Buescher Finishes 21st in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (March 5, 2023) – Chris Buescher had to battle his way through 400 miles at a very windy Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon, ultimately finishing 21^st in the NEXLETOL Ford Mustang.

After turning the fourth-quickest practice time on Saturday, Buescher put himself 18^th on the grid to start. The opening stage of 80 laps ran caution-free with Buescher crossing the stripe 15^th.

Just after the green flag for stage two, the No. 99 pinched the No. 17 Ford into the outside wall resulting in right-front damage, although Buescher was able to maintain speed throughout the run. He ultimately hit pit road 19 laps later for his third stop of the afternoon setting up a green flag run to the stage end where he would finish 23^rd.

After restarting 24^th to begin the final stage, Buescher gained his lap back at the next caution at lap 182. He maintained a similar position as the laps wound down, before a yellow was displayed with just six laps to go. The field took one attempt for a NASCAR Overtime restart attempt as Buescher avoided calamity on the final lap to finish 21^st.

The No. 17 team returns to action next week in Phoenix with race coverage on Sunday set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX. Radio coverage can be heard on MRN and SiriusXM Channel 90.

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