Josh Reaume

Josh Reaume
Born (1990-10-11) October 11, 1990
Redlands, California
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
32 races run over 3 years
Car no., team No. 13/40 (MBM Motorsports)
No. 15 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
No. 25 (Rick Ware Racing)
2016 position 52nd
Best finish 33rd (2015)
First race 2014 Toyota Care 250 (Richmond)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2015 position 104th
Best finish 68th (2013)
First race 2013 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 19, 2016.

Joshua Reaume (born October 11, 1990) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver and mechanic. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Dodge Challenger and the No. 40 Toyota Camry for MBM Motorsports.

Racing career

Early career

Born in Redlands, California[1] to Canadian parents, Reaume grew up in Nigeria for 13 years, where his parents John and Wendy worked in humanitarian aid.[2] After moving to Canada, at the age of 15,[3] Reaume began racing go-karts at Western Speedway on Vancouver Island.[2] In 2004, he won the Junior Honda karting championship, followed by the Junior Rotax titles in 2005 and 2006. The following year, he moved to stock cars and began competing in the NASCAR Grand American Modifieds California Series in 2009. In 2010, he started Late model racing.[4] The next year, he attempted the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway, but was relegated to the Last Chance Open,[5] where he finished ninth.[6]

NASCAR

Regional series

In 2012, Reaume attempted to make his K&N Pro Series East debut at Iowa Speedway for Greg Rayl, but failed to qualify.[7] He eventually made his series debut the following year at Richmond International Raceway for Jennifer MacDonald, where he finished 23rd.[8]

Also in 2012, Reaume attempted five K&N Pro Series West events for Rayl and Dick Midgley, racing at Utah Motorsports Campus, Evergreen Speedway and Portland International Raceway and failing to qualify at Iowa and Phoenix International Raceway, recording a best finish of 15th at Evergreen.[9] In 2013, he ran one Pro Series West race at Evergreen, finishing 14th.[10]

National series

In 2013, Reaume made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Iowa, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado for SS-Green Light Racing and finishing 25th.[11] Two years later, he joined Trophy Girl Racing for the Truck race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, finishing 30th after stalling on the backstretch.[12] He and the team returned at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but failed to qualify.[13]

During a 2013 Pro Series East race, Rick Ware expressed interest in Reaume,[14] signing him to Rick Ware Racing for his Nationwide Series debut at Richmond the following year;[15] after qualifying 37th, he finished 30th.[3] He ran ten more races in 2014 for Ware and JGL Racing, recording a best finish of 25th at Dover International Speedway.[16] In 2015, Nigerian entrepreneur Victor Obaika, a friend of Reaume, signed him to Obaika Racing to drive the No. 97.[17] After running the first two races and failing to qualify at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,[18] he was replaced by Peyton Sellers.[19] He later joined MBM Motorsports,[12] running 12 races with the team in 2015 with a best finish of 29th at Michigan International Speedway.[18]

In 2016, Reaume failed to qualify for the second race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with MBM. He then drove the No. 93 to a 38th place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and returned to MBM for the next race at Phoenix International Raceway, but failed to qualify. He then took charge of the No. 93, but failed to qualify at Talladega Superspeedway. In the next race at Dover International Speedway, he piloted the car to a 37th-place finish.[20]

Personal life

In 2012, Reaume graduated from the University of Victoria in mechanical engineering. After serving an internship for Toyota Racing Development,[14] Reaume started working for TriStar Motorsports.[2] He currently works as an engineer for MBM Motorsports.[21] In 2015, Reaume was approached by MBM co-owner Derek White to participate in White's tobacco ring. Reaume refused and stayed in the clear when White was arrested in 2016.[22]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Reaume Kentucky Race Recap". Speedway Media. June 28, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Dheenshaw, Cleve (March 4, 2014). "Island driver Josh Reaume quickly climbing NASCAR ladder". Times Colonist. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Annicchiaro, Mario (April 26, 2014). "NASCAR debut a dream come true for Josh Reaume". Times Colonist. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Josh Reaume. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Remillard, Jason (January 28, 2011). "Derek Thorn earns NASCAR K&N Pro Series pole at NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown". The Republican. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2011 Last Chance Open". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2012 Graham Tire 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2013 Blue Ox 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2013 NAPA Auto Parts 150 Pres. by Toyota". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Contractor Rush and Josh Reaume debut at Camping World Truck Series". Contractor Rush. July 16, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Beard, Brock (August 31, 2015). "TRUCKS: Robert Mitten Becomes First Truck Series "Did Not Start" Since 1998". LASTCAR. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ "LOUDON PENALTIES SERVED; KES, HARVICK INCLUDED". NASCAR. October 1, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  14. 1 2 Descoteau, Don (March 6, 2014). "Highlands racer: He's bad, he's Nationwide". Victoria News. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  15. ↑ Wilson, Steven B. (April 23, 2014). "Nationwide debut this weekend for Josh Reaume". Speedway Digest. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ Dheensaw, Cleve (February 23, 2015). "Victoria's Josh Reaume revs up NASCAR career". Times Colonist. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  18. 1 2 "2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  19. ↑ Caldwell, Clayton (July 30, 2015). "JOHANNA LONG SCORES IOWA XFINITY SERIES RIDE". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Josh Reaume 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  21. ↑ "Intro". Josh Reaume. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  22. ↑ "MBM Motorsports co-owner and driver Derek White arrested in Quebec, faces seven charges - Victoria Sports News". Victoria Sports News. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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