David Reutimann
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| Awards | 1997 Slim Jim All Pro Series Rookie of the Year
1998 Slim Jim All Pro Series Sportsmanship Award 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
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| 2005 position | 70th - 2005 | ||||||
| Best finish | 70th - 2005 | ||||||
| First race | 2005 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Lowe's) | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
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| Best finish | 93rd - 1998 | ||||||
| First race | 2002 Hardee's 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
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| First race | 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 2005 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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David Reutimann (born March 2, 1970, in Zephyrhills, FL) is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #00 Dominos Pizza/Burger King Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the #99 Aaron's Toyota Camry in the Busch Series. In 2006, he drove a full season in the #17 Toyota Tundra prepared by Darrell Waltrip Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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 Richmond International Raceway. Driving the #87 Geico Chevrolet Monte Carlo for NEMCO Motorsports, Reutimann started thirty-fourth but finished sixteenth. He led twelve laps at his next race at Memphis Motorsports Park, and finished in the top-fifteen in each of his next two races. The following season, he ran seven Busch races for NEMCO, finishing fifth at Nashville Speedway USA and The Milwaukee Mile, as well as qualifying Greg Biffle's car on the pole at Memphis. He also attempted the New England 300 and the Brickyard 400 in the Winston Cup Series in the #04 for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, but failed to qualify both times.
In 2004, Reutimann signed on with Darrell Waltrip Motorsports to race the NTN Bearings truck in the Craftsman Truck Series. Winning the pole in his second race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Reutimann had four top-fives and finished 14th in points, garnering Rookie of the Year honors. In 2005, Reutimann won his first career race at Nashville Superspeedway. In addition to more poles, Reutimann moved to thirteenth in points. He also made his Cup debut at Lowe's Motor Speedway, driving the #00 State Fair Corn Dogs Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Michael Waltrip. He finished 22nd.
In 2006, Reutimann won two poles and finished third in the championship standings. He also made fifteen Busch starts and had four top-tens.
Reutimann moved up to the Nextel Cup Series in 2007 with Waltrip Racing, carrying sponsorship from Burger King and Domino's Pizza (both firms have had investments from the same capital partners before becoming publicly traded firms), and a Raybestos Rookie of the Year Candidate. Reutimann barely made the field at the Daytona 500, by being the slowest of the four cars which could make the race on speed after failing to qualify for the race through his Gatorade Duel, and crashing late in the Daytona 500, finishing 40th. Another hard crash late at the Auto Club 500 at Fontana left him with a concussion and had to miss a crucial test at Bristol Motor Speedway with the Car of Tomorrow.
Reutimann failed to qualify for the eventual race at Bristol and because of the owner points situation was unable to make the Samsung 500 at Texas.
Reutimann ran as high as third late at Talladega before the engine started failing on a Lap 179 restart, which eventually expired on Lap 185, leading to the final caution (and ensuing overtime).
Personal
- Reutimann lives in Mooresville, North Carolina, with his wife Lisa and daughter Emilia (born 2001). They are members of Berea Baptist Church in Mooresville.
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