16-Year-Old Race Driver Is Homeschooled in Kannapolis

Motorsport.com reports on Chris Buescher, a 16-year-old race driver from Texas who now lives with friends near the Charlotte Motor Speedway. He is currently in Ohio preparing for a race this weekend and commented on being a student driver as well as a high schooler:

"I'm just trying to learn what the car does in different situations," said Buescher, whose cousin James Buescher won the ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Kentucky Speedway Saturday night.

"Really just trying to learn the car and what adjustments it needs." Buescher is testing the same Roush Racing Ford that David Ragan drove in both events at Toledo in 2008. Buescher currently lives with David Ragan's parents' Ken and Beverly Ragan in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Originally from Texas, Buescher is home schooled while he pursues his racing career. A sign of our changing world,
Buescher is utilizing virtual online courses to get there.

"It's tough - teaching myself chemistry and Algebra II. But I love Math, so it's coming along. David's mom (Beverly) helps me a lot too."

UPDATE: The Toledo Blade has a story.