Rheem Racing News

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks
May 28, 2013 – Dover International Raceway
Paul Menard, No. 27

Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 412 at Dover International Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS was previously run this season at Bristol Motor Speedway and tested at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Darlington Raceway. After his 13th-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend, Menard moved up two positions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings and sits in eighth heading into Dover this weekend.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks
May 28, 2013 – Dover International Raceway
Kevin Harvick, No. 29

Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 383 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks. The California native last piloted this Chevrolet at Darlington Raceway in May, collecting a fifth-place result. Harvick and the No. 29 Jimmy John’s team brought home a second-place finish in the 2012 FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Coca-Cola 600
May 26, 2013 – Charlotte Motor Speedway

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser team picked up their second win of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, driving to Victory Lane following the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The California native started the 400-lap event from the 15th position and battled a tight-handling red, white and blue Chevrolet during the early stages of the event.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Coca-Cola 600
May 26, 2013 – Charlotte Motor Speedway

Starting from the 22nd position, Paul Menard and the No. 27 Serta/Menards team
faced handling issues and late-race damage in Sunday night’s 600-mile event, earning a 13th-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In the early laps of the event, Menard gained several positions and was running 16th by lap 75. Communicating to crew chief “Slugger” Labbe that the No. 27 machine was loose on entry and tight through the center of the corners,

NASCAR Nationwide Series – History 300
May 25, 2013 – Charlotte Motor Speedway

Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet team earned a fifth-place finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The California native started the 200-lap event from the 16th spot and began working his way forward, breaking into the top 10 by lap 37. Battling a tight-handling Chevrolet throughout the majority of the race, Harvick was able to maintain a position within the top 10 while the pit crew worked on the car’s handling during scheduled pit stops on laps 40,

WELCOME, N.C. (May 24, 2013) – Richard Childress Racing (RCR) announced today that Menards, the third-largest home improvement store in the United States, has signed a multi-year partnership renewal of the No. 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) entry driven by Paul Menard.

Menards first partnered with RCR in 2011 and enjoyed a top-10 finish in the Daytona 500. Later that year, Menard scored his first NSCS victory by claiming the prestigious Brickyard 400 checkered flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Coca-Cola 600
May 21, 2013 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick, No. 29

Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 425 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Coca-Cola 600. This Chevrolet is new to the No. 29 team lineup and will make its first competitive laps this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harvick and RCR’s No. 29 Budweiser Folds of Honor team collected an eighth-place finish in the 2012 Coca-Cola 600 under the lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway,

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Coca-Cola 600
May 21, 2013 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
Paul Menard, No. 27

Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 418 in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS raced at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this season. Menard has 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His best start of fifth and best finish of eighth both came in 2010. The Wisconsin native has completed 4,044 of 4,246 laps attempted (95.5 percent) at the 1.5-mile track.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Sprint Showdown
May 18, 2013 – Charlotte Motor Speedway

Paul Menard started the No. 27 Serta/Menards Chevrolet from the eighth position and quickly drove into the top five in Saturday night’s Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Though he was running up front, Menard relayed to the crew he was fighting a tight-handling condition. The Wisconsin native maintained his position when the competition caution was displayed on lap 20, ending the first of two segments.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Sprint All-Star Race
May 18, 2013 – Charlotte Motor Speedway

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem/Budweiser Chevrolet SS team earned a hard fought 11th-place finish in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race under the lights of Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night. The California native started the non-points paying event from the 19th position, but dropped to the back of the field because the team changed a motor following practice on Friday.