Buescher’s League: XFINITY Champ Has Breakout Season
By Aaron Burns Lady Luck shined on Chris Buescher in ways few NASCAR XFINITY drivers could image. Buescher didn’t overpower everyone as he drove to his first XFINITY championship. He was, however, remarkably consistent. Only twice in the 33-race season did Buescher finish outside the top 15 – and he never finished worse than 20th. After the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 on Nov. 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Buescher was the last man standing and Roush Fenway Racing’s first champion since Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in 2012. The 23-year-old Texan won two races, both in May, and did enough to hold off Chase Elliott,…