After a Career Season, What Does 2024 Have on Cards for RFK Racing Superstar Chris Buescher?

2023 was the season both RFK Racing and its driver, Chris Buescher needed. With the driver delivering three top-notch victories, the pride of Prosper put out a statement, blasting his way into the playoffs, making the past season his best to date in his eight years in NASCAR’s elite faction. In fact, Buescher’s back-to-back performances got him in the limelight, besting his previous stats to establish himself as a solid championship contender, bringing back the all-American manufacturer, Ford up to speed in grand style.

Ever since the 31-year-old got Jack Roush his eighth championship, dominating the Xfinity Series in 2015 before he got his shot at the top-tier, merely one year after he got his full-time responsibility.

With the Texan prospering as he promised, learning from his mistakes, and improvising, the only question lingering in our minds is whether, can he repeat his success and reap more in 2024 like he meant when he said, “I’m ready to see what 2024 brings for us.”

2023 season recap – What does the future hold for the #17 Dark Horse and RFK Racing’s pride Chris Buescher?

After a rather long calling, NASCAR veteran Brad Keselowski‘s driver Chris Buescher got his breakthrough when he got through the regular season in 2023, the first time since 2016. Not only was the past season a major turnaround for the driver but it was also a huge morale boost for the Ford camp and its fans in general.

While Ford behemoths like SHR lost their way in the fray and Team Penske got early setbacks, RFK Racing’s stand-out performance was more of a resurgence of the Fords, proving that consistency wasn’t just a thing for the Toyotas or the Chevys. His stellar win at Richmond was a teaser for what was about to come. Despite starting 26th on the grid, the #17 driver came right back, rallying to lead over 88 laps to hold off the veteran sensation, Denny Hamlin for his first win of the seas9n.

Then he proved his triumph was just not a fluke when he did it again in MIS the next week, bringing the team back to form. What followed next was the driver’s landslide win at Daytona where the RFK duo finished a perfect 1-2 to head into the playoffs. While he lost the momentum once the tournament got into the later elimination rounds, Buescher finished the season at a splendid 7th position tripling his previous single-season win total (three), tripling his previous best season top-five total (nine), and nearly doubling his career single-season top-10 total (17). His 255 laps led were also a career-high mark.

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And with veteran Keselowski calling the shots for the Ford camp and his driver getting back to form, 2024 will certainly be a thriller for ardent NASCAR fans as the Texan will come out swinging, trying to beat his previous season finish of seventh.

The Keselowski effect on RFK Racing and Buescher

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The presence of the 2012 Cup Series champion, Brad Keselowski quite literally changed the game for the downtrodden Roush Fenway Racing turning it into RFK Racing. In fact, ever since the #6 driver bought in the stocks, taking up the ownership responsibility, things have massively changed for the good. While Buescher rejoined the team in 2020 after switching bases multiple times going with Front Row Motorsports and JTG Daugherty Racing, it was the veteran’s profound influence that sparked the fire.

With its boss sparked the fire, with major amends, the team started working in unison with the same interest. The team’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 was a prime example of this. The RFK Fords were on a stroll, being faster than the HMS Chevys or the ever-consistent JGR Toyotas. In the end, it was a perfect 1-2 finish for the team that came after a very long time with the veteran bumping his driver to the finish line.

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But can Buescher repeat himself in 2024? Well, the driver himself has the answer for that, expressing his optimism, and teasing his fans about a thrilling 2024 campaign. He said, “Definitely not a rookie around here anymore. Been around a day or two and proud to keep figuring things out. I’m not going to stand here with any kind of ego and say, ‘I’ve got it all figured out.’ I learned a lot this season, and from my personal side of things, I have a lot to learn, yet, some growth to figure out how to be more competitive at certain trace tracks still. And to mentally be more prepared for certain situations. Our sport is ever-evolving, but it certainly was a big year for our growth and figuring out how to be more successful, and I’m ready to see what 2024 brings for us.”