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Chris Buescher Now Must Win His Way Into Playoffs
After sitting just above the playoff cutl ine for most of this year, Chris Buescher arguably had the most embarrassing race of his entire Cup Series career at Richmond, where he finished 30th while Austin Dillon won his way into the playoffs and Alex Bowman's second-place finish eliminated Buescher -- unless Buescher wins on Saturday at Daytona. That's certainly possible, as he led his boss Brad Keselowski in a 1-2 finish here in 2023, but his recent career is trending alarmingly downward, as Keselowski and his previously winless teammate Ryan Preece have both arguably outrun him this season. Buescher has only made an on-track pass for the lead in two races (although one of them was the previous drafting track race at Atlanta), so it's hard to see him winning. However, he is pretty valuable for Daytona at DFS since his typical crash avoidance, driving for the fastest manufacturer, and poor 24th-place starting position mean he's likely to score a lot of points.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
