Rheem Racing News

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Lilly’s Diabetes 250
July 26, 2014 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher and the Rheem Toyota team are coming into Indianapolis Motor Speedway looking to erase the bad luck the team has recently endured. Buescher has one previous start at the famed ‘Brickyard’. That one and only start came during the 2012 season.

Indy is just so rich with racing history. I first stepped foot on the grounds of Indy in 2012 when I raced in the Nationwide Series race and it was such an amazing track to see.

NASCAR Truck Series – 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic
July 23, 2014 – Eldora Speedway
Ron Hornaday, No. 30

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to Eldora Speedway for its second year of dirt racing. Four-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr. has one start at the 0.5-mile-oval, coming home 28th in last year’s inaugural showdown. Hornaday was off to a strong start in the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway, running in and around the top five for the first quarter of the 200-lap race and demonstrating he was a candidate for the win.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – EnjoyIllinois.Com 300
July 19, 2014 – Chicagoland Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher comes to Chicagoland Speedway with one previous NASCAR Nationwide Series start under his belt. That start came in 2012 when Buescher secured a 15th-place finish. Buescher has five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at the 1.5-mile oval. In those five starts Buescher has one win, and two-top-10s.

Chicagoland is always a track I look forward going too.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Sta-Green 200
July 12, 2014 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Visiting the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time since 2011, James Buescher and the RAB Racing No. 99 Rheem Toyota team started in the 17th position. When the 40-car field took the green for the Sta-Green 200, Buescher jumped up into inside the top-15. In the early portion of the Sta-Green 200, James was reporting a loose-handling condition. As the race wore on,

NASCAR Truck Series – American Ethanol 200
July 11th, 2014 – Iowa Speedway

Ron Hornaday was off to a strong start in the American Ethanol 200, running in and around the top five for the first quarter of the 200-lap race and demonstrating he was a candidate for the win. However, an incident on lap 63 with another competitor caused significant damage to the No. 30 Rheem Comfort Products Chevrolet, relegating him to a 21st-place finish at Iowa Speedway.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – STA-Green 200
July 12, 2014 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher comes in to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend making his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start at the one-mile oval. Buescher, however, is no stranger to the track having made five previous starts at NHMS in other NASCAR series. In three previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at NHMS, Buescher has recorded two top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish in 2010.

NASCAR Truck Series – American Ethanol 200
July 11, 2014 – Iowa Speedway
Ron Hornaday, No. 30

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to Newton, Iowa for the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway. Four-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr. has seven previous starts at the 0.875-mile tri-oval, with his best finish of second coming in the spring of 2012. Hornaday has amassed three top fives and three top 10s at the track,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
July 4, 2014 – Daytona International Speedway

After a shortened qualifying session due to rain, James Buescher and the No. 99 Toyota Care team lined up in the 18th position for Friday evening’s Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Just before the scheduled start time of the 100-lap race, another rainstorm rolled through the Daytona Beach area, delaying the start of the race. After nearly a two-hour delay,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Subway Firecracker 250 Powered By Coca-Cola
July 4, 2014 – Daytona International Speedway
James Buescher, No. 99

James Buescher returns to Daytona International Speedway (DIS) for the second of two races this season. During the first outing, Buescher and his No. 99 team were running solidly in the top-five when Buescher received a pass-through penalty. Buescher has five previous NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at DIS. In those five starts he has recorded one win and three top-10 finishes,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 presented by Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
June 27, 2014 – Kentucky Speedway

The RAB Racing No. 99 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky Inc. (TMMK) team came into Friday night’s race at Kentucky Speedway with a little extra motivation to perform in front of many Georgetown, Kentucky’s Toyota team members. James Buescher placed the No. 99 TMMK Camry in the 19th starting position for Friday night’s John R.