Wayne Reutimann
American racing driver (born 1944) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wayne Reutimann (born December 31, 1944) is a retired American racing driver from Zephyrhills, Florida. Never one to turn down a challenge, he successfully competed in dirt Modified, aslphalt Late Model, and Sprint cars.[2]
| Wayne Reutimann | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1944 Zephyrhills, Florida |
| Car number | 00jr |
| Championship titles | |
| 1965, 1973 Florida Governor's Cup[1] 1976 New York State Fair Champion | |
Racing career
Wayne Reutimann followed his older brother Buzzie into racing with one of their father's old Modifieds, a 1935 Chevy coupe numbered as 00 jr. and powered by a GMC six-cylinder engine. Reutimann moved on to asphalt Late Models competing success fully at the Golden Gate and Sarasota-Brandenton Speedways in Florida, and in 1965 gained notoriety by becoming the youngest winner of the Florida State Late Model Championship with a half-car-length victory over Bobby Allison at Golden Gate.[3][4][5]
From 1972 to 1977 Reutimann went north to try his hand at dirt-track Modified competition and became a consistent winner at New Jersey's East Windsor Speedway and Pennsylvania's Nazareth Speedway.[2] He claimed the Orange County Fair Speedway track championships in 1975 and 1977, and also won the 1976 New York State Fair Championship at the Syracuse Mile.[6][7]
Wayne Reutimann. was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2008.[2][8]
References
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