James Buescher
Buescher atRoad America in 2013
Born	James Howard Buescher (1990-03-26)March 26, 1990 (age 35) Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Achievements	2012Camping World Truck SeriesChampion 2006ASA Late Model Series South Champion 2004 Bandolero Young Gun National Champion
Awards	2006ASA Most Popular Driver
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
91 races run over 7 years
2014 position	10th
Best finish	10th (2014)
First race	2008Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Last race	2014Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
First win	2012DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 16 2
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
121 races run over 9 years
2021 position	88th
Best finish	1st (2012)
First race	2008Ford 200 (Homestead)
Last race	2021NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
First win	2012SFP 250 (Kansas)
Last win	2013Fan Appreciation 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 6 62 5
NASCARCanada Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2013 position	59th
Best finish	59th (2013)
First race	2013 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (CTMP)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of December 30, 2021.

James Howard Buescher (born March 26, 1990) is an American semi-retired professionalstock car racing driver. He is the2012 NASCAR Truck Series champion.

After parting ways withNTS 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 joinedNiece Motorsports for one Truck Series race in 2020 followed by a race in 2021.

Buescher is the cousin of 2015NASCAR Xfinity Series championChris Buescher, who competes full-time in theNASCAR Cup Series forRFK Racing.

Buescher's earliest racing success came in 2004 when he became a national champion in the Young Gun division ofBandolero racing atTexas Motor Speedway.^[2] He then moved on to theAmerican 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 theARCA Series and theNASCARBusch East Series. He became the youngest winner in ARCA series history when he won atUSA 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.

In 2008, Buescher signed withBraun Racing to run six races in the Nationwide Series (now known as theXfinity Series). He made his debut atPhoenix International Raceway in the No. 32Great ClipsToyota. He started 17th and stayed in the top 20 all race long, finishing 18th. He would earn his first top 10 atGateway International Raceway (finishing 7th) and his first pole atMemphis Motorsports Park. He would spend most of the 2009 season in theCamping World Truck Series. Near the end of 2009, Buescher was announced as the 2010 driver forPhoenix Racing.^[4] To prepare for the season, he ran two races in the No. 1Miccosukee ResortsChevrolet, finishing 11th atTexas and 13th atPhoenix.

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 atDaytona International Speedway.On May 12, 2010 Buescher parted ways withPhoenix Racing and returned to theCamping World Truck Series. He made his return to the Nationwide Series atKansas Speedway in September driving for Turner Motorsports in the No. 11Great ClipsToyota. He ran four additional races for Turner, earning his 2nd career pole atTexas in the No. 30 Chevrolet.

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 forRAB Racing in the2014 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.

Buescher made his Truck Series debut in the 2008Ford 200, the season finale. Driving the No. 15Ergon HypreneToyota forBilly Ballew Motorsports, he qualified 10th and finished 19th. Prior to the start of the 2009 season, it was announced that Buescher would be replacingBrendan Gaughan in the No. 10International Maxx Force DieselFord forCircle 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 atThe 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 withTurner Motorsports.

After running the AprilNashville race in the No. 90Great ClipsToyota forStringer 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 atNew Hampshire, giving up the lead toKyle Busch on agreen-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.

Turner Scott Motorsports announced that Buescher would return to the team for the2011 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 withJeffrey Earnhardt atMartinsville dropped Buescher to 20th in the driver standings. Buescher responded to the setbacks with thirteen consecutive top-10 finishes including his first Truck Seriespole position at Texas and a runner-up finish atIRP.^[9] A tenth-place finish atAtlanta gave Buescher the championship lead in a tight points battle withAustin Dillon andJohnny Sauter. Buescher lost the lead two events later but stayed competitive in the three-man race. He earned his second career pole atTalladega 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 forDavid 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 atHomestead. There, despite scoring another pole, great runs by Dillon and Sauter and a run-in withKevin Harvick solidified Buescher's third-place finish in the final point standings.

Buescher returned to Turner Motorsports for the2012 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 atKentucky andChicagoland. 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 overTy 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 andTimothy 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 battlingKyle 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 forRAB Racing in 2014. However, he had a lackluster season, compared to his Truck Series success. In 2015, Buescher was picked up byNTS Motorsports to drive the No. 31Chevrolet 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]

In2020, Buescher returned to the series in a one-off appearance forNiece Motorsports at Texas.^[16] He would return to Niece in2021 for the season-opener at Daytona. WithCarson Hocevar driving the No. 42 full-time that year, Buescher instead drove the team's No. 44 truck. His race would end early whenTanner 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.^[1]

Born inMelbourne, Florida, Buescher was raised inPlano, Texas.^[17] Buescher has a cousin,Chris, who races in the NASCAR Cup Series forRFK Racing. He is the son in law of former car ownerSteve Turner. Buescher married Krishtian Turner in January 2012, in a ceremony performed inCosta 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]

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

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¹ Ineligible for series points

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

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