Latest Chris Buescher News

Halfway Home: Count on surprises, familiar faces in second half of NASCAR's regular season

May. 13, 2024 14:11 PM EDT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — The first half of NASCAR's regular season wrapped with a satisfying, drought-busting win by past champion Brad Keselowski at Darlington Raceway. Keselowski, in his third full season as a driver-owner at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, locked himself into...

Buescher confronts Reddick after another near-miss NASCAR loss at Darlington Raceway

May. 12, 2024 20:13 PM EDT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Chris Buescher let his frustrations out over a second close call that cost him a NASCAR victory for a second straight week. Buescher had lost out by 0.001 of a second at Kansas to Kyle Larson a week ago in what was the closest ending in NASCAR history. This...

Brad Keselowski wins at Darlington Raceway, ending his 3-year NASCAR win drought

May. 12, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — There were so many special parts of Brad Keselowski's first NASCAR victory in three years, it was difficult for him to say what meant the most. It was the 36th of his career and his second at Darlington Raceway, which he reveres as an ultimate test of...

Kyle Larson is not a hardcore fan of Taylor Swift despite a trip to Paris for a concert

May. 11, 2024 13:10 PM EDT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson made one thing clear: He's no Swiftie, even if he did surprise his daughter with a birthday trip to Paris this week to see Taylor Swift in concert. Yes, Larson wore a Swift-themed T-shirt and a couple of friendship bracelets given to him by wife...

AUTO RACING: Kyle Larson leads NASCAR Cup standings as series heads to Darlington

May. 07, 2024 19:31 PM EDT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Goodyear 400 Site: Darlington, South Carolina. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10:35 a.m., and qualifying, 11:20 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FS1). Track: Darlington Raceway. ...

Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, the dominant NASCAR Cup Series drivers, could have a blooming rivalry

May. 06, 2024 13:37 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — What is quickly becoming the best rivalry in NASCAR evidently has at least one willing participant. After Kyle Larson edged Chris Buescher at the line in the closest finish in history Sunday night at Kansas Speedway, the 2021 Cup Series champion confessed...

Larson edges Buescher at the line at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history

May. 05, 2024 23:08 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson came roaring around the outside of Chris Buescher on the final lap at Kansas Speedway, banging doors with him all the way to the finish line, only to be told by his team over the radio that everything he had given was not quite enough. It wasn't...

Ford still winless in 2024 as NASCAR heads to first road race of the season at COTA

Mar. 23, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five races into NASCAR's 2024 season and Ford is in a funk. Make no mistake, the Ford cars have been fast, just not quite fast enough to produce any wins yet. At the race in Atlanta, the razor-thin margins at the finish meant 0.003 seconds was the difference...

Christopher Bell pulls out an emotional victory for Joe Gibbs Racing at Phoenix

Mar. 10, 2024 20:55 PM EDT

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Christopher Bell and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing have been through more than their share of heartbreak in the desert. Owner Joe Gibbs' son, the team's vice chairman, died unexpectedly in Phoenix two years ago. Last fall, a broken brake rotor spoiled Bell's...