With James Buescher's truck losing power in the first half of the race, his crew made a quick decision: They'd have to come into the pits and replace their carburetor, even if cost them a few laps to the leaders. The decision left Buescher's crew under pressure to complete a less-than-routine repair that involved removing and reinstalling several small parts -- all while wearing gloves to avoid burning their hands on a scalding hot engine. But they got it done in just a matter of minutes and Buescher did the rest, coming from two laps down to win the NASCAR Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday night. Buescher figured at the time that the long stop would have cost him a shot at the win. "I didn't know if the carburetor was going to be a fix or not," Buescher said. "I was hoping it was. Luckily it was. From that point on, the goal was to get back on the lead lap and get as many spots as we could. As quick as we were able to get back on the lead lap, the goals changed pretty quickly, knowing how good our truck was." Crew chief Michael Shelton saluted the skill of his crew -- he said he expected to lose three laps to the leaders during the carburetor change, and they only lost two. "As hot as it is under that hood, and you're pulling some small parts there, with gloves," Shelton said. "It's hard. You've got to slow yourself down and just do your job, and they did it perfectly Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/tr...-buescher-pass-final-lap-nets-chicagoland-win
