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Buescher sidelined from WWTR by COVID
Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not compete in the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway this weekend.
Buescher is expected to return on the Sonoma Raceway road course next week.
Zane Smith will drive the No. 17 Ford Mustang for RFK Racing at WWTR. It will be Smith’s NASCAR Cup Series debut in the inaugural Cup Series race at the track. Both the Camping World Truck and Cup Series are competing at WWTR this weekend.
Smith is a full-time Camping World Truck Series competitor for Front Row Motorsports. Sitting third in the point standings, he leads the series with three wins through the first 10 races and eight top-10 finishes.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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