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Season Finale at winchester

(10-16-10) The Reeser Racing Team finished it's 2010 season with a USA Modified race at the famed Winchester Speedway for the annual weekend of the 400 race. With 46 cars total taking to the track for the 24 starting spots, it was by far the largest, most competitive field modifieds of the year. Due to so many cars practice was limited to 2 small sessions. " It think we only got 3 hard laps the first session and 4-5 the second", Scott said. "Normally, we would have gotten about 20-25 per session", he added. Also due to the large number of cars, it was determined the  top 22 in qualifying would lock in to the A-main feature, along with 2 provisionals.  After practicing 21 fastest in both sessions, the team knew they had a shot to lock in. Scott did not disappoint improving from 30th on the first lap to 16th on the second. "When Bill came across the radio with the time after the first lap, I knew I had nothing to loose for lap 2," Scott said. " I drove it in and it stuck., and we made it. With this many cars, a lot of good ones didn't make it."   In the feature, Scott started 16th and by lap 8 had moved up to 12th and was challenging for a top 10 spot. Then, a couple of cars got together and proceeded to hit the inside wall toward the end of the front stretch.  As Scott approached  one of the cars suddenly shot up the track. With no place to go, Scott hit the car square in the passenger door resulting in the car turning over on it's roof. I saw them get together and go low, into the oil dry, "Scott commented. " I slowed  to see where they were going to go. I tried to go low, but there were cars already there. Instead of wrecking them, I tried to go high. Unfortunately that is where Jonathan ended up going, and I hit him, putting him on his roof. The good thing is everyone was alright. It was the last race and I was planning on redoing the front end anyway. And we were heading to the front. Here's to next year".

Finally a Finish at ORP

(9-18-10) After repairing the car from yet another accident not of Scott's doing, the Reeser Racing Team returned to ORP to compete with the USA Modifieds. The field was strong with 29 cars looking to be one of the 24 starters.  Scott and the team had good practice sessions practicing 15th in each. "The track is a bit slower but we feel pretty good about locking into the top 16", Scott said. During qualifying, Scott picked up 2 tens of a second over practice. The middle of the field, however picked up 3-4 tenths.  Scott added, "We picked up, but the car got real tight and wouldn't turn, not sure what happened". This resulted in a 22nd fastest qualifying lap. As it put the team outside the top 16, Scott would have to race his way into the feature. Just before lining up for the B-main, it was found that the right rear tire was low on air. Upon further investigation, a piece of wire was found to have punctured the tire. The tire was changed just in time to make it to the B-main starting grid. Having to finish in the top 6 and starting 6th, Scott was able to move up to the 4th spot and secure a starting spot. In the feature Scott started 22nd  and was able to pass a few cars and finished 18th. "We believe the tire was starting to go down prior to qualifying, which explains why it changed so much since practice", Scott noted. "But it ran well in the B-main and in feature. We were run lap times close to the leaders. We were on used warn out tires, and still were able to compete And best of all, we finished a feature with no bumps or bruises".     

ORP Starts Bad, but Ends good

(9-11-10) After taking a few weeks off and then repairing the car, the Reeser Racing Team was back in action at ORP in Indianapolis, for the 9-11 Celebration Race. The car practiced well and it showed in qualifying as Scott qualified 8th of  17, with his best time to date at ORP. The ceremonies for the evening were next on the schedule with sky divers, and a motorcycle ride just a part of it.  With the additional activities, only features were run. Scott started 8th and was optimistic of his chances. "I felt like we had a better car than we qualified and felt we would be strong in the feature", Scott said. However, the optimism was short lived, however, as 2 cars up front again got together in turn 3 of the first lap. Scott was able to keep from hitting anyone, but in so doing, glanced of the wall with the right front. This caused a bent rim and tie rod. Scott was able to get the car to the pits, where Scott adjusted the front end, while the team changed the tire.  Scott said, "I was frustrated to get involved in someone else's issue on the first lap again. I was going to race". Returning to the track 5 laps down, Scott proceeded to pass all but the top 3 cars. He added, "We were 5 laps down, so with 5 laps to go, I pulled in to save on tires and gas. I would have liked to have been competing for the win, but at least I was able to compete. So while it started bad, it ended on an up note".     

ORP Starts Good, but Ends badly

(7-31-10) With some new found power under the hood, the Reeser Racing Team  was looking for a good showing at ORP in Indianapolis, IN. During practice, Scott and the team continued to improve. "This track is so different from anywhere else we run, that it takes a lot to get it dialed in." said the driver, Scott Reeser.  The improvements resulted in the fastest qualifying time ever at ORP for Scott and the Team. "We're still down some in HP, but we are getting there", Tom Reeser said. The heat race started with the fastest car on the pole. "We ran with them, so we feel we picked up with some changes after qualifying,", said Scott. We were looking forward to the feature.  The feature saw the pack enter turn one as a tight pack. Exiting turn two, a couple cars got together setting off a chain reaction., that ended with Scott getting some air. " Normally in racing, when someone says you were flying out there, it's a good thing, but this time, not so much," Scott laughed." It hurt the car, but we will get it fixed and back out in time for the next race." 

Dyno Show's improvement in Horse Power 

(7-28-10) The Reeser Racing Team took the Asphalt Modified to Cincy Speed to put the car on the chassis dyno to see if it could find some more Horse Power (HP). After more than 2 hours and 10 pulls, the results were positive. "We found some horse power, that's for sure", crew chief Tom Reeser said. "I'm not sure that we made more, but we know   where [what RPM] it's making power", driver Scott added. "We hope this will show up in better finishes in the future."

Soggy Start results in Okay finish 

(7-18-10) The Reeser Racing Team made it's first trip to the high banks of Winchester Speedway. The day started with an hours worth of rain. "It rained so hard our chairs had 2 inch deep puddles in them" said crew member Bill Chambers. Once the rain cleared, it made for a nice day of racing. While the weather turned good, the results on the track were not what the team had hoped for. "We just didn't get the speed we were expecting", driver Scott Reeser said. " The car was just goofy in the turns and our speed was down." The team qualified 18th out of 26. Due to the weather, the only race was the feature. With changes made after qualifying, the car did run better. While battling for position Scott was spun and had to restart on the tail. He was able to work his way back to finish 12th. "While it is an O.K. finish, we had greater expectations. We'll go through the car and be better next time", Scott reassured his fans.

Small Victories at orp 

(6-19-10) The Reeser Racing Team finally made it’s way to O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis this weekend for an ARA sanctioned race. The day started off well for the team, no flat tires on the way to the track, no carburetor issues, and the power steering worked. After spinning out during qualifications during the last 2 races at ORP, Scott was able to keep it going the right direction and qualified 12^th of 17. “The car was loose all practice, and then was real tight during qualifications”, Scott said. “It was a handful down the back stretch, and we completed the lap, but we left a lot on the table”. During the heat race, Scott started 4^th and despite the ignition shutting off on the first lap, he finished 2^nd. The feature had similar results with a 12^th place start, and a 7^th place finish. Scott summarized the night, “We didn’t win the race, but after all the issues we had last year, we had many small, meaningful victories today”.

reeser racing has a successful test

(6-17-10) The Reeser Racing Team was at Kil-Kare Speedway Thursday night testing for the team’s first race of the year. “We weren’t looking for speed, but just to shake the car down”, Tom commented. “ The purpose is to make sure everything works so we have time to correct it prior to race day”. It was a useful outing as small issues with the brakes and the carburetor were found. Scott added, “ On test day, these are no big things to fix. But on race day, these are the last things you want to be working on”. The Reeser Racing Team left with a happy conscience and assurance that nothing would go wrong.

2010 to Start June 19th at ORP

The June 19th ARA Race at ORP, will be the first race of the season for the Reeser Racing Team Driver Scott Reeser said, "The car will be ready prior to the ORP race, but we want to test first. We want to work out all the bugs before race day." He added,"We made a lot of changes over the winter and wanted to make sure it was done right, so it took a little longer than anticipated".

2010 Preparations underway.

Racing in Nashville Cancelled, track to close.

Reeser Racing finishes the 2009 Season.