Rheem Racing News

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Drive for the Cure 300
October 10, 2014 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

With only four races remaining in the 2014 season, the RAB Racing No. 99 Rheem/Microsoft team head home to Charlotte for a Friday night showdown. James Buescher and the team are looking to secure a top-10 finish to close out the enduring 18-week stretch before having two weeks off. Statistically Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) is one of Buescher’s better tracks on the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) schedule.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Kansas Lottery 300
October 4th, 2014 – Kansas Speedway

James Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud Toyota team were on their way to having a solid finish when contact with the wall just past the halfway point of the Kansas Lottery 300 derailed the Ruud team’s efforts up to that point. Buescher started Saturday afternoon’s race from the 16th position, while early in the 200-lap race, on lap 10, Buescher radioed to the crew that the Ruud Camry was really loose in traffic.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Kansas Lottery 300
October 4, 2014 – Kansas Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher and the No.99 Ruud team head to Kansas to compete at the Kansas Speedway for the Kansas Lottery 300. Coming into this weekend, Buescher has four previous NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at the 1.5-mile oval. The 24-year-old Texas native also has five starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at the track.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Dover 200
September 27th, 2014 – Dover International Speedway

James Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem RAB Racing team were forced to overcome adversity early in the Dover 200 weekend. It was during the opening lap of final practice when the hood on the No. 99 Rheem Toyota Camry came unsecured and flew open causing significant damage to the Toyota Camry. After assessing the damage, the Rheem crew was forced to roll out the backup car from the hauler.

NASCAR Truck Series – Rhino Linings 350
September 27, 2014 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Ron Hornaday, No. 9

Ron Hornaday returns to LVMS, with seventeen combined race starts over NASCAR’s top three series including 13 NCWTS, 3 NNS and 1 NSCS. The Palmdale, California native’s stats on the 1.5-mile asphalt oval, located just outside of the Las Vegas city limits, are impressive. Ron has 1 win in the NCWTS, 6 top-5’s, and 12 top-10’s,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Dover 200
September 27, 2014 – Dover International Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher and the No.99 Rheem team return to Dover International Speedway this week coming off a top-15 finish last week at Kentucky Speedway. Buescher has three NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at the 1.0-mile high-banked oval with an average finish of 10.7. Buescher also has five starts at Dover International Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300
September 20, 2014 – Kentucky Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

While the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) are racing in New Hampshire, the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race will be up for grabs Saturday night in Kentucky. The VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 will be the final stand-alone event of the 2014 season. James Buescher comes into Kentucky with four previous NNS starts at the 1.5-mile oval.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 300
September 13th, 2014 – Chicagoland Speedway

The Texas native, James Buescher started the Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 300 at Chicagoland Speedway from the 17th position. Right from when the green flag released the 40-car field Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem team was struggling with a tight-handling Camry. Crew chief Matt Lucas and the Rheem crew got multiple opportunities throughout the afternoon to adjust on their Toyota,

Rheem announced today the sponsorship of Ron Hornaday for two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in 2014. Rheem will be the primary sponsor for the four-time NASCAR champion for the Sept. 27 race in Las Vegas and Oct. 31 race in Texas.

Rheem has been working to find the best available truck equipment, crew and technical expertise in an effort to return Hornaday to the truck series before the end of the 2014 season. Rheem had sponsored Hornaday prior to the recent shutdown of the No.

ATLANTA—Sept. 11, 2014 – Rheem announced today that the company will participate as a primary sponsor in two of the remaining 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. Rheem will fulfill contractual commitments previously made with Chicagoland Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway where Rheem had reserved hospitality, catering and large ticket blocks for Rheem customer groups.

Richard Childress Racing (RCR), a longtime partner of Rheem, agreed to assist Rheem by providing competitive equipment sourced from NTS Motorsports,