James Buescher

Buescher had been largely inactive in NASCAR for the four prior seasons, but he popped back up again in 2020. The veteran driver made one start for Niece Motorsports and earned a respectable 15th-place finish at Texas. His 2021 plans have not been announced, but it could be that Buescher will make another one-off start in the upcoming season.

Buescher is a free agent driver in 2018.

Made just 3 starts in the truck series last season. Is a free agent driver in 2016.

The reigning truck series champion returns in 2013 to defend his title. Buescher will once again take the reigns of the No. 31 Chevy truck that he rode to the championship in 2012. For the 22-year-old Texan this will be his fifth full season of competition in the Camping World Truck Series, so he’s no greenhorn. Last year’s four victories and 10 Top-5 finishes were personal bests. Buescher will be challenged to keep his level of performance this high in a racing series that it filled with talented young drivers and lots of parity. The promotion of teammate Nelson Piquet Jr. to the Nationwide Series should shift more of Turner Motorsports’ focus toward Buescher, and that can only be a good thing.