Today at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Celebration at Navy Pier's Gateway Park in Chicago, Illinois, James Buescher and his sponsor, NAVISTAR, unveiled a special paint scheme that will be raced this Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway. The No. 10 Circle Bar Racing Ford F-150 will sport a unique "Back the Bid" Olympic design, bringing awareness to Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. NAVISTAR, whose headquarters are located in Chicago, is part of the Organizing Committee to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to their hometown.
"It's an exciting opportunity to run a special Olympic bid paint scheme this weekend in Chicago," said Buescher. "It would be a huge deal for NAVISTAR and the city of Chicago if they were able to get the Olympic Games in 2016. This truck design shows the support that NAVISTAR, International Trucks, and MaxxForce Engines are lending to the effort of bringing the Games to Chicago. My No. 10 Ford F-150 looks pretty neat and I'm proud to represent these efforts this weekend."
Buescher and his No. 10 "Back the Bid" Olympic Ford will hit the track in Joliet, Illinois, tomorrow as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series prepares for the inaugural Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway Friday night, August 28th.
Live television of the EnjoyIllinois.com 225 will begin at 8:30 P.M. Central Time on SPEED. Select affiliates of MRN Radio, along with Sirius-XM NASCAR Radio (Channel 128) will have the live radio broadcast.
"Even though racing isn't a part of the Olympic Games, if we can bring awareness for the city of Chicago's bid, then we have done our job," Buescher said. "All of my guys have worked extremely hard on this truck and hopefully we will take this "Back the Bid" paint scheme to Victory Lane. It would be huge not only for myself and my team, but for NAVISTAR and the whole city of Chicago. And who knows, maybe one day auto racing will be a part of the Olympics."
