Schuler made his first starts in the Busch Series in 2000 when fellow Cambridge native and childhood friend
Matt Kenseth, a full-time Cup Series driver, offered him a ride for twelve races in the No. 17
Visine Chevy for
Reiser Enterprises that Kenseth was driving part-time. Schuler made the most races of his career in
2003, when Havill-Spoerl went full-time and Schuler made twenty-seven starts. His best run (and career finish) came at
Nashville, where he finished 13th. In addition, Schuler added on two more top-twenties at Talladega and Gateway. At Pikes Peak, Schuler led eleven laps under caution before falling out in 28th. Schuler finished 28th in points, the highest he has ever ranked in NASCAR. Schuler began 2004 by making six starts for
Davis Motorsports in the No. 10 Chevy. Schuler finished four of those starts and had a best finish of 27th at
North Carolina Speedway. He also made a start for Allen Racing at the
Milwaukee Mile, where he finished 42nd. After being without a ride for the
2005 season, Schuler returned to Wisconsin to drive late models and bought Pathfinder Chassis / JJ Motorsports Racing in 2005 along with Jon Wood based on Kenseth's recommendation; they moved the race car manufacturing shop to
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. ==Motorsports career results==