Rheem Racing News

NASCAR XFINITY Series – Boyd Gaming 300
March 7, 2015 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Austin Dillon, No. 33

Austin Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 160 in the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is a new Chevrolet Camaro that will be utilized for the first time this weekend. Dillon, the 2013 NASCAR XFINITY Series champion, has made two XFINITY Series appearances at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, posting a pair of top-10 finishes (sixth after starting fourth in March 2013 and seventh after starting third in March 2012).

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Hyundai Construction Equipment 200
February 28, 2015 – Atlanta Motor Speedway

Despite battling a tight-handling Chevrolet for the majority of the 130-lap event, Ty Dillon finished second at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dillon started from the 14th position and immediately reported a tight-handling Chevrolet to the No. 33 Rheem team. Under caution on lap 17, crew chief Shane Huffman called the young driver to pit road for right-side tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment propelling Dillon into the top-five for the ensuing restart.

NASCAR XFINITY Series – HiSense 250
February 28, 2015 – Atlanta Motor Speedway

Paul Menard drove Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Richmond/Menards Chevrolet Camaro to a sixth-place finish in his first NASCAR XFINITY Series event of the 2015 season. The Wisconsin native started from the 11th spot and raced inside the top 11 for the entire 163-lap event. Menard quickly noted a loose-handling condition, which crew chief Nick Harrison remedied during a pit stop on lap 47 with four tires,

NASCAR Truck Series – Hyundai Construction Equipment 200
February 28, 2015 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
Ty Dillon, No. 33

This weekend Ty Dillon will pilot chassis No. 022 in the Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Atlanta Motor Speedway, Dillon was a rookie in the Series and hadn’t made any laps in a truck at the 1.5-mile facility. In his lone appearance,

NASCAR XFINITY Series – Hisense 250
February 28, 2015 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
Paul Menard, No. 33

This weekend in the Hisense 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Paul Menard and the No. 33 Richmond / Menards team will race chassis No. 157. This Chevrolet Camaro is a new addition to the Richard Childress Racing stable in 2015 being utilized for the first time this weekend. In six NASCAR XFINITY Series starts at the 1.5-mile track,

NASCAR XFINITY Series – Alert Today Florida 300
February 21, 2015 – Daytona International Raceway

Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon marked his return to regular competition in the NASCAR XFINITY Series with a pole award and a fourth-place finish in the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet Camaro at Daytona International Speedway. The 2013 XFINITY Series Champion led the 40-car field to the green flag after earning his 11th-career pole award earlier in the day. Dillon and his Rheem racing team spent the first half of the race running solidly in the top-10 in a race that featured two- and three-wide pack racing.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – NextEra Energy Resources 250
February 20, 2015 – Daytona International Raceway

Ty Dillon, driver of the No. 33 Rheem/ Gemaire Distributors Chevrolet earned an 11th-place result after battling the draft in the late portions of the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Dillon posted the fast time for qualifying placing him on the pole for the 100-lap event. Crew Chief, Shane Huffman called Dillon to pit road multiple times during the Daytona season-opener.

NASCAR XFINITY Series – Alert Today Florida 300
February 21, 2015 – Daytona International Speedway
Austin Dillon, No. 33

Austin Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 154 in the Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway. This is a new Chevrolet Camaro that will be utilized for the first time this weekend. Dillon, the 2013 XFINITY Series Champion and 2012 Rookie of the Year, returns to regular XFINITY Series competition this season. After making one XFINITY Series start in 2014,

NASCAR Truck Series – NextEra Energy Resources 250
February 20, 2015 – Daytona International Speedway
Ty Dillon, No. 33

This weekend will mark GMS Racing’s second start at the Daytona Beach, Fla., speedway. Ty Dillon will pilot chassis No. 011 in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. This GMS Racing-prepared Chevrolet Silverado was raced last year at both Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway. A veteran of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series,

The 2015 racing season is gearing up to be a fast paced ride for Rheem Manufacturing, Inc. With sponsorship in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINTITY Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, it looks to be an exciting year of rubber on pavement and victory lanes for these accomplished and fierce racing competitors.

Paul Menard, veteran driver and consistent top-five and top-ten competitor, will return for his ninth full-time season in NASCAR Sprint cup Series competition in 2015,