Driver representing Team RC in NASCAR Brazil, Cacá Bueno competes this weekend in the fifth stage of the 2026 season, scheduled for the Mato Grosso International Autodrome in Cuiabá. It will be the first time a national category will use the outer ring of the circuit inaugurated in November 2025, and the expectation is for one of the tightest battles in the only night stage of the year.
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Owner of a Sprint Race victory, achieved at Interlagos, and two podiums this year, the owner of car number 0 highlights the importance of straight-line speed and drafting work for a race on an outer ring. In a weekend with a different dynamic, with races separated by a short interval, Cacá, currently sixth in the championship, recalls that work in practice sessions will be fundamental.
“It will be the first time for everyone racing on the outer ring of the Cuiabá circuit, so the practice sessions will be important to get to know the layout and set up the car. This weekend the races will be back-to-back, so we need to find good performance in the car already for qualifying, as that will give us good chances in the races,” says Cacá Bueno, who is sponsored by Betnacional, Capital Concreto, PicPay, ACDelco, SpeedMax Pneus, Pneu Store, Milwaukee, Turbi, and Chevrolet.
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NASCAR Brazil activities begin this Thursday with the first free practice at 9:35 PM. The second practice is scheduled for 6:10 PM on Friday and, on the same day, qualifying and the Sprint Race take place starting at 9:35 PM. The first race is scheduled for 6:05 PM on Saturday and the second start at 6:50 PM the same day, Brasília time.
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