David Reutimann

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David Reutimann
Richmond)
First win	2009 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Last win	2010 LifeLock.com 400 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 26 4
Sam's Town 250 (Memphis )
Wins Top tens Poles 1 45 3
Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville )
Wins Top tens Poles 1 38 6
Statistics current as of April 26, 2014.

Emil David Reutimann (born March 2, 1970) is an American professional

.

He began his racing career in dirt-track modifieds and late models. In 1997, Reutimann moved into the NASCAR regional series before moving to the Busch Series in 2002. He moved up to the

pole positions

.

Personal life

Reutimann lives in Mooresville, North Carolina, with his wife Lisa and daughter Emilia. They are members of Berea Baptist Church in Mooresville.^[1]

Before he was a full-time race car driver, Reutimann worked briefly for the United Parcel Service, which in 2008 became his primary sponsor for the rest of that season.^[2]

Emilia is current a member of the Equestrian team for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Early career

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Reutimann, a third-generation racer, began his racing career in dirt-track modifieds and late models before moving up to the Slim Jim All Pro Series in 1997. He was named Rookie of the Year, finishing in the top-ten eight times and had a fifth-place points finish. The next season, he dropped to seventh in points, but received the Sportsmanship award at season's end. After several years, Reutimann got his first three wins in 2002 and finished second in the overall championship standings.

That same year, Reutimann made his Busch Series debut at

, but failed to qualify both times.

In 2004, Reutimann signed on with

, but had two poles and finished third in the championship standings. He also made fifteen Busch starts and had four top-tens.

Sprint Cup Series

2007

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Busch Series

car

Reutimann moved up to the Nextel Cup Series in 2007 with Michael Waltrip Racing, and was a Raybestos Rookie of the Year Candidate.

Reutimann edged Kevin Lepage for a transfer spot during the Gatorade Duels into the Daytona 500. However, despite qualifying 14th, he was started from the rear of the field because before the Duels, NASCAR penalized Waltrip's team including Reutimann's for illegal fuel additives in all MWR cars. At the same time the No. 00 car suffered an electrical problem during a wind-down lap. Reutimann ran in the top twenty of the Daytona 500 until he was collected in an accident on lap 173; he eventually finished 40th.

The following race, at Fontana, Reutimann was involved in a vicious crash. With 4 laps left in the race, Greg Biffle tapped his bumper, sending his car head-on into the wall. Upon impact, the car exploded in flames and slid backwards. The red flag flew, as Reutimann had instantly fallen unconscious. Paramedics came to the wreck, extinguished the flames, and helped a sore, dazed Reutimann out of his racecar. He was airlifted by a helicopter to a hospital. Reutimann suffered a minor concussion, a cracked rib and a few bruises; despite the injuries he returned to the track the next weekend in Mexico City for the Busch series. NASCAR said that Reutimann's accident tied with several other wrecks as the hardest crash in NASCAR history. This record stood until Elliott Sadler crashed at Pocono in 2010.

The next few weeks after were not very good for Reutimann and the 00 team, failing to qualify at Las Vegas, Bristol, and Texas. However, in the races he did make, he failed to make the top 30 until the tenth race of the season at Richmond, where he finished 28th. After having engine issues at Darlington and failing to qualify for the Coca-Cola 600 and the spring Dover race, along with a disappointing run at Pocono, Reutimann finished in the top 20 for the first time in his Cup career at Michigan, finishing 15th. Despite this, Reutimann was replaced for the races at Sonoma and Watkins Glen by road course ringer P. J. Jones in an attempt to get the #00 to the top 35 positions in owner points.^[3]

The rest of the season would end up repeating a cycle of bad finishes below 30th followed by a good finish above the top 20. After failing to qualify at Bristol, Atlanta, and Phoenix, Reutimann went on to finish the season 39th in points.

Late in the season, he won the

.

2008

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In 2008, Reutimann ran the first five races of the

. Starting the season out with an 18th place in the Daytona 500, Reutimann started to show improvement over the last season. At Fontana the following week, he finished 23rd before getting 37th at Las Vegas a week later.

In his first two races in the No. 44 car, Reutimann had mechanical issues, having a suspension issue at Martinsville and getting a blown engine the following week at Texas.

Reutimann scored his first career top 10 at

, Reutimann claimed his first career pole position, becoming the 23rd driver to win poles in all three of NASCAR's top series.

2009

In 2009, Reutimann moved back to the No. 00 car. He competed a limited schedule in the

's No. 10 Toyota Camry. During the Daytona 500, Reutimann finished 12th, which would be a new career high at the race. Two weeks later at Las Vegas, Reutimann would score his first top 5, finishing 5th in the race. At Texas, Reutimann would score his first pole of the season, finishing 11th in the race. A week later, at Phoenix, Reutimann would score his 2nd top 10 of the season.

On May 24, he qualified well in the Coca-Cola 600 but the race was delayed due to rain. The next day on lap 222 his crew chief Rodney Childers made a call to conserve fuel which put Reutimann in the lead. A few laps later on lap 227, a rain shower soaked the track for the second time of the race, red-flagging it with Reutimann in the lead. Reutimann spent a 1-hour wait praying and planning backup plans with boss Michael Waltrip and his pit crew. Despite blue skies being shown nearby the track, officials declared that the rain would last for the remainder of the night and called the race, thus giving Reutimann his first Cup series win in the Coca-Cola 600 and Waltrip giving him a full-time sponsorship until 2011.

With this emotional victory, Reutimann became the 20th driver to win a race in all three of NASCAR's top series (Cup, Nationwide, and Truck). This race was also the 50th

.

A week after his victory, Reutimann would win his second pole of the season at Dover, finishing the race in 18th on the lead lap. The next week at Pocono, Reutimann would end up finishing 3rd, and would get another top 5 at Loudon a couple races after. Reutimann would end up getting five more top 10's at Indianapolis, Michigan, Atlanta, Kansas, and Phoenix. Reutimann would go on to finish the season 16th in the point standings, a personal best.

2010

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Reutimann returned to the No. 00 car during the 2010 season. He would start the season with a personal best finish in the Daytona 500, finishing 5th. Reutimann won his second career race at the 2010

.

2011

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2011 was a disappointing year for both Reutimann and MWR. Reutimann and the No. 00 team only scored one top five finish and two top ten finishes. At Watkins Glen on the final lap, Boris Said accidentally turned David Ragan entering the esses. Ragan came back onto the track and hit Reutimann, hit the ARMCO outside barrier and he rolled over spectacularly after the hard hit. He was mostly unscathed and Ragan dislocated his ankle as a result.

With three weeks remaining in the 2011 season, Reutimann could not come to an agreement with Aaron's for 2012 and thus Michael Waltrip and MWR's staff reluctantly released Reutimann from his team as well as the number 00.

After Christmas 2011, Reutimann signed up to drive for part-time with

.

2012

On January 3, 2012, Reutimann signed a one-year contract to drive for Tommy Baldwin Racing.

No. 93 at Darlington.

Reutimann caused a controversy at the April Martinsville race when the No. 10 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet stalled on lap 497, drawing a caution. He was accused of intentionally causing the caution after limping around the track for a few laps at speeds well below the rest of the field. The result was a broken timing belt and Reutimann was credited with a 35th-place finish. He insists he was just trying to keep the car in the Top 35 in owner's points; the team left Martinsville just one point outside a guaranteed start.[10] Reutimann qualified for the next race at Texas and finished 26th, getting the No. 10 back into the Top 35. During Coca-Cola 600 qualifying, David did not qualify fast enough in the No. 73 BK Racing entry and missed his first Cup race since 2007.

Reutimann drove the No. 51 Chevrolet for

at the fall Phoenix race in the No. 44 No Label Watches Ford, finishing 40th.

2013

On January 18, 2013, BK Racing announced that Reutimann would drive the No. 83 Toyota during the 2013 season, replacing Landon Cassill.^[12] Reutimann started the season a high note, finishing 16th in the Daytona 500. However the team would struggle through the season, not recording another top-20 finish. Reutimann finished 33rd in points. Following the season Reutimann and the team parted ways.^[13]

2014

Reutimann began the 2014 season without a ride in any of NASCAR's top three divisions, however in March it was announced that he would drive the Sprint Cup No. 35 Ford for Front Row Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway.^[14] However, he failed to qualify for the event.^[15] Reutimann made the field in three of the six Cup races he attempted.^[16] It was the last time he ran a NASCAR-sanctioned race.

Post-NASCAR career

After ending his NASCAR career, Reutimann became a

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NSCC	Pts	Ref
2003	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	04	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	TAL	MAR	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA DNQ	POC	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	PHO	CAR	HOM	N/A	0	[19]
2005	Michael Waltrip Racing	00	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT 22	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	70th	97	[20]
2007	Michael Waltrip Racing	00	Toyota	DAY 40	CAL 33	LVS DNQ	ATL 40	BRI DNQ	MAR 33	TEX DNQ	PHO 32	TAL 32	RCH 29	DAR 33	CLT DNQ	DOV DNQ	POC 38	MCH 15	SON	NHA 38	DAY 26	CHI 43	IND 38	POC 41	GLN	MCH 23	BRI DNQ	CAL 32	RCH 13	NHA 26	DOV 18	KAN 31	TAL 22	CLT 29	MAR 17	ATL DNQ	TEX 43	PHO DNQ	HOM 25	39th	1878	[21]
2008				DAY 18	CAL 23	LVS 37	ATL 20	BRI 20																																22nd	3397	[22]
		44							MAR 39	TEX 41	PHO 18	TAL 20	RCH 22	DAR 19	CLT 10	DOV 27	POC 19	MCH 35	SON 40	NHA 19	DAY 21	CHI 14	IND 30	POC 30	GLN 33	MCH 14	BRI 25	CAL 9	RCH 9*	NHA 15	DOV 17	KAN 19	TAL 37	CLT 32	MAR 24	ATL 28	TEX 10	PHO 25	HOM 20
2009		00		DAY 12	CAL 14	LVS 4	ATL 32	BRI 12	MAR 20	TEX 11	PHO 8	TAL 26	RCH 28	DAR 29	CLT 1	DOV 18	POC 3	MCH 19	SON 31	NHA 4	DAY 36	CHI 12	IND 8	POC 29	GLN 25	MCH 9	BRI 17	ATL 4	RCH 20	NHA 12	DOV 21	KAN 8	CAL 18	CLT 15	MAR 16	TAL 26	TEX 16	PHO 10	HOM 15	16th	4221	[23]
2010				DAY 5	CAL 15	LVS 13	ATL 40	BRI 38	MAR 28	PHO 20	TEX 37	TAL 14	RCH 15	DAR 11	DOV 5	CLT 5	POC 15	MCH 18	SON 20	NHA 15	DAY 11	CHI 1	IND 28	POC 17	GLN 23	MCH 16	BRI 2	ATL 16	RCH 19	NHA 7	DOV 35	KAN 35	CAL 10	CLT 9	MAR 27	TAL 4	TEX 15	PHO 26	HOM 38	18th	4024	[24]
2011				DAY 30	PHO 29	LVS 13	BRI 30	CAL 19	MAR 15	TEX 29	TAL 14	RCH 31	DAR 16	DOV 15	CLT 9	KAN 22	POC 13	MCH 35	SON 24	DAY 25	KEN 2	NHA 19	IND 36	POC 24	GLN 29	MCH 18	BRI 36	ATL 31	RCH 26	CHI 32	NHA 28	DOV 13	KAN 35	CLT 26	TAL 13	MAR 20	TEX 22	PHO 7	HOM 18	28th	757	[25]
2012	BK Racing	93	Toyota	DAY 26										DAR 36																										34th	373	[26]
	Tommy Baldwin Racing	10	Chevy		PHO 36	LVS 31	BRI 21	CAL 27	MAR 35	TEX 26	KAN 29	RCH 33	TAL 22			DOV 31				KEN 23	DAY 11	NHA 33	IND	POC 24	GLN	MCH 21	BRI	ATL	RCH 34	CHI	NHA 30	DOV	TAL 37	CLT 30	KAN	MAR 36	TEX		HOM 34
	BK Racing	73	Toyota												CLT DNQ
	Phoenix Racing	51	Chevy														POC 21	MCH	SON
	Xxxtreme Motorsport	44	Ford																																			PHO 40
2013	BK Racing	83	Toyota	DAY 16	PHO 25	LVS 34	BRI 39	CAL 33	MAR 38	TEX 24	KAN 28	RCH 22	TAL 41	DAR 36	CLT 21	DOV 26	POC 32	MCH 32	SON 26	KEN 27	DAY 30	NHA 28	IND 29	POC 31	GLN 43	MCH 37	BRI 29	ATL 32	RCH 32	CHI 36	NHA 26	DOV 28	KAN 37	CLT 26	TAL 40	MAR 37	TEX 28	PHO 39	HOM 31	33rd	465	[27]
2014	Front Row Motorsports	35	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI DNQ	CAL 29	MAR DNQ	TEX 38	DAR DNQ	RCH 29	TAL	KAN	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	51st	37	[28]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2007	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	40	40
2008			42	18
2009			28	12
2010			20	5
2011			24	30
2012	BK Racing	Toyota	38	26
2013			41	16

Nationwide Series

Nationwide Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2002	NEMCO Motorsports	87	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH 16	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN QL†	MLW	DAY	CHI	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM 12		CAR 15	PHO			63rd	399	[29]
		88																																ATL DNQ			HOM 43
2003				DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX 24	TAL																MCH 6	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT							50th	805	[30]
		87									NSH 5	CAL 11	RCH	GTY	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH QL‡	KEN 37	MLW 5	DAY	CHI 32	NHA	PPR	IRP
	Evans Motorsports	7	Chevy																														MEM QL±	ATL	PHO	CAR	HOM
2004	NEMCO Motorsports	87	Chevy	DAY	CAR 21	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH 25	TAL	CAL 15	GTY 30	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM		70th	379	[31]
2005	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	98	Chevy	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	NSH	BRI	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM 26	118th	85	[32]
2006	FitzBradshaw Racing	12	Dodge	DAY 29	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX																													34th	164	[33]
	Michael Waltrip Racing	66	Dodge								NSH 34	PHO	TAL	RCH
		99													DAR 22	CLT	DOV	NSH 6	KEN 8	MLW 10	DAY	CHI	NHA	MAR	GTY 14	IRP 36	GLN	MCH	BRI 9	CAL 20	RCH 39	DOV	KAN 13			TEX 14	PHO	HOM 12
	FitzBradshaw Racing	44	Dodge																															CLT 20	MEM
2007	Michael Waltrip Racing	99	Toyota	DAY 29	CAL 14	MXC 12	LVS 31	ATL 13	BRI 33	NSH 2	TEX 6	PHO 12	TAL 24	RCH 9	DAR 24	CLT 43	DOV 15	NSH 9	KEN 16	MLW 7	NHA 8	DAY 40	CHI 17	GTY 3	IRP 3	CGV 9	GLN 25	MCH 16	BRI 3	CAL 15	RCH 23	DOV 10	KAN 17	CLT 12	MEM 1*	TEX 18	PHO 12	HOM 15	2nd	4187	[34]
2008				DAY 14	CAL 4	LVS 25	ATL 10	BRI 3	NSH 9	TEX 11	PHO 9	MXC 11	TAL 20	RCH 18	DAR 3	CLT 11	DOV 4	NSH 3	KEN 13	MLW 5	NHA 7	DAY 14	CHI 5	GTY 25	IRP 26	CGV 18	GLN 15	MCH 34	BRI 8	CAL 8	RCH 34	DOV 16	KAN 17	CLT 24	MEM 2	TEX 8	PHO 31	HOM 13	7th	4388	[35]
2009	Braun Racing	10	Toyota	DAY 12	CAL 7	LVS	BRI	TEX 9	NSH	PHO	TAL 29	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI 8	GTY				MCH 14											PHO 18		27th	1807	[36]
		32																					IRP 11	IOW	GLN		BRI 11	CGV	ATL	RCH 5	DOV 9	KAN	CAL					HOM 6
	Michael Waltrip Racing	99	Toyota																															CLT 20	MEM 8	TEX
2010	Braun Racing	10	Toyota	DAY	CAL 26	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX 8	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI 4	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL						52nd	747	[37]
	Turner Motorsports	11	Toyota																															CLT 12	GTY	TEX 15	PHO	HOM 16
2011	Pastrana-Waltrip Racing	99	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX 9	TAL																													109th	01	[38]
	Rusty Wallace Racing	64	Toyota								NSH 14	RCH	DAR	DOV 5	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH 18	ROA	DAY	KEN 18	NHA	NSH	IRP	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI 20	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM
2012	Mike Harmon Racing	74	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI DNQ	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM			144th	01	[39]
† - Qualified for Joe Nemechek · ‡ - Qualified for Jeff Fuller. · ± - Qualified for Greg Biffle

Camping World Truck Series

Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2004	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	17	Toyota	DAY 9	ATL 3	MAR 8	MFD 14	CLT 36	DOV 17	TEX 3	MEM 17	MLW 32	KAN 29	KEN 9	GTW 9	MCH 24	IRP 17	NSH 9	BRI 11	RCH 30	NHA 5	LVS 17	CAL 6	TEX 30	MAR 27	PHO 21	DAR 28	HOM 4	14th	2904	[40]
2005				DAY 12	CAL 13	ATL 24	MAR 23	GTY 24	MFD 21	CLT 17	DOV 5	TEX 10	MCH 8	MLW 23	KAN 3	KEN 3	MEM 2	IRP 11	NSH 1	BRI 29	RCH 17	NHA 33	LVS 12	MAR 34	ATL 33	TEX 5	PHO 7	HOM 36	13th	2979	[41]
2006				DAY 9	CAL 4	ATL 5	MAR 15	GTY 3	CLT 6	MFD 9	DOV 5	TEX 4	MCH 15	MLW 5	KAN 10	KEN 12	MEM 7	IRP 34	NSH 6	BRI 10	NHA 12	LVS 6	TAL 6	MAR 18	ATL 4	TEX 7	PHO 8	HOM 8	3rd	3530	[42]
2008	Germain Racing	9	Toyota	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA 13	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	75th	124	[43]
2012	RBR Enterprises	92	Chevy	DAY DNQ	MAR 20	CAR 19	KAN	CLT 18	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	CHI	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL	IOW	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				94th	01	[44]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

External links

• Official website
• David Reutimann driver statistics at Racing-Reference