
Tropical storm Hermine made sure Chris Buescher's path to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup would be just a bit more difficult. In qualifying for the last five races, Buescher has advanced to the second round four times and to the third round once, posting an average starting position of 20.4. Accordingly, with the starting order set by owner points, Buescher will take the green flag from 31st place in Sunday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 (6 p.m. ET on NBC) -- right beside David Ragan, the driver he's trying to beat for the 30th position in the regular-season standings.
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