NASCAR CUP SERIES: COKE ZERO SUGAR 400

August 23, 2025

Chris Buescher

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Ultimately there at the end you put yourself in position to try to grab a win. How do you come to terms with the finish of that race?

CHRIS BUESCHER: Just be mad about it for a while. Not trying to pout, just I'm proud of this team. Our Fifth Third Mustang was so good. It handled great. It pushed so well.

I thought we were in a really good spot when we got side by side with the 22 and when he got tagged or turned or whatever, we checked up and lost our momentum and lost all kinds of spots before the caution came out. After that, got back going and tried to find our teammate there but we were both boxed in in a different lane and ultimately couldn't find each other.

It was a great night. We certainly had a shot and had the speed again, so want to be excited about that, and I am, but man, it's just another one of those we had the ability to win this race, had the speed, had the handling, and no champagne to celebrate.