“Yin and Yang”: NASCAR Insider Explains How Brad Keselowski’s Charisma Compliments His Team’s Latest Winner

A few weeks before Chris Buescher had bagged the checkered flag at Richmond, NASCAR ace Kyle Larson had remarked that he was an underrated but highly talented driver. Fast forward to this weekend, Chris Buescher bagged a hard-earned win at Richmond. Indeed, of all the NASCAR drivers who are continually covered by reporters, the RKF Racing driver is perhaps the least talked about in the NASCAR industry.

The Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher duo is not talked about adequately, and it is probably because they do not draw much attention to themselves. However, it seems like they form the perfect match with completely contrasting energies exuding from them. On the latest episode of the NASCAR on NBC podcast, host Nate Ryan reveals how the team owner and racer dynamics between Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski are perfect for each other. 

Chris Buescher’s humility moves even reporters

Podcast host Nate Ryan was joined by renowned journalist and pit reporter from NBC Sports, Kim Coon, where Nate revealed what kind of personality both Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski have. Richmond was Buescher’s first win of the season, but his performance has been consistently impressive. He has even impressed the likes of fellow competitors and seasoned drivers like Kyle Larson. 

However, racers are not the only ones who are blown by the humble and quiet attitude of Buescher. People who have interviewed him are also equally impressed with how he has no air of arrogance about him when indulging in a conversation or interview. Ryan first admitted his fault for the lack of familiarity with Buesher and prompted Coon to talk about him. 

Coon revealed that she fell in the same circle as him, and later went on to draw on his personality traits. She stated, “I know some of his stories. Obviously from Texas, salt of the earth person. But I think the kind of persona we get is mysterious persona. We don’t know him as well as other drivers.

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“He is actually one of the drivers that I enjoy interviewing and talking to only because he is always very willing to. But he is kind of, a little bit not shy but he’s not one that’s gonna be flamboyant (…) You definitely need to put him in a position to talk, dig for it.”

Ryan held Coon’s judgment in the affirmative. He said, “He’s extremely accommodating. On Saturday, during the driver bullpen at Richmond, after qualifying, I got him by myself, and he gave me 5 minutes. When you ask him questions, he gives you as you said, eloquent long answers. And he tries to give you what you’re looking for but he doesn’t seem like he ever seeks out attention,” observed Nate.  

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The solidarity one observed between a team owner and a racer can actually play a huge role in how a team performs. Dissimilarities between these two stakeholders have often caused at least one of them to walk out of the deal. But in the case of Buescher, it seems to be a positive trait. 

“And he’s certainly not like his teammate slash car owner Brad Keselowski where you know, he has some big-picture views and you know likes to share them. I don’t know, maybe there’s a yin and yang there,” continued Ryan. “It seems like he’s underrated yet appreciated by his peers.” 

This evidently shows that, while Buescher may not be much of a talker, he is definitely not on bad terms with any of his fellow racers. He maintains a certain camaraderie with everyone in the industry which has made him an underexplored yet desired player in the industry. 

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