
Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing announced Thursday that No. 17 driver Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event at World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway Raceway). NASCAR Truck Series front runner Zane Smith will fill in for Buescher, piloting the No. 17 Ford as NASCAR makes its much-anticipated return to WWTR.
Smith has three wins and eight top-10 finishes in 10 starts in the Truck Series this season, having led 253 laps while piloting the No. 38 Ford F-150. He will become the 24th driver to pilot an RFK Ford for Jack Roush in the NASCAR Cup Series.
The team said Buescher expects to return to action next week at Sonoma.
Buescher suffered a wild crash near the end of last Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He was checked and cleared shortly after the crash.
— Zane Smith (@zanesmith77) June 3, 2022
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