40 Facts About James Buescher

James Buescher owns and operates his own real estate agency, The Buescher Group, with his wife Kris in their home state of Texas.

James Buescher is part of the Compass Real Estate company.

James Buescher would be without a ride until 2020, when he joined Niece Motorsports for one Truck Series race in 2020 followed by a race in 2021.

James Buescher is the cousin of 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Chris James Buescher, who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for RFK Racing.

James Buescher's earliest racing success came in 2004 when he became a national champion in the Young Gun division of Bandolero racing at Texas Motor Speedway.

James Buescher then moved on to the American Speed Association where, in 2006, he was named Most Popular Driver as well as winning the Late Model Series South championship.

For 2007, James Buescher ran a part-time schedule in both the ARCA Series and the NASCAR Busch East Series.

James Buescher became the youngest winner in ARCA series history when he won at USA International Speedway in his series debut.

In 2008, James Buescher signed with Braun Racing to run six races in the Nationwide Series.

James Buescher made his debut at Phoenix International Raceway in the No 32 Great Clips Toyota.

James Buescher started 17th and stayed in the top 20 all race long, finishing 18th.

James Buescher would earn his first top 10 at Gateway International Raceway and his first pole at Memphis Motorsports Park.

James Buescher would spend most of the 2009 season in the Camping World Truck Series.

On May 12,2010 James Buescher parted ways with Phoenix Racing and returned to the Camping World Truck Series.

James Buescher ran four additional races for Turner, earning his 2nd career pole at Texas in the No 30 Chevrolet.

For 2011, it was announced that James Buescher would run part-time in the series, sharing the No 30 Chevrolet with several other drivers.

On February 25,2012, James Buescher won the season opener at Daytona, avoiding a massive crash on the final lap and coming from 11th to win, leading only the final lap.

James Buescher returned to the Truck Series briefly in 2015 before retiring.

James Buescher made his Truck Series debut in the 2008 Ford 200, the season finale.

James Buescher found little success over the course of the season and finished 14th in points.

In 21 races for Turner, James Buescher would earn ten top-10s with two finishes of 2nd.

James Buescher narrowly missed a win at New Hampshire, giving up the lead to Kyle Busch on a green-white-checker finish.

However, James Buescher failed to qualify for the next race at Phoenix.

James Buescher responded to the setbacks with thirteen consecutive top-10 finishes including his first Truck Series pole position at Texas and a runner-up finish at IRP.

James Buescher lost the lead two events later but stayed competitive in the three-man race.

James Buescher earned his second career pole at Talladega and was within eleven points of Dillon with two races remaining.

At Texas, James Buescher won another pole position and led 56 laps, battling side-by-side with Dillon for much of the event.

James Buescher lost fuel pressure and was lapped twice by the pace car before successfully re-firing his car.

James Buescher returned to Turner Motorsports for the 2012 season as a title favorite.

James Buescher quickly followed with early-season wins at Kentucky and Chicagoland.

Subpar finishes in the next two events, including a late-race blown tire at Phoenix, meant James Buescher needed to score at least a seventh-place finish at Homestead to clinch the title over Dillon and Timothy Peters.

James Buescher struggled in the finale, but went on to finish 13th and claim the 2012 Truck Series championship by six points over Peters, the first such title for Turner Motorsports.

James Buescher survived a final push from Dillon, who closed to within one point of Buescher but crashed with three laps remaining while battling Kyle Larson for second place.

James Buescher left to drive full-time in the Nationwide Series for RAB Racing in 2014.

In 2015, James Buescher was picked up by NTS Motorsports to drive the No 31 Chevrolet Silverado for a part-time schedule; James Buescher participated in three races.

However, after not being competitive in a well-funded ride, James Buescher retired to help take care of his children.

In 2020, James Buescher returned to the series in a one-off appearance for Niece Motorsports at Texas.

James Buescher has a cousin, Chris, who races in the NASCAR Cup Series for RFK Racing.

James Buescher is the son in law of former car owner Steve Turner.

James Buescher married Krishtian Turner in January 2012, in a ceremony performed in Costa Rica.