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Chris Buescher

RacingNASCAR Cup SeriesRFK RacingNo. 17

Chris Buescher

United StatesAge, stats, results and next race

Chris Buescher is a NASCAR Cup Series driver for RFK Racing, in the number 17 Ford.

318Cup Series starts since 20185wins

Updated

Wins02026 seasonTop 5s22026 seasonTop 10s102026 seasonAvg finish15.631 startsLaps led812026 seasonAgatha's recordNone yetno graded calls on him yet

About Chris Buescher

Chris Buescher, born on October 29, 1992, in Prosper, Texas, United States, drives for RFK Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, in the number 17 Ford. In the 2023 Cup Series season, he had 3 wins, 9 top-five finishes and 17 top-10 finishes in 36 starts for RFK Racing. He won the Go Bowling at The Glen in 2024.

Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Race history318

Every NASCAR Cup Series points race in our records, newest first.

2026: 0 wins, 2 top 5s, avg 15.6

DateRaceTrackFinishStartLaps led
Oct 4South Point 400Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayP13Started 14th
Sep 27Hollywood Casino 400Kansas SpeedwayP23Started 12th
Sep 19Bass Pro Shops Night RaceBristol Motor SpeedwayP13Started 23rd
Sep 13Enjoy Illinois 300World Wide Technology RacewayP27Started 21stAccident
Sep 6Cook Out Southern 500Darlington RacewayP20Started 35th
Aug 29Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International SpeedwayP40Started 2nd6 laps led
Aug 23Dollar Tree 301New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayP18Started 16th
Aug 15Cook Out 400Richmond RacewayP21Started 19th
Aug 9Iowa Corn 350Iowa SpeedwayP13Started 27th
Jul 26Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayP11Started 15th
Jul 19Window World 450North Wilkesboro SpeedwayP20Started 9th
Jul 12Quaker State 400 Available at WalmartAtlanta Motor SpeedwayP10Started 13th
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Jul 5eero 400Chicagoland SpeedwayP19Started 3rd
Jun 28Toyota / Save Mart 350Sonoma RacewayP19Started 15th
Jun 21Anduril 250San Diego Street CourseP6Started 16th7 laps led
Jun 14Great American Getaway 400Pocono RacewayP7Started 6th
Jun 7FireKeepers Casino 400Michigan International SpeedwayP9Started 14th
May 31Cracker Barrel 400Nashville SuperspeedwayP29Started 22ndAccident
May 24Coca-Cola 600Charlotte Motor SpeedwayP30Started 7th
May 10Go Bowling at The GlenWatkins Glen InternationalP12Started 14th
May 3Wurth 400Texas Motor SpeedwayP5Started 3rd
Apr 26Jack Link's 500Talladega SuperspeedwayP2Started 10th22 laps led
Apr 19AdventHealth 400Kansas SpeedwayP10Started 7th1 lap led
Apr 12Food City 500Bristol Motor SpeedwayP13Started 7th
Mar 29Cook Out 400Martinsville SpeedwayP19Started 16th
Mar 22Goodyear 400Darlington RacewayP9Started 6th41 laps led
Mar 15Pennzoil 400Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayP6Started 10th
Mar 8Straight Talk Wireless 500Phoenix RacewayP14Started 17th
Mar 1DuraMAX Texas Grand PrixCircuit of The AmericasP24Started 14th
Feb 22Autotrader 400Atlanta Motor SpeedwayP15Started 7th
Feb 15DAYTONA 500Daytona International SpeedwayP7Started 41st4 laps led

How he is doing nowThrough Oct 4

2026 season0 wins2 top 5s, 10 top 10s, 31 starts
Average finish15.62026
Last race13thSouth Point 400, Oct 4
Last 5P13P23P13P27P20Newest first, finishing places.

Next race

Bank of America 400Sun, Oct 11, 3:00 PM ETCharlotte Motor Speedway

Bank of America 400, Oct 11

Buescher at Charlotte Motor Speedway10 starts, 0 wins, average finish 18.4

Last there May 24, 2026: finished 30th.

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Race wins in 2023

Buescher's race wins in 2023 included the Cook Out 400, the FireKeepers Casino 400 and the Coke Zero Sugar 400.

A 2022 race win

Buescher won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in 2022.

Career

  1. 2018First race in our recordsDAYTONA 500, finished 5th
  2. 2022First win in our recordsBass Pro Shops Night Race
  3. 20233 wins in a season9 top 5s, average finish 12.1
  4. Sep 15, 2024Latest winGo Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International
  5. Oct 4, 2026Latest raceSouth Point 400, finished 13th

In our records

5 wins

318 starts, 30 top 5s, 90 top 10s, 3 poles, 925 laps led, average finish 16.7

Best tracks

  • Watkins Glen Internationalaverage finish 10.2, 8 starts, 1 win
  • Dover Motor Speedwayaverage finish 10.8, 4 starts
  • Sonoma Racewayaverage finish 11.0, 8 starts
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Courseaverage finish 11.0, 3 starts
  • Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Courseaverage finish 11.5, 8 starts

Wins by season

20180
20190
20200
20210
20221
20233
20241
20250
20260

First race in our records

Feb 18, 2018: finished 5th from 21stDAYTONA 500, Daytona International Speedway

Latest race

Oct 4, 2026: finished 13th from 14thSouth Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Sources and updates

Race results come from Agatha's own records of every NASCAR Cup Series points race.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:18 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every race; biography facts are checked weekly.