Buescher Survives Multiple Misfortunes at Season Opener for Solid 13th-Place Finish

Coming off a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) championship in 2012, James Buescher and the entire Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) team came into Daytona looking to defend their NCWTS title. A solid qualifying effort by the No.31 Rheem Silverado set them up nicely to be a contender for the NextEra Energy Resources 250. When the race got going, however, The Rheem team overcame misfortune multiple times throughout the race to capture a solid 13th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway. Buescher and the entire Rheem team spent most of the practice sessions close to the top of the leader board heading into Friday afternoon’s qualifying session. During the qualifying laps, Buescher convincingly backed up his practice times and placed the No.31 in the top three for the start of the100-lap event that came on Friday evening. Once the green flag fell on the 36-truck field, Buescher wasted no time and made a move to the outside line to lead the change to the front in an effort ...