Chris Buescher holds an 18-point lead in the NASCAR XFINITY point standings going into the Ford EcoBoost 300. Buescher held a Q&A session in the Homestead, one question asked was:
Q) YOU RAN SOME CUP RACES WITH FRONT ROW [Racing #34 Ford] EARLIER THIS YEAR. ANY PLANS TO DO THAT NEXT SEASON?
Buescher: “We don’t have anything planned for next year. I did get to run, I think it was six races what it ended up being, and I had a blast doing it. It was an awesome bunch of guys over there, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot as well. I realized real quickly how busy double-duty could get for a weekend in running back and forth between the garages. That made me give a lot more respect to the guys that do it every weekend and are constantly running because when you get out of the car, I remember Fontana was the first one. You get out of the car and there’s five minutes between XFINITY practice and a Cup practice and the garages seemed like they were a mile away there. It was a busy weekend. I was wore out by the end of it, but there’s no plans to do it next year, but what I got out of it this year was invaluable.”(Ford Performance NSCS Notes and Quotes)(11-21-2015)
UPDATE: Roush Fenway Racing owner, Jack Roush and XFINITY Series Champ Chris Buescher, answered questions at Homestead during the XFINITY Driver’s Championship Press Conference, a few were about Sprint Cup Series plans:
Q) SPEAKING OF THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE, WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR CHRIS NEXT YEAR?
Jack Roush: “We are still not sure what his arrangement will be next year. He will be involved in a Cup car to some extent but whether it is a part time program or full program we are still in the midst of finalizing the conditions of that. We have a number of possibilities but we aren’t ready to announce that today.”
Q) JACK SAID HE’S NOT SURE ABOUT WHAT YOU’LL DO NEXT YEAR. WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO LEARN BEFORE BEING A FULL-TIME CUP DRIVER?
Chris Buescher: “I think if you look and realize that Cup drivers come down to the XFINITY level every race there’s always something to be learned. They know that and that’s why they do it. To me, that’s part of just seat time. You’ve got to learn everything you can every race. There’s always something different about a race track. There are similarities between the two race cars now. Like Jack was talking about with the rules as close as they are now, there are things we can bounce back and forth. There’s always something to learn. Every time you get in a race car you figure out something. I’ve been clear. I’m not in a rush. If it comes around, that’s the first I’ve heard of it by the way, so it’s kind of like the radio interview where Jack said something four months ago and I found out from my dad. If that’s what it brings, then I’ll do my best to prepare for it and be ready and if not, we’ll go try and double up on these XFINITY championships. Right now, we’re living in the moment. It’s a big weight off our shoulders. We get to calm down a little bit and get to celebrate and enjoy the banquet – do some off-shore fishing while we’re out here in Florida – and we’ll go back and gear up for 2016.”(Ford Racing)(11-22-2015)
