
18
KEN
14
DOV
15
KAN
21
CLT
31
TEX
24
PHO
14
HOM
18
10th 868 [25]

Camping World Truck Series edit

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2008 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
19
82nd 106 [26]
2009 Circle Bar Racing 10 Ford DAY
25
CAL
13
ATL
14
MAR
11
KAN
12
CLT
12
DOV
24
TEX
18
MCH
33
MLW
5
MEM
20
KEN
8
IRP
6
NSH
17
BRI
13
CHI
20
IOW
14
GTW
23
NHA
17
LVS
13
MAR
11
TAL
15
TEX
17
PHO
23
HOM
18
14th 2884 [27]
2010 Stringer Motorsports 90 Toyota DAY ATL MAR NSH
13
11th 2963 [28]
Turner Motorsports 31 Chevy KAN
16
DOV
2
CLT
4
TEX
6
MCH
16
IOW
5
GTY
12
IRP
5
POC
11
NSH
16
DAR
7
BRI
33
CHI
12
KEN
22
NHA
2
LVS
3
MAR
12
TAL
6
TEX
6
PHO
11
HOM
19
2011 DAY
9*
PHO
DNQ
DAR
5
MAR
35
NSH
5
DOV
8
CLT
4
KAN
4
TEX
9
KEN
9
IOW
7
NSH
7
IRP
2*
POC
3
MCH
4
BRI
4
ATL
10
CHI
11
NHA
7
KEN
3
LVS
21
TAL
3
MAR
10
TEX
19
HOM
12
3rd 859 [29]
2012 DAY
17
MAR
3
CAR
2
KAN
1*
CLT
22
DOV
7
TEX
15
KEN
1*
IOW
30*
CHI
1
POC
2
MCH
5
BRI
7
ATL
3
IOW
17
KEN
1*
LVS
6
TAL
3
MAR
6
TEX
11
PHO
17
HOM
13
1st 808 [30]
2013 Turner Scott Motorsports DAY
13
MAR
14
CAR
14
KAN
6
CLT
6
DOV
15
TEX
9
KEN
4
IOW
3
ELD
19
POC
21
MCH
1
BRI
7
MSP
9
IOW
1
CHI
8
LVS
9
TAL
26
MAR
10
TEX
6
PHO
9
HOM
13
3rd 761 [31]
2015 NTS Motorsports 31 Chevy DAY
17
ATL
8
MAR
7
KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 36th 100 [32]
2020 Niece Motorsports 42 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX
15
MAR PHO 56th 22 [33]
2021 44 DAY
36
DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 88th 1 [34]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World East Series edit

NASCAR Camping World East Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWESC Pts Ref
2007 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy GRE ELK IOW SBO STA NHA
7
TMP
6
MCM ADI LRP
6
MFD NHA
9
DOV 28th 589 [35]
2008 GRE IOW
13
SBO GLN
DNQ
NHA TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA 46th 200 [36]

Camping World West Series edit

NASCAR Camping World West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWWSC Pts Ref
2008 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy AAS PHO
6
CTS IOW CNS SON IRW DCS EVG MMP IRW AMP AAS 53rd 150 [37]

Canadian Tire Series edit

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NCTSC Pts Ref
2013 22 Racing 24 Dodge MOS DEL MOS2 ICAR MPS SAS ASE CTR RIS MOS3
31
BAR KWA 59th 13 [38]

ARCA Racing Series edit

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
2007 Country Joe Racing 32 Dodge DAY USA
1
NSH SLM
6
KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN
3
KEN POC NSH ISF
7
MIL
28
GTW DSF CHI SLM
4
TAL TOL
2
30th 1405 [39]
2008 Win-Tron Racing 9 DAY SLM IOW
29
KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH 36th 880 [40]
32 CAY
25
KEN BLN POC NSH
17
ISF DSF
9
CHI
36
SLM NJE
7
TAL
31
TOL
2009 Toyota DAY
1*
SLM CAR TAL KEN
1*
TOL POC MCH
4
MFD 39th 735 [41]
9 IOW
30
KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR
2010 Phoenix Racing 51 Toyota DAY
4
PBE SLM TAL
30
TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 49th 450 [42]
Dodge TEX
18
2011 Turner Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP
3
POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 85th 225 [43]

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External links edit

  • James Buescher driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
2012
Succeeded by

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James Howard Buescher born March 26 1990 is an American professional stock car racing driver He is the 2012 NASCAR Truck Series champion James BuescherBuescher at Road America in 2013BornJames Howard Buescher 1990 03 26 March 26 1990 age 34 Melbourne Florida U S Achievements2012 Camping World Truck Series Champion2006 ASA Late Model Series South Champion2004 Bandolero Young Gun National ChampionAwards2006 ASA Most Popular DriverNASCAR Xfinity Series career91 races run over 7 years2014 position10thBest finish10th 2014 First race2008 Bashas Supermarkets 200 Phoenix Last race2014 Ford EcoBoost 300 Homestead First win2012 DRIVE4COPD 300 Daytona Wins Top tens Poles1 16 2NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career121 races run over 9 years2021 position88thBest finish1st 2012 First race2008 Ford 200 Homestead Last race2021 NextEra Energy 250 Daytona First win2012 SFP 250 Kansas Last win2013 Fan Appreciation 200 Iowa Wins Top tens Poles6 62 5NASCAR Canada Series career1 race run over 1 year2013 position59thBest finish59th 2013 First race2013 Pinty s Presents the Clarington 200 CTMP Wins Top tens Poles0 0 0Statistics current as of December 30 2021 After parting ways with NTS Motorsports in 2015 Buescher became a real estate agent He owns and operates his own real estate agency The Buescher Group with his wife Kris in their home state of Texas The company is part of the Compass Real Estate company 1 He would be without a ride until 2020 when he joined Niece Motorsports for one Truck Series race in 2020 followed by a race in 2021 Buescher is the cousin of 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Chris Buescher who competes full time in the NASCAR Cup Series for RFK Racing Contents 1 Early career 2 NASCAR Nationwide Series 3 NASCAR Truck Series 4 Personal life 5 Motorsports career results 5 1 NASCAR 5 1 1 Nationwide Series 5 1 2 Camping World Truck Series 5 1 3 Camping World East Series 5 1 4 Camping World West Series 5 1 5 Canadian Tire Series 5 2 ARCA Racing Series 6 References 7 External linksEarly career editBuescher s earliest racing success came in 2004 when he became a national champion in the Young Gun division of Bandolero racing at Texas Motor Speedway 2 He then moved on to the American Speed Association where in 2006 he was named Most Popular Driver as well as winning the Late Model Series South championship For 2007 Buescher ran a part time schedule in both the ARCA Series and the NASCAR Busch East Series He became the youngest winner in ARCA series history when he won at USA International Speedway in his series debut 3 In six more races that season he would earn an additional 5 top 10 finishes as well as finish in the top 10 in all 4 Busch East races he entered NASCAR Nationwide Series editIn 2008 Buescher signed with Braun Racing to run six races in the Nationwide Series now known as the Xfinity Series He made his debut at Phoenix International Raceway in the No 32 Great Clips Toyota He started 17th and stayed in the top 20 all race long finishing 18th He would earn his first top 10 at Gateway International Raceway finishing 7th and his first pole at Memphis Motorsports Park He would spend most of the 2009 season in the Camping World Truck Series Near the end of 2009 Buescher was announced as the 2010 driver for Phoenix Racing 4 To prepare for the season he ran two races in the No 1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet finishing 11th at Texas and 13th at Phoenix A week prior to the beginning of the 2010 season it was announced that Miccosukee was dropping its sponsorship of all NASCAR teams effective immediately 5 Despite this setback Buescher responded with an 8th place finish in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway On May 12 2010 Buescher parted ways with Phoenix Racing and returned to the Camping World Truck Series He made his return to the Nationwide Series at Kansas Speedway in September driving for Turner Motorsports in the No 11 Great Clips Toyota He ran four additional races for Turner earning his 2nd career pole at Texas in the No 30 Chevrolet nbsp Buescher in the No 99 Nationwide car in 2014 For 2011 it was announced that Buescher would run part time in the series sharing the No 30 Chevrolet with several other drivers On February 25 2012 Buescher won the season opener at Daytona avoiding a massive crash on the final lap and coming from 11th to win leading only the final lap 6 After the 2013 season in which Buescher finished third in Truck Series points he announced that he would be competing for RAB Racing in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series driving the No 99 Toyota 7 Rheem was Buescher s primary sponsor and he went on to finish 10th in 2014 Nationwide Series points Buescher returned to the Truck Series briefly in 2015 before retiring NASCAR Truck Series editBuescher made his Truck Series debut in the 2008 Ford 200 the season finale Driving the No 15 Ergon Hyprene Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports he qualified 10th and finished 19th Prior to the start of the 2009 season it was announced that Buescher would be replacing Brendan Gaughan in the No 10 International Maxx Force Diesel Ford for Circle Bar Racing 8 He found little success over the course of the season and finished 14th in points In 25 races he accumulated just three top 10s including a 5th at The Milwaukee Mile At the end of the season Buescher left the team to focus on his new Nationwide Series ride It was also announced that he would return to the Truck Series for up to 19 races in 2010 with Turner Motorsports After running the April Nashville race in the No 90 Great Clips Toyota for Stringer Motorsports Buescher ran the balance of the 2010 season in the No 31 truck In 21 races for Turner Buescher would earn ten top 10s with two finishes of 2nd He narrowly missed a win at New Hampshire giving up the lead to Kyle Busch on a green white checker finish Despite not running the first three events of the season Buescher finished 11th in the final points standings just 16 points out of 10th W e were all pretty shocked At the time it was the worst feeling in the world but looking back on it s probably a blessing in disguise because we were able to come on strong the rest of the season and make a run for the championship Buescher on failing to qualify at Phoenix 9 Turner Scott Motorsports announced that Buescher would return to the team for the 2011 season running the full 25 race schedule A promising start saw Buescher lead the first 55 laps at Daytona before his involvement in a multi car crash on lap 97 left him ninth 10 However Buescher failed to qualify for the next race at Phoenix 9 The No 31 team was not yet guaranteed a starting spot because it had not attempted every event the previous season Two races later a wreck with Jeffrey Earnhardt at Martinsville dropped Buescher to 20th in the driver standings Buescher responded to the setbacks with thirteen consecutive top 10 finishes including his first Truck Series pole position at Texas and a runner up finish at IRP 9 A tenth place finish at Atlanta gave Buescher the championship lead in a tight points battle with Austin Dillon and Johnny Sauter Buescher lost the lead two events later but stayed competitive in the three man race He earned his second career pole at Talladega and was within eleven points of Dillon with two races remaining At Texas Buescher won another pole position and led 56 laps battling side by side with Dillon for much of the event However while running second a caution waved on lap 142 for David Starr s blown engine During the slowdown Buescher ran out of fuel on the backstretch and had to be pushed to pit road 11 He lost fuel pressure and was lapped twice by the pace car before successfully re firing his car The 19th place finish left Buescher with an outside chance at best for the championship finale at Homestead There despite scoring another pole great runs by Dillon and Sauter and a run in with Kevin Harvick solidified Buescher s third place finish in the final point standings nbsp Buescher s 2013 truck at Rockingham Speedway Buescher returned to Turner Motorsports for the 2012 season as a title favorite 12 After crashing on the final lap in the season opener at Daytona he led 103 laps and earned his first career Truck Series victory at Kansas He quickly followed with early season wins at Kentucky and Chicagoland The Chicago win began a run of nine top ten finishes in ten races for Buescher The streak which included another dominating victory at Kentucky secured a 21 point lead for Buescher over Ty Dillon the younger brother of 2011 championship rival Austin with three races remaining Subpar finishes in the next two events including a late race blown tire at Phoenix meant Buescher needed to score at least a seventh place finish at Homestead to clinch the title over Dillon and Timothy Peters Buescher struggled in the finale but went on to finish 13th and claim the 2012 Truck Series championship by six points over Peters the first such title for Turner Motorsports 13 He survived a final push from Dillon who closed to within one point of Buescher but crashed with three laps remaining while battling Kyle Larson for second place 14 Buescher s four wins were the most for a Turner driver since the team s entry into the series in 2009 13 Buescher left to drive full time in the Nationwide Series for RAB Racing in 2014 However he had a lackluster season compared to his Truck Series success In 2015 Buescher was picked up by NTS Motorsports to drive the No 31 Chevrolet Silverado for a part time schedule Buescher participated in three races However after not being competitive in a well funded ride Buescher retired to help take care of his children 15 In 2020 Buescher returned to the series in a one off appearance for Niece Motorsports at Texas 16 He would return to Niece in 2021 for the season opener at Daytona With Carson Hocevar driving the No 42 full time that year Buescher instead drove the team s No 44 truck His race would end early when Tanner Gray had an issue before the start and sustained heavy damage to the front end of his truck as a result of contact He would ultimately finish 36th It is unclear if he will attempt additional races for the team throughout the season 1 Personal life editBorn in Melbourne Florida Buescher was raised in Plano Texas 17 Buescher has a cousin Chris who races in the NASCAR Cup Series for RFK Racing He is the son in law of former car owner Steve Turner Buescher married Krishtian Turner in January 2012 in a ceremony performed in Costa Rica 2 They have two children In November 2014 Buescher and his wife founded The Buescher Foundation to provide resources and financial support to families adopting domestically 18 Motorsports career results editNASCAR edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led Nationwide Series edit NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref 2008 Braun Racing 32 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO18 MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN14 MLW14 NHA DAY CHI GTY7 IRP28 CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM19 TEX PHO HOM 56th 692 19 2009 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX11 PHO13 HOM 90th 254 20 2010 DAY8 CAL13 LVS29 BRI36 NSH34 PHO28 TEX17 TAL37 RCH12 DAR31 DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV 36th 1347 21 Turner Motorsports 11 Toyota KAN35 CAL17 PHO22 HOM 10 CLT16 GTY 30 Chevy TEX37 2011 34 DAY PHO LVS BRI13 CAL TEX 103rd 01 22 30 TAL23 NSH RCH23 DAR DOV8 IOW9 CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP2 IOW GLN17 CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN18 CLT TEX17 PHO30 32 HOM14 2012 30 DAY1 PHO12 LVS14 BRI14 CAL12 TEX RCH12 TAL7 DAR9 IOW CLT7 DOV9 MCH2 ROA KEN10 DAY34 NHA CHI15 IND26 IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL23 RCH11 CHI KEN13 DOV CLT9 KAN28 TEX PHO HOM 103rd 01 23 2013 Turner Scott Motorsports 34 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA14 KEN DAY2 NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN15 CLT11 TEX PHO HOM 99th 01 24 2014 RAB Racing 99 Toyota DAY16 PHO12 LVS18 BRI13 CAL16 TEX13 DAR25 RCH10 TAL29 IOW19 CLT11 DOV15 MCH15 ROA17 KEN14 DAY14 NHA22 CHI23 IND21 IOW26 GLN11 MOH25 BRI9 ATL19 RCH19 CHI18 KEN14 DOV15 KAN21 CLT31 TEX24 PHO14 HOM18 10th 868 25 Camping World Truck Series edit NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref 2008 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM19 82nd 106 26 2009 Circle Bar Racing 10 Ford DAY25 CAL13 ATL14 MAR11 KAN12 CLT12 DOV24 TEX18 MCH33 MLW5 MEM20 KEN8 IRP6 NSH17 BRI13 CHI20 IOW14 GTW23 NHA17 LVS13 MAR11 TAL15 TEX17 PHO23 HOM18 14th 2884 27 2010 Stringer Motorsports 90 Toyota DAY ATL MAR NSH13 11th 2963 28 Turner Motorsports 31 Chevy KAN16 DOV2 CLT4 TEX6 MCH16 IOW5 GTY12 IRP5 POC11 NSH16 DAR7 BRI33 CHI12 KEN22 NHA2 LVS3 MAR12 TAL6 TEX6 PHO11 HOM19 2011 DAY9 PHODNQ DAR5 MAR35 NSH5 DOV8 CLT4 KAN4 TEX9 KEN9 IOW7 NSH7 IRP2 POC3 MCH4 BRI4 ATL10 CHI11 NHA7 KEN3 LVS21 TAL3 MAR10 TEX19 HOM12 3rd 859 29 2012 DAY17 MAR3 CAR2 KAN1 CLT22 DOV7 TEX15 KEN1 IOW30 CHI1 POC2 MCH5 BRI7 ATL3 IOW17 KEN1 LVS6 TAL3 MAR6 TEX11 PHO17 HOM13 1st 808 30 2013 Turner Scott Motorsports DAY13 MAR14 CAR14 KAN6 CLT6 DOV15 TEX9 KEN4 IOW3 ELD19 POC21 MCH1 BRI7 MSP9 IOW1 CHI8 LVS9 TAL26 MAR10 TEX6 PHO9 HOM13 3rd 761 31 2015 NTS Motorsports 31 Chevy DAY17 ATL8 MAR7 KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 36th 100 32 2020 Niece Motorsports 42 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX15 MAR PHO 56th 22 33 2021 44 DAY36 DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 88th 1 34 Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points Camping World East Series edit NASCAR Camping World East Series results Year Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWESC Pts Ref 2007 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy GRE ELK IOW SBO STA NHA7 TMP6 MCM ADI LRP6 MFD NHA9 DOV 28th 589 35 2008 GRE IOW13 SBO GLNDNQ NHA TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA 46th 200 36 Camping World West Series edit NASCAR Camping World West Series results Year Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWWSC Pts Ref 2008 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy AAS PHO6 CTS IOW CNS SON IRW DCS EVG MMP IRW AMP AAS 53rd 150 37 Canadian Tire Series edit NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results Year Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NCTSC Pts Ref 2013 22 Racing 24 Dodge MOS DEL MOS2 ICAR MPS SAS ASE CTR RIS MOS331 BAR KWA 59th 13 38 ARCA Racing Series edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led ARCA Racing Series results Year Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref 2007 Country Joe Racing 32 Dodge DAY USA1 NSH SLM6 KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN3 KEN POC NSH ISF7 MIL28 GTW DSF CHI SLM4 TAL TOL2 30th 1405 39 2008 Win Tron Racing 9 DAY SLM IOW29 KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH 36th 880 40 32 CAY25 KEN BLN POC NSH17 ISF DSF9 CHI36 SLM NJE7 TAL31 TOL 2009 Toyota DAY1 SLM CAR TAL KEN1 TOL POC MCH4 MFD 39th 735 41 9 IOW30 KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 2010 Phoenix Racing 51 Toyota DAY4 PBE SLM TAL30 TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 49th 450 42 Dodge TEX18 2011 Turner Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP3 POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 85th 225 43 References edit a b James Buescher rejoins Niece Motorsports for Daytona Truck race Jayski s Silly Season Site NASCAR Digital Media LLC February 9 2021 a b Blount Terry April 23 2012 Big name drivers teams absent from Victory Lane ESPN com Retrieved April 24 2012 JAMES BUESCHER BIO Archived from the original on 2009 11 28 Retrieved 2010 03 18 Buescher doubles up for 2010 Archived from the original on 2011 07 13 Retrieved 2010 03 18 Big sponsor ditches Phoenix Racing Hembree Mike February 25 2012 Buescher Wins Wild Series Opener SPEED Channel Fox Sports Retrieved 2012 02 26 Pockrass Bob December 13 2013 James Buescher leaving father in law s team for RAB Racing Sporting News Archived from the original on 2013 12 14 Retrieved 2013 12 14 James Buescher Circle Bar Racing going Trucking in 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 07 13 Retrieved 2010 03 18 a b c Breeze Jarrod 2012 03 02 Buescher returns to Phoenix older wiser humbler NASCAR com Retrieved 2012 11 11 Jensen Tom 2011 02 18 TRUCKS Waltrip Wins On Special Night SPEED Channel FOX Sports Retrieved 2012 11 11 Buescher s race maybe title hopes run out NASCAR com 2011 11 04 Retrieved 2012 11 22 Utter Jim 2012 02 21 2012 NASCAR Truck Series preview ThatsRacin com Retrieved 2012 11 22 a b Steve Turner Owner Statistics Racing Reference info Retrieved 2012 11 22 Long Mark 2012 11 16 Buescher wins Truck Series title at Homestead ThatsRacin com Retrieved 2012 11 22 Lunkenheimer Beth October 21 2020 Truckin Thursdays James Buescher Making NASCAR Return With Niece Motorsports Frontstretch Retrieved October 23 2020 Gillispie Zach October 16 2020 James Buescher Returning to NASCAR with Niece Motorsports at Texas Frontstretch DeCotis Mark February 26 2012 Melbourne native James Buescher avoids trouble claims victory Florida Today Melbourne FL Retrieved 2014 05 03 About Us The Buescher Foundation The Buescher Foundation Retrieved 26 March 2017 James Buescher 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2020 NASCAR Gander RV amp Outdoors Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved November 11 2020 James Buescher 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved December 30 2021 James Buescher 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2007 ARCA Re Max Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2008 ARCA Re Max Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2009 ARCA Re Max Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 James Buescher 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved October 16 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Buescher James Buescher driver statistics at Racing Reference Sporting positions Preceded byAustin Dillon NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion2012 Succeeded byMatt Crafton Retrieved 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