17 Facts About Jade Buford

Jade Marcus Buford was born on February 15,1988 and is an American professional racing driver with experience in open-wheel, sports car, and stock car racing.

Jade Buford last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving No 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing.

Jade Buford began his racing career when he was 18 years old, competing in Porsches; he was an intern at the Porsche Driving School at Barber Motorsports Park.

Jade Buford debuted in Grand-Am's KONI Sports Car Challenge in 2009.

Jade Buford raced for RSR Motorsports in the ST class and shared the No 196 Mini Cooper S with Owen Trinkler.

Jade Buford moved to Multimatic Motorsports in 2012, where he shared the No 71 Aston Martin Vantage with Tonis Kasemets en route to an 11th-place GS finish.

Jade Buford began competing in the Pirelli World Challenge's GTS class in 2016 with Racers Edge.

Jade Buford swept the Barber Motorsports Park weekend from the pole, followed by a third win at Lime Rock Park after wrecks took out the leaders and a cleanup truck interfered with another.

Jade Buford ran two Sports Car Challenge races in 2017 with Multimatic.

Jade Buford returned to the Pirelli World Challenge, running in the GTS Pro class with Racers Edge, and won both races at Mosport.

In 2019, Jade Buford ran the full Michelin Pilot Challenge schedule with PF Racing, finishing 11th in the standings.

Jade Buford began racing in the British GT Championship's Silver Cup for Multimatic alongside fellow American Chad McCumbee.

In 2021, Jade Buford joined the newly-formed Big Machine Racing in the No 48 Chevrolet for the full Xfinity season.

Jade Buford went on to finish 23rd in the final points standings after recording sixteen top-twenty finishes with a best result of ninth at Michigan International Speedway.

Jade Buford wouldn't make another start for the team that year until Portland International Raceway, where he finished in fourteenth.

Jade Buford made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No 33 Toyota for Reaume Brothers Racing, where he finished in 33rd due to transmission issues.

In 2023, it was announced that Jade Buford would run a second car for Big Machine Racing at Daytona International Speedway, the No 5 Chevrolet.