Texas native returns for two more races with Front Row Motorsports
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Chris Buescher will continue his run in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 34 Ford Fusion for Front Row Motorsports next week at Bristol Motor Speedway and in three weeks at Talladega Superspeedway.
The Prosper, Texas native will be making his third consecutive start for the team at his home track in Saturday's Duck Commander 500 (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX). He finished 20th in his Sprint Cup debut for the organization at Auto Club Speedway, and he had a 24th-place result at Martinsville Speedway.
Buescher took over the ride after David Ragan assumed the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, replacing injured Kyle Busch, at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Brett Moffitt returned to Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 55 at Auto Club for Brian Vickers.
The Roush Fenway Racing XFINITY regular sits second in the points standings in that series as he will do double duty the next three weekends. He's excited to run the CSX "Play It Safe" around railroad tracks campaign.
"I remember the railroad tracks downtown where I grew up, and I remember my parents teaching me to be aware around them and just, in general, to stay away," Buescher said in a statement provided by the team. "It seems like a common-sense thing to not mess around with trains, but it's a message that we have to keep spreading, especially to young guys my age. I'm happy to be a part of the campaign."
In the XFINITY Series, Buescher has two top-10 finishes at Bristol and a runner-up result in his only Talladega start.
The Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up To Cancer at Bristol is scheduled for April 19, (1 p.m. ET, FOX), and the Geico 500 at Talladega goes green on May 3 (1 p.m. ET, FOX).
Richmond International Raceway will host the Toyota Owners 400 between the Bristol and Talladega dates, and Buescher confirmed Friday at Texas that he won't drive the No. 34 that weekend.
"I'm just trying to keep focus on the XFINITY side," Buescher said. "The schedule at Richmond would be extremely hectic and it's not fair to my guys on the XFINITY side to be trying to run back and forth all day like that. We're sitting at a really good spot in points right now and we need to make sure we put in all our efforts to be able to go win that championship. If that means sitting out a weekend in the Cup car, that's absolutely OK."
NASCAR.com's Brad Norman contributed to this story.
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