The veteran of the Nascar Cup Chris Buescher to make his debut on the trucks in Watkins Glen

The veteran pilot Nascar Chris Buescher tries something new this weekend. The 32-year-old will make his debut in the Nascar Truck series at Watkins Glen International, leading the Ford F-15 of Thorsport Racing n ° 66.

Buescher is a champion of the Nascar Xfinity series (2015) and a winner of six cup races, but he has never race before in the series of trucks. However, 352 cup departures and 74 XFINITY starts later, it will change on Friday.

And Watkins Glen is an ideal place for this, because Buescher is the defending winner of the Cup race during the emblematic New York course, beating Shane Van Gisbergen in a last -touch dramatic battle last year.

“Watkins Glen was a special place for me, especially after last year’s victory, so I can’t wait to go back,” Buescher said in a team statement. “It is an ideal place for me to start my first series of trucks, and I am grateful for Duke, Rhonda and Allison Thorson for giving me the opportunity to do so.”

Chris Buescher, RFK Racing Ford

It will also be the first time that Buescher will have entered the Nascar’s lower divisions in a decade, because he has never run anything beyond the Cup after obtaining the title Xfinity in 2015. In fact, the last time he ran `Double Duty ” was in Watkins Glen during the 2015 season, finishing third in the Xfinity race and 37th in the Cup race.

The truck race, which will also set off the stars of the Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain Cup series, will take place on Friday August 8 at 5:00 p.m. with cover on Fox Sports 1.