Chris Buescher

RFK Racing · Ford · Prosper, Texas

Season Rank

of 16 starts

Wins

2026 season

Top 5s

8 top 10s

Avg Finish

13.2

68 laps led

About Chris Buescher

Chris Buescher is an American NASCAR Cup Series driver competing for RFK Racing in the No. 17 Ford. The 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Buescher made his Cup Series debut in 2015 with Front Row Motorsports and joined that team full-time in 2016. He moved to JTG Daugherty Racing for several seasons before joining Roush Fenway Racing in 2020, the team that rebranded to RFK Racing for 2022. Buescher has earned multiple Cup victories, including a memorable rain-shortened win at Pocono in 2016 and additional wins on intermediate tracks and short tracks. On Scorzia, his driver page covers current season form, full Cup career stats, recent results, and track-by-track Cup performance.

Profile

Birthday: October 29, 1992
Age: 33
Hometown: Prosper, Texas
Team: RFK Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
Car Number: #17
Cup Series Debut: 2015

Career — Cup SeriesCup Series debut 2015 · 12 seasons

Starts

381

Wins

Top 5s

Top 10s

Avg Finish

18.1

Laps Led

930

Recent Form — Last 5 Races

7P7

9P9

29P29

30P30

12P12

Avg Finish: 17.42 Top 10s1 DNF

Avg Start: 12.6Pos Gain: -4.8

Track-by-Track History

Track	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg Fin	Avg St
Daytona International Speedway Road Course	2	0	1	1	8.0	25.5
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	1	0	0	1	10.0	16.0
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course	3	0	0	1	11.0	17.3
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval)	8	0	2	4	11.5	16.8
World Wide Technology Raceway	3	0	0	1	11.7	21.3
Road America	2	0	0	1	12.0	9.5
Sonoma Raceway	9	0	3	3	13.1	15.8
Circuit of The Americas	6	0	0	3	13.5	23.3
Watkins Glen International	11	1	2	4	14.5	18.5
Darlington Raceway	18	0	1	8	15.2	18.8
Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt)	3	0	0	0	15.7	18.0
Chicago Street Course	3	0	0	1	16.0	13.0
Michigan International Speedway	16	1	2	5	16.3	17.4
Kansas Speedway	21	0	1	6	16.6	17.8
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	19	0	0	3	16.8	19.4
Daytona International Speedway	21	1	5	11	17.7	18.9
Bristol Motor Speedway	19	1	3	5	17.9	22.5
Homestead-Miami Speedway	10	0	0	1	18.0	18.5
Phoenix Raceway	21	0	3	5	18.0	22.0
Pocono Raceway	17	1	2	4	18.3	17.6
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	7	0	0	1	18.6	19.6
Dover Motor Speedway	15	0	0	3	19.2	16.7
Charlotte Motor Speedway	14	0	0	4	19.6	19.6
Martinsville Speedway	22	0	0	2	19.8	21.5
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)	16	0	0	5	20.0	16.3
Iowa Speedway	2	0	0	0	20.0	21.0
Talladega Superspeedway	22	0	2	4	20.2	22.3
New Hampshire Motor Speedway	12	0	1	1	20.8	22.4
Texas Motor Speedway	17	0	1	1	20.9	20.1
Kentucky Speedway	5	0	0	1	21.2	22.8
Richmond Raceway	18	1	2	3	21.9	18.8
Nashville Superspeedway	6	0	1	1	22.0	14.2
Auto Club Speedway	8	0	0	0	23.5	16.4
Chicagoland Speedway	4	0	0	0	23.8	24.3

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