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Accident Ends Reutimann’s Day at Infineon Raceway   UPS driver David Reutimann and the #44 Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) Team competed in the first of two scheduled road course events for the season on Sunday at Infineon Raceway. The race marked the first start for Reutimann behind the wheel of a Sprint Cup car on a road course. With just nine laps remaining, the #44 Toyota suffered a blown left front tire sending the car into the Turn 9 wall, ending the team’s day with a 40th place finish.   Reutimann started the Toyota/Save Mart 350 from the 42nd spot. Throughout Friday and Saturday’s practice session, crew chief Ryan Pemberton worked patiently with his driver to determine the starting set-up for the #44 UPS Toyota. When the green flag dropped, Reutimann methodically began his quest to advance to the front but the handling on his MWR Toyota was loose, hindering the driver’s ability to pass. MORE

 

New Hampshire not a favorite: “New Hampshire International Speedway is probably not one of my favorite tracks on the circuit, but it’s been a decent track for us,” said Reutimann. “It’s flat through the turns and that makes it tough to pass, but I think we’ll do OK. Jerry (Baxter) and the guys have given me fast cars all year and I’m sure they’ll bring one up there to New Hampshire.”

Last year’s results: “We had a good car there last year and we were running up front,” said Reutimann. “Then we had some carburetor issues that hurt us a little, but we still ended up with a good finish (Eighth).”

Testing at Lakeland, FL: “We have kind of struggled with our short-track program in the past and earlier this year, so we tested Lakeland (Florida) a couple of weeks ago,” said Reutimann. “It was one of the best tests we have had. So I believe we are gaining on it. We just have to keep working on it. The test should payoff.”

Both series at the same track: “It will be nice to have both series back at the same track this weekend, said Reutimann. “I will just have to run back and forth between the garages instead of jumping on helicopters and jets like I’ve been doing the last three weeks, which wasn’t bad. But that trip back to Sonoma last week after the Milwaukee Nationwide race sure seemed to take a long time.”

The No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine for Loudon:

Chassis No.38 is the car that Reutimann will race in Loudon for the Nationwide race. This Aaron’s Dream Machine raced at Richmond and Phoenix earlier this year.

2008 NNS points:David Reutimann is currently in third place in the NNS driver points, 190 points behind leader Clint Bowyer. Michael Waltrip Racing sits 5th  in the NASCAR Nationwide owner points with the No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry.