Thursday, May 21, 2009

Reutimann Previews The Coca-Cola 600


EXPERIENCE AT CHARLOTTE:

“I haven’t had many Sprint Cup starts at Lowe’s,” said Reutimann. “This is where I actually had my first Cup start in 2005 finishing 22nd with MWR. Last season we had a strong finish in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series.”

RACING CLOSE TO HOME:

“Nothing much is different with the race weekend being close to home; I at least get to spend more time in my own bed,” said Reutimann. “We still stay plenty busy with a number of scheduled appearances. There is a lot going on in these two weeks starting with the NASCAR Sprint All Star race last week. It does not really slow down much.”

EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS WEEKEND:

“The Aaron’s Dream Machine has been really strong for us this year,” said Reutimann. We are capable of getting a top-ten finish this week at Charlotte as long as we can stay out of trouble late in the race. The car we are using this weekend is the same car I started on the pole with in Texas earlier this season, so we should have a strong run. I am anxious to get the Aaron’s Dream Machine back in the top-ten.”

GETTING BACK INTO THE TOP TWELVE IN POINTS:

“In the last few races luck has not been on our side,” said Reutimann. “The last race at Darlington, we lost our chances of a top-ten finish when a lapped car made contact with the Aaron’s Dream Machine and at Richmond we had a similar situation happen to us towards the end of the race. But you know, that’s racing and anything can happen. We just have to hold our heads up and look forward to the next race. The Aaron’s team is capable of strong finishes; it’s just unfortunate that those mishaps happen. As long as we can start getting more top-ten finishes, we can begin working our way back into the top twelve in the championship points.”

2009 NSCS POINTS STANDINGS:

David Reutimann currently sits 15th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver points at 369 points behind leader Jeff Gordon and only 39 points out of twelfth place.

CHASSIS INFORMATION:

The No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine for the Coca-Cola 600 is chassis No. 624. David Reutimann raced this car earlier this season at California and Texas finishing 14th and 11th respectively and started on the pole at Texas.

RACE INFORMATION:

Catch the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 24th at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. Watch the race live on FOX at 5:00 pm EST.

1 comment:

  1. I hope you have a good race and I hope you that you don't lose three or four positions everytime you pit.

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