David Reutimann will attempt
to qualify for this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advocare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway for a new, start-up
race team.
Xxxtreme Motorsport is owned
by businessman John Cohen, a New
York nightclub entrepreneur who owns M2 Ultra Lounge on West 28th St. in New
York City. The club has hosted artists like the Pussycat Dolls, John Mayer and
Keyshia Cole, with a celebrity clientele that includes Sean "Puffy"
Combs, Marc Jacobs, Jamie Foxx and Selita E. Banks. Cohen reportedly has
extensive contacts in the rap music industry, and hopes to use those connections to secure sponsorship for
his new race team.
Former Michael Waltrip Racing
and JTG Daugherty Racing crew chief Frankie Kerr is overseeing the operation.
He and Reutimann have worked together in the past, with Kerr serving as Reutimann’s
crew chief at MWR beginning in 2007.
“Frankie is steering the ship, getting all the basic parts and pieces
together,” said Reutimann. “They’re trying to run the last two races of the
year at Phoenix and Homestead to get their feet underneath them for next
season.”
Xxxtreme Motorsport will
field a former Richard Petty Motorsports Ford this weekend at Phoenix, with
horsepower from Roush Yates Engines. The team is operating out of the former
TRG Motorsports shop, a 40,000 square foot facility in Mooresville, North
Carolina.
Kerr said the team will
likely start and park in each of the next two weeks, focusing instead on
gathering data for next season.
Will David Reutimann be their driver for 2013?
ReplyDeleteGood Luck Reuti. Kick some butt.
ReplyDeleteYea!! Go Reuti
ReplyDeleteIn all the years I have watched Ruddi race, he has never been start and park. Wish you guys the best of luck in your future. Hope David is in the picture wwith all his great knowledge and
ReplyDeleteskills. Put the excitment back on the track with a new team. Your crew chief Frankie and David always have clicked. Can't wait to see you all now and in 2013. Best of Luck in the #44 Chris Dade City, Fla.
Go David!! Lots of Durbin's in Illinois, remember your win at Chicagoland!!
ReplyDeleteM. Durbin!!
This is exciting news. A new start and park team. Love it. I hope we can get maybe 1/2 to 3/4 a field start and park cars next season.
ReplyDeleteI don't like that it will be start and park. I would think you would try and run a full race to learn more. Hope the owner can put a strong team in place for the future.
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