Reutimann Michigan Race Report

• David Reutimann, No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry - finished 18th - 19th in points.

David Reutimann Race Summary: David Reutimann and the Aaron’s Dream Machine finished 18th on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, snapping a string of six consecutive top-15 finishes. The Michael Waltrip Racing team battled both tight and loose handling conditions as well as changing track conditions throughout the 400-mile race. Reutimann spent most of the day in the top-15, but climbed as high as eighth and fell as low as 28th before finishing the race 18th. The Sprint Cup Series now travels to Infineon Raceway in California for Sunday’s race.



David Reutimann, No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry

• The Aaron’s Dream Machine started ninth, but needed the car freed up off the corner early on.

• Following a green flag stop on lap 87, Reutimann raced in 13th saying the car was the best it had been all day.

• Restarted 11th after a two-tire stop just past the halfway point, but a loose condition dropped him to 25th by lap 135.

• Reutimann moved up to 17th by lap 165, but fell to 27th after a green flag stop to fix the vibration on lap 171

• By lap 181, the No. 00 was back up to 15th position for the final restart and battled to finish 18th.

REUTIMANN QUOTE: "We just struggled all day. We never really got the Aaron's Dream Machine exactly how we wanted. We'd be a little loose, then a little tight. I feel like the track conditions kept changing and we'd get it for a short time, but could never keep it for very long. My pit crew and team did a great job and we kept at it and tried to make the best of our day. I'm disappointed, but we just have to move on and keep getting better."


RACE NOTES:

• Denny Hamlin won for the second consecutive week and the fifth time in 2010

• Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart rounded out the top-five

• The race lasted two hours thirty-three minutes in front of an estimated crowd of 95,000

• The race featured 18 lead changes among nine drivers

• The race was slowed by four cautions for a total of 14 laps

• The next race is Sunday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.