Driver Aims for Second Straight Start with Front Row at Tough Short Track
STATESVILLE, MARCH 25, 2014 – David Reutimann, driver of the No. 35 MDS Transport Ford, comments on racing at Martinsville Speedway:
“Martinsville is a tough racetrack even when you’ve been with a team for a long time. So us coming in as a new team is a bit of an adjustment. But it’s a good group of guys and a good organization, and I think we can all adjust and do what we need to do. Martinsville is one of those places where you have to be in survival mode. You need to take it easy on the brakes and keep the front bumper on the thing. You have to have a good car and keep it clean. But at the same time, when it comes time to race hard, you have to have something left to be able to do that.
“I’m a little rough on the brakes. Â It’s one of those situations where it’s good to have your spotter consistently remind you to just roll in the corner and be easy with it. I think Martinsville is as much of a rhythm track as anything else we go to. Once you get going on those long greens, just keep repeating things as long as you stay easy on the brakes.”
JUST THE FACTS: Reutimann has 14 Sprint Cup career starts at Martinsville Speedway… His best finish at the track is 15th (2011) … Reutimann has qualified in the top 10 three times at Martinsville and has led 22 laps.
David Reutimann’s best qualifying efforts are at short tracks. His average starting position at tracks less than 1 mile is 20.7.
About Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports is a race-winning organization competing in the NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series, fielding the No. 34 of David Ragan, the No. 38 of David Gilliland and the No. 35 Ford. The team is owned by Bob Jenkins and is headquartered just outside of Charlotte, N.C. FRM was named to INC Magazine’s “INC 5000” list in 2012, recognizing the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The team’s partnership base is representative of more than $200 billion of the U.S. economy and includes organizations such as Ford Motor Company, CSX Transportation, Love’s Travel Stops, Farm Rich, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s. Visit teamfrm.com.
