Buescher wins trucks race

— James Buescher took the lead from Timothy Peters on the last lap Saturday night, then held off a charge from Brendan Gaughan towin the NASCAR Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

It was Buescher’s third career victory, with all three coming this season. Buescher previously won at Kansas andKentucky.

Gaughan finished second after dominating the majority of the race. Peters was third, followed by Matt Crafton and Parker Kligerman.

Buescher and Peterswent side-by-side on the f inal restart with two laps to go, and Buescher took the lead on the lastlap. Gaughan surged to second but couldn’t catch Buescher.

Buescher’s victory came despite a lengthy pit stop just past the race’s halfway point because of an apparent mechanical issue.

“I can’t sayenough about these guys,” Buescher said of his team.

Peters leads Ty Dillon by 23 points in the series standings. Dillon finished 12th.

Sports, Pages 19 on 07/22/2012

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