Car:
Number 00 Toyota
Team:
Michael Waltrip Racing
Sponsor:
Aaron’s Dream Machine
Birthdate:
March 2, 1970
Rookie Season:
Reutimann started his first race in 2005 at Lowes Motor Speedway for Michael Waltrip Racing. However it wasn't until 2007 that he joined the team full time to help usher Toyota into the Sprint Cup ranks.
Reutimann failed to post a top ten finish in 2007. He finished fourth in the 2007 Rookie of the Year standings behind Juan Montoya, David Ragan and Paul Menard.
Career Highlights:
2004 - Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2005 - First Sprint Cup Start
2005 - First Craftsman Truck Series Win (Nashville)
2008 - First Career Pole (Homestead)2009 - First Career Victory (Charlotte)
David Reutimann:
David Reutimann signed with the Waltrip family back in 2004 to drive Toyota Trucks for Darrell Waltrip in the Craftsman Truck Series. He won the Craftsman Truck Rookie of the Year honors that year. In 2007 he moved into the Cup Series with Michael Waltrip Racing.
Reutimann struggled along with MWR during the early part of his Cup career. The team and he have shown steady progress and Reutimann is now running up front more often.
He picked up his first career Sprint Cup victory by playing the rain perfectly in the 2009 Coca-Cola 600. Will that success lead to more wins or was that simply once-in-a-lifetime luck? Time will tell.
