DAVID REUTIMANN
No. 00 AARON’S DREAM MACHINE TOYOTA
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
CORNELIUS, N.C. — The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season may be winding down, but No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver David Reutimann has a busy schedule of charitable events planned in the coming weeks.
Reutimann hosts his Seventh Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Cook Out and Auction on Dec. 9 & 10 at Silverado Golf and Country Club in Zephyrhills, Florida. Friday’s cookout and auction precedes Saturday morning’s golf tournament.
He and his father Emil “Buzzie” Reutimann will also raise money by racing their dirt modified cars in the “Bubba is Thankful Weekend” Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. on Nov. 26 and the David Reutimann Foundation 50 at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa on Dec. 10.
Proceeds from all the above activities go to a variety of Florida-based charities including All-Children’s Hospital and Camp Boggy Creek. In 2010, the David Reutimann Foundation raised more than $83,000.
REUTIMANN QUOTES
ON THE DAVID REUTIMANN FOUNDATION GOLF OUTING AND COOKOUT: “I’m really looking forward to it. We’ve had a lot of great times at that event over the years. We have a ton of people come out and spend time with us and help raise money for a lot of great causes. The charity auction each year has some one-of-a-kind items every year from NASCAR as well as a lot of other sports and entertainment personalities. Plus, the golf outing is just a lot of fun – some of the guys are pretty competitive, but others – like me, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and are just out there to have a great time with friends. In fact, I’m probably the only guy around that doesn’t golf in his own tournament – I just ride around on the golf car to mark sure everyone else is having a good time.”
The thing I enjoy most of all is going down to East Bay Raceway on Saturday after the event and getting a chance to run my modified car in the 50-lap race they have down there. I know it sounds a little odd that we spend almost 40 weeks of the year racing in the Sprint Cup Series, and you’d think we’d want a bit of a break, but for me to race my modified down there is really something special. It takes me back to where I came from on the dirt tracks. The funny thing is, when I was racing dirt tracks all over the Southeast growing up all I wanted to do was go race in NASCAR on the big tracks – now any chance I get I try to find my way back to the dirt tracks. Sometimes life it funny that way.”
ADDITIONAL NOTES OF INTEREST
· Chassis Chatter: The No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine is racing chassis No. 708 this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. No. 708 debuted at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6th with a 22nd place finish. Reutimann qualified sixth but was forced to start from the rear due to an engine change following final practice. Chassis No. 651 will serve as the backup.
· Autograph Signing: Reutimann will sign autographs at the MWR merchandise hauler on Sunday from 11:20-11:45 a.m.
· Starting in 2012: Michael Waltrip Racing announced last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway that Mark Martin will take over the driving duties of the No. 00 for 25 races and Michael Waltrip will drive for five races next season. The No. 00 will compete in all events, but a driver and sponsor have not been announced for the remaining races.
