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Buescher to sport Exide colors again at Chicagoland:

James Buescher and the No. 31 Turner Motorsports team will again sport the black and blue Exide Batteries colors this Friday night outside the “Windy City”. This will be the Atlanta, Ga.-based company’s eighth appearance as the primary partner on the No. 31 Chevrolet during the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series campaign. Buescher has been a roll since late April. In the last 13 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, Buescher has picked up 19 spots in the championship point standings and has an average finishing position of 5.85. He and the No. 31 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet team have accumulated seven top-five and 13 top-10 results in addition to a pole position during this stretch. Buescher has accumulated more top-five and top-10 results than anyone else in the NCWTS during the 2011 season. After his13th consecutive top-10 finish two weeks ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Buescher captured the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point lead. The Texas native sits 12 markers ahead of second place Johnny Sauter with eight races remaining on the 2011 schedule.(Turner Motorsports PR)(9-12-2011)