Buescher races to top-10 finish at Richmond

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Buescher Races to Top-10 Finish at Richmond

Richmond, Va. (April 26, 2014) - After sitting out nearly a three-hour rain delay, the Toyota Care 250 finally got underway late Friday evening.

 

Dealing with heavy fog and uncertain weather, James Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem team rolled off the grid in the 15th position. Buescher wasted no time on the races initial start and moved up a couple positions to 12th place. On lap five that the race saw its first of five yellow flags for a wreck entering Turn 3.

 

It wasn't until lap 40 when the NASCAR competition yellow flew that the field including the No. 99 Rheem team ducked down pit road for the first time. The No. 99 Rheem team went to work on their Toyota Camry giving Buescher four tires, fuel and an air-pressure adjustment.

 

After the race got back going, Buescher raced his way inside the top-10 for the first time on lap 48. Deep into a long green flag run, Buescher radioed to his Rheem crew that his right front tire was worn out and he wasn't able to turn into the corner like he needed too. Buescher ended up slipping back to as far as 22nd on one lap down.

 

Buescher's next stop would be a green-flag pit stop on lap 116. After getting four fresh Goodyear Eagles tires, Buescher raced his way back onto the lead lap and back inside the top-15. It was on lap 198 that Buescher narrowly missing a multi-car accident directly in front of him in Turn 1. Buescher did a great job of missing the spinning cars and came out unscathed.

 

Restarting in the 10th position, Buescher made a couple daring three-wide passes that vaulted him up to the eighth position. Buescher ended giving back a couple of those positions on the last green flag run and settled into 10th. Holding off a late-race challenge, Buescher was able to secure the teams first top-10 finish of the 2014 season with a 10th-place finish at Richmond International Raceway.

James Buescher Quote:

"It was a great night for my Rheem Toyota Camry team. We were struggling early in the race with loose getting in and it caused for my middle of the corner to be tight but Chris Rice made the right calls all night to get the No. 99 Rheem Camry fixed up and allow for us to drive back up to inside the top-10. As a team we'd made a lot of gain this weekend from leading all of final practice to running securing our first top-10, hopefully all the bad luck we've been having this season is behind us and we can use tonight as our new starting point for the season. These guys haven't given up and we're still fighting hard for more. Superspeedways is one my strong suits, after running inside the top-five at Daytona, I'm really looking forward to getting to Talladega and giving these guys another solid finish."

Upcoming Race:

Next up for the NASCAR Nationwide Series is the circuits largest track, Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron's 312 on Saturday, May 3. The event can be seen on ESPN starting at 3:00pm EDT. The event can also be heard on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90 and on MRN Radio.

First Practice
Position: 7
Fastest Lap: 22.226 sec.
Laps: 20

 

Final Practice
Position: 1
Fastest Lap: 22.169 sec.
Laps: 47

 

Qualifying
Position: 15
Fastest Lap: 22.364 sec.

Race
Position: 10
Laps Completed/Total: 250/250

About RAB:

Originally founded in 2005, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard is a Concord, North Carolina-based auto racing team that fields entries in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. RAB Racing has fielded entries in the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This season will mark the sixth season of full-time NASCAR competition for the organization. With the support of Toyota, RAB Racing is poised and ready to take the next step in capturing the organization's first NASCAR Championship. To learn more about RAB Racing, visit www.TeamRAB.com.

Media Contact: Colby Gorniewicz | Cell: 704.912.7534 | Email: Colby@TeamRAB.com