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Chris
Buescher

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DATE OF BIRTH

10/29/1992

HOMETOWN

Prosper, Texas

CREW CHIEF

Scott Graves

TEAM

RFK Racing

DATE OF BIRTH

10/29/1992

HOMETOWN

Prosper, Texas

CREW CHIEF

Scott Graves

TEAM

RFK Racing

2026 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
16
POINTS
2199
POINTS BEHIND
-270
RACES
35
WINS
0
TOP 10's
11
TOP 5's
2
POLES
0
DNF
3
LAPS LED
134
AVG. START
14.114
AVG. FINISH
16.343
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship
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Bio
Chris Buescher drives the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford Mustang full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. Buescher scored his sixth Cup Series win in September 2024 at Watkins Glen International for his first road-course victory in NASCAR's premier series. He previously drove three seasons in Cup for JTG Daugherty Racing (2017-19) and one for Front Row Motorsports (2016), picking up his first win as a rookie at Pocono Raceway. He is the 2015 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion and has three career series wins. Buescher's first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start came in August 2025 at Watkins Glen, wheeling the No. 66 ThorSport Racing Ford to a 22nd-place finish.

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CHRIS BUESCHER STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
Bowman Gray Stadium
8
8
0
Daytona International Speedway
5
23
0
Daytona International Speedway
41
7
39
Atlanta Motor Speedway
7
15
22
Circuit of The Americas
14
24
20
Phoenix Raceway
17
14
30
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
10
6
35
Darlington Raceway
6
9
42
Martinsville Speedway
16
19
18
Bristol Motor Speedway
7
13
24
Kansas Speedway
7
10
29
Talladega Superspeedway
10
2
50
Texas Motor Speedway
3
5
36
Watkins Glen International
14
12
30
Dover Motor Speedway
31
0
0
Charlotte Motor Speedway
7
30
10
Nashville Superspeedway
22
29
8
Michigan International Speedway
14
9
31
Pocono Raceway
6
7
37
San Diego Street Course
16
6
39
Sonoma Raceway
15
19
18
Chicagoland Speedway
3
19
23
Atlanta Motor Speedway
13
10
27
North Wilkesboro Speedway
9
20
17
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
15
11
28
Iowa Speedway
27
13
24
Richmond Raceway
19
21
16
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
16
18
23
Daytona International Speedway
2
40
1
Darlington Raceway
35
20
17
World Wide Technology Raceway
21
27
10
Bristol Motor Speedway
23
13
25
Kansas Speedway
12
23
14
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
14
13
26
Charlotte Motor Speedway
13
10
29
Phoenix Raceway
17
22
15
Talladega Superspeedway
5
32
20
Martinsville Speedway
18
24
13
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2026
16
0
2
11
0
134
14.11
16.34
2025
17
0
5
16
0
47
12.47
14.33
2025
101
0
0
0
0
0
21.00
22.00
2024
17
1
6
15
0
208
18.53
14.31
2023
7
3
9
17
0
255
14.75
12.14
2022
21
1
3
10
1
194
15.80
17.86
2021
19
0
1
8
0
93
18.06
17.31
2020
21
0
2
8
0
33
18.64
19.56
2019
20
0
0
4
0
13
21.61
17.83
2018
24
0
2
2
0
1
21.61
21.00
2017
25
0
0
4
0
5
25.28
21.44
2016
16
1
2
2
0
12
26.25
26.08
2015
62
0
0
0
0
0
36.00
26.67