Valley of the Sun…The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) invades the 1.0-mile tri-oval of Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) for the DAV 200 this Saturday afternoon. The 24-year-old has seven previous NNS starts at the raceway; in addition to his NNS experience at the track, the Texas native has four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) starts including one top-10. In the rain-shortened spring race, Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem team were on a different pit cycle and started to move back through the 40-car field and made it up to 12th-place when the skies opened up and halted the scheduled 200-lap race to 168-laps.
Gotta Have a Rheem…Once again, Rheem is back onboard the No. 99 Toyota Camry once again this week serving as the primary sponsor for the No. 99 RAB Racing team. Rheem is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta and U.S. operations in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas. In its 89th year of operation, the company is a global manufacturer of residential and commercial heating and cooling systems; tank, tankless, solar and hybrid heat pump water heaters; whole- home standby generators, controls, swimming pool and spa heaters; indoor air-purification products; commercial boilers; and commercial refrigeration equipment. The company’s premium brands include Rheem, Raypak, Ruud and Richmond, as well as commercial refrigeration brands Russell, Witt, ColdZone and Kramer, which are part of the company’s Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG) division. Rheem products have been recognized with countless industry and consumer awards for reliability, innovative design and high quality.
Welcome Rheem Guests…James Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem team will be racing in front of a large group of guests this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. In addition to having many guests on hand for DAV 200, the logos of Orange County Container Group, LLC and Heating and Cooling Supply will grace the c-posts and the TV panel of the No. 99 Rheem Toyota Camry this week at Phoenix International Raceway.
Chassis Info…RAB Racing will bring chassis No. 041 with them to Phoenix International Raceway. This particular chassis last saw the track at Dover International Speedway in September.
Follow Along…Don’t forget you can follow James Buescher and his race team, RAB Racing on all social media platforms including twitter and Instagram at @JamesBuescher, @RAB_Racing and on facebook at facebook.com/
Tune In…With only two NASCAR Nationwide Series events remaining, the series will head out west to Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, November 8. The DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veteran’s can be seen on ESPN starting at 3:30pm EDT. The event can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and MRN Radio.
James Buescher on racing at Phoenix International Raceway:
“My Rheem/RAB Racing team is coming off another tough weekend but last week is behind us and I feel like Phoenix is a place that we can secure another top-10. In the spring race we had a strong run going but the rains came and derailed our chances at securing a top-10. We’re bringing the car that we had in practice at Dover and I fell like if we roll off the truck like we did in Dover, we should have a decent car that could get us a great finish.”
