Rheem Racing News

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 300
September 13, 2014 – Chicagoland Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem team come back to Chicagoland Speedway looking for redemption from the first visit at the 1.5-mile oval. Earlier this season while enjoying a solid race, the No. 99 RAB Racing team came up just short on fuel, which relegated them to a 23rd-place finish. Buescher will make his third start at Chicagoland Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Virginia529 College Savings 250
September 5th, 2014 – Richmond International Raceway

James Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud team came into Richmond International Raceway with high hopes after placing inside the top-10 during the first event at the 3/4-mile D-shaped oval earlier this season. The 24-year-old Plano, Tx. native started mid-pack in the 40-car field for Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250. After taking multiple swings at correcting an extremely loose in and tight center handling Ruud Camry,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Virginia529 College Savings 250
September 5, 2014 – Richmond International Raceway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud Toyota Camry team return to Richmond International Raceway looking to repeat the performance from earlier this season. During the first race at the 0.75-mile D-shaped oval, Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud team captured their first top-10 of the season. Buescher has five previous starts at Richmond and is looking to capture his second career top-10 at the Virginia track.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Great Clips 300 Benefitting Feed the Children
August 30, 2014 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

Coming off a season high finish last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, James Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem team look to keep that ball rolling at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Buescher has one previous NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at the 1.5-mile oval in the past. Buescher however has three NASCAR Camping World Truck (NCWTS) starts including one top-five and two top-10s.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Food City 300
August 22nd, 2014 – Bristol Motor Speedway

After heavy rain moved through the Bristol, Tenn., area just before the scheduled start of the Food City 300 which delayed the race for nearly an hour. James Buescher started Friday evening’s short-track showdown in the 16th position. During the first stint of the 300-lap race, Buescher was running in the 15th position battling a tight-handling Rheem Toyota Camry. Buescher and the No.

NASCAR Truck Series – UNOH 200
August 21st, 2014 – Bristol Motor Speedway

Ron Hornaday Jr. finished third for Turner Scott Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday after rain on Wednesday night forced the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race to be pushed to an early-morning start time. The four-time NCWTS champion started the weekend strong in the No. 30 HTPG Refrigeration Chevrolet, finishing fourth in the lone practice session on Wednesday afternoon. Hornday then went out during NASCAR’s knockout qualifying and ran a time of 15.447 seconds,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Food City 300
August 22, 2014 – Bristol Motor Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

The NASCAR Nationwide Series returns back to the oval after racing at road-courses the last two weeks. This weekend will mark the series’ second trip to Bristol Motor Speedway during the 2014 season. During the first race weekend at Bristol earlier this season, James Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem team started inside the top-10 in the eighth-place and finished in 13th.

NASCAR Truck Series – UNOH 200
August 20, 2014 – Bristol Motor Speedway
Ron Hornaday, No. 30

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to the Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) for the UNOH 200. Ron Hornaday Jr. has 14 previous starts at the half-mile oval, with two wins, four top fives, nine top 10s and two poles. In his 14 events, Hornaday has turned 2,741 laps around BMS.

With just 10 races remaining in the 2014 season,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200
August 16th, 2014 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Making his first start at the 13-turn, 2.25-mile road course, After placing outside the top-15 in two of the practice sessions on Friday afternoon, James Buescher turned up the wick during qualifying and placed the No. 99 Toyota Care / Rheem Camry in the 11th start spot for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Texas native settled into a groove running just outside the top-10 for the first portion of the 90-lap race,

NASCAR Truck Series – Careers for Veterans 200
August 16th, 2014 – Michigan International Speedway

Ron Hornaday Jr. made his 11th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), looking for his first win at the 2.0-mile oval. Making it to the second round of knockout qualifying, Hornaday and his Turner Scott Motorsports team earned the 17th starting position for the afternoon’s race. Throughout the event, Hornaday worked his No. 30 Rheem Comfort Products Chevy up through the field to eventually finish third,