Rheem Racing News

NASCAR Truck Series – SFP 250
April 20, 2013 – Kansas Speedway
James Buescher, No. 31

Buescher and the No. 31 Rheem team will return to the track where they earned their first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory. In dominating fashion, Buescher led 103 of 167 laps en route to his first NCWTS win. Buescher is looking for some of that magic to capture the team’s first top 10 of the season.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400
April 16, 2013 – Kansas Speedway
Paul Menard, No. 27

Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 403 at Kansas Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS ran previously this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway finishing 10th. In this race last year at Kansas Speedway, Menard started 19th in the No. 27 Chevrolet and fought handling issues during the 400-mile event, eventually finishing 18th.

We had a good run the last time we were at Kansas Speedway,

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400
April 16, 2013 – Kansas Speedway
Kevin Harvick, No. 29

Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 373 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the STP 400. The No. 29 team utilized this Chevrolet once during the 2012 season, where Harvick picked up an eighth-place finish in May at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The last time Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem crew competed in the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway,

NASCAR Truck Series – North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at the Rock
April 14th, 2013 – Rockingham Speedway

After a very strong qualifying effort that put him in the second starting spot, Buescher found himself jumping out to an early race lead. During the latter half of the race, while in heavy lap traffic, Buescher made contact with a lapped truck, which sent his No. 31 spinning in turns one and two. After falling one lap down and running as low as 23rd place,

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – NRA 500
April 13, 2013 – Texas Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick, No. 29

Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 404 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the NRA 500. Harvick drove this Chevrolet twice during the 2012 season, earning a 16th-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October and a ninth-place result at Texas Motor Speedway in November. Harvick and the No. 29 team earned a ninth-place finish after starting 15th and using fuel strategy to their advantage in the 2012 event.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – NRA 500
April 13, 2013 – Texas Motor Speedway
Paul Menard, No. 27

Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 418 at Texas Motor Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS is a new addition to the Richard Childress Racing stable this season. Menard has 13 starts at Texas Motor Speedway. His best start of fourth and best finish of fifth came in 2011. The Wisconsin native has completed 4,168 of 4,353 laps attempted (95.8 percent) at the 1.5-mile oval,

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – NRA 500
April 13, 2013 – Texas Motor Speedway

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet SS team finished 13th in the NRA 500 under the lights of Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday evening. Harvick qualified the red and black machine in the 29th position, but was forced to start the 334-lap affair from the back of the field after the team changed engines during the final practice Friday afternoon.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NRA 500
April 13, 2013 – Texas Motor Speedway

Paul Menard finished 17th at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday evening after having mechanical issues with two laps remaining in the 334-lap event. The Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet SS driver took the green flag from the 19th position and struggled with handling issues during the early and middle portions of the race. The No. 27 pit crew made an array of chassis adjustments on the ensuing pit stops in an attempt to remedy the loose handing condition on entry and exit of the corners.

NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300
April 12, 2013 – Texas Motor Speedway

Kevin Harvick drove Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet Camaro to a fifth-place finish in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. The two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion started the 200-lap event from the seventh position and remained a fixture in the top 10 during the early laps of the race. Harvick began to slip back in the field following a fuel-only pit stop under caution on lap 66 when several teams opted to take fresh tires.

NASCAR Truck Series – North Carolina Education Lottery 200
April 14, 2013 – Rockingham Speedway
James Buescher, No. 31

During NASCAR’s historic return to Rockingham Speedway last spring, Buescher and the No. 31 Turner Scott Motorsports team battled teammate Kasey Kahne down to the end and came home with a solid second-place finish. This coming weekend, Buescher and the No. 31 Rheem team are returning to “the Rock” looking to capture their fifth win with the chassis they call “Honey Badger.”