Rheem Racing News

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Kansas 400
October 6, 2013 – Kansas Speedway
Paul Menard, No. 27

Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 427 at Kansas Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS was previously run this season at Michigan International Speedway and Pocono Raceway. Menard has nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway. His best start of second came in 2010 and best finish of third came in 2012. The Wisconsin native has completed 2,346 of 2,351 laps attempted (99.8 percent) at the Kansas track,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Kansas Lottery 300
October 5, 2013 – Kansas Speedway
Paul Menard, No. 33

Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 130 at Kansas Speedway. This No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro was previously run this season at Chicagoland Speedway where Kevin Harvick drove it to a ninth-place finish. Menard has seven NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Kansas Speedway. His best start of first came in 2004 and best finish of fourth in 2011.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Kansas Lottery 300
October 5, 2013 – Kansas Speedway
James Buescher, No. 34

Buescher will utilize his off week from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to race in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. This will be Buescher’s third start this year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) and fourth career NNS start at Kansas Speedway. Buescher has previous success at the Kansas Speedway, capturing a win in the NCWTS in 2012.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – AAA 400
September 29, 2013 – Dover International Speedway

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser team finished sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Dover International Speedway on Sunday afternoon after battling handling issues throughout the race. The California native started the 400-lap event from the 12th position and maintained a spot in the top 15 while battling a simultaneously tight and loose-handling red and white machine during the early laps.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – AAA 400
September 29, 2013 – Dover International Speedway

Paul Menard started the 400-mile event at Dover International Speedway from the 21st position and struggled with handling issues throughout the day to finish 18th on Sunday afternoon. A long green-flag run in the early laps of the race, coupled with a loose-handling condition, caused Menard to fall a lap down to the leader at lap 130. The No. 27 pit crew made a variety of chassis adjustments during the ensuing pit stops in hopes of providing some relief to the Eau Claire Wis.,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Dover 200
September 28, 2013 – Dover International Speedway

Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Steak-EZE Chevrolet team conserved fuel through the final 160-lap green-flag run to the checkered flag and brought home a third-place finish in the 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Dover International Speedway. Starting from the eighth position, the two-time Nationwide Series champion battled a loose-handling Chevrolet before coming to pit road under caution on lap 26 for tires,

NASCAR Truck Series – Smith’s 350
September 28th, 2013 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Exide team needed late in the race. Qualifying third for the 146-lap race, James Buescher hung around the top 10 much of the race until a late-race four-tire pit stop slipped the No. 31 back in the running order. Restarting in the 11th position with just two laps to go, Buescher took advantage of the field being bunched up to work his way into the top-10 with a ninth-place finish.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – AAA 400
September 29, 2013 – Dover International Speedway
Kevin Harvick, No. 29

Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 425 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the AAA 400. Harvick drove this Chevrolet to Victory Lane after the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, and most recently picked up a 10th-place result with the RCR-prepared machine at Kentucky Speedway in June. Since the 2001 season,

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – AAA 400
September 29, 2013 – Dover International Speedway
Paul Menard, No. 27

Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 414 at Dover International Speedway this weekend. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS previously ran this season at Auto Club Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Kentucky Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway, with a best finish of sixth coming at Bristol. Menard has 12 starts at Dover International Speedway. His best start of third came in 2011 and best finish of seventh came in 2010.

NASCAR Nationwide Series – Dover 200
September 28, 2013 – Dover International Speedway
Kevin Harvick, No. 33

Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 107 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series stable in the Dover 200 on Saturday afternoon. This RCR-prepared Chevrolet was most recently driven to a ninth-place result by Ryan Gifford at Iowa Speedway in July. Since 2001, Harvick has made 16 Nationwide Series starts at the one-mile facility collecting three pole awards (June 2000,