It took a last-ditch effort, but Chris Buescher took advantage of Shane van Gisbergen‘s bobble in the Bus Stop at Watkins Glen International to win on Sunday (Sept. 15).
Adam Cheek and Tanner Marlar break down Buescher’s first career win on a track with right turns, as well as a wild slate of top-10 finishers and which of the playoff drivers should be the most worried going to Bristol Motor Speedway next week.
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Adam Cheek joined Frontstretch as a contributing writer in January 2019. A 2020 graduate of VCU, he covered sports there and later spent a year and a half as a sports host on 910 the Fan in Richmond, VA. He's freelanced for Richmond Magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and also hosts the "Adam Cheek's Sports Week" podcast. Adam has followed racing since the age of three, inheriting the passion from his grandfather, who raced in amateur events up and down the East Coast in the 1950s.
Tanner Marlar is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated’s Cowbell Corner, an AP Wire reporter, an award-winning sports columnist and talk show host and master's student at Mississippi State University. Soon, Tanner will be pursuing a PhD. in Mass Media Studies. Tanner began working with Frontstretch as an Xfinity Series columnist in 2022.
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