Buescher pulls double-duty to start road course stretch

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Chris Buescher will be extra busy this weekend.

The No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing driver gets to pull double-duty, running in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN) at Watkins Glen International before making his sixth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start for Front Motorsports in Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at The Glen.

“I really enjoy road racing and I am excited to get back to Watkins Glen,” Buescher said. “It is a very fast course and we had a really good car last year. I think we have some great notes to build on from last season. It will be a good weekend for us to get a top five and gain some more points.”

Buescher’s XFINITY Series standings lead over Chase Elliott has dwindled from 36 points to 20 over the last four races. He has failed to record a top-10 finish in the last five events.

Luckily for the 22-year-old Texan, three of the next four series races take place at road courses – Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio and Road America. It’s rare for young drivers to succeed at road courses, but last year, Buescher won at Mid-Ohio and ran in the top 10 at Watkins Glen before a mechanical issue and contact with a competitor relegated him to a 29th place finish. In five road course starts in the ARCA Racing Series, Buescher earned one win (Road America, 2013) and three top-five finishes.

“I’m not a road course specialist by any means, but I really enjoy it,” Buescher said. “And each time we go out, we learn a lot, have a lot of fun and seem to do pretty decent at the same time.”

Buescher hasn’t piloted a Cup car since May 3, but believes he’s ready for Sunday.

“I’m really excited to go racing again in the Cup car,” he said. “I had some success on road courses last year, and I think Watkins Glen was a good track for us. I didn’t get to do Sonoma earlier this year, but I feel like we can get back into it at Watkins Glen and have a good day.”

NASCAR Wire Service
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