Josh Reaume
Reaume at Dover International Speedway in 2019
BornJoshua Robert Reaume
(1990-10-11) October 11, 1990 (age 33)
Redlands, California, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
35 races run over 5 years
2020 position86th
Best finish33rd (2015)
First race2014 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)
Last race2020 Draft Top 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
71 races run over 9 years
Truck no., teamNo. 22 (AM Racing)
Nos. 33/34 (Reaume Brothers Racing)
2022 position49th
Best finish23rd (2019)
First race2013 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race2023 Toyota 200 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish102nd (2023)
First race2023 Dawn 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish69th (2015)
First race2013 Blue Ox 100 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish24th (2012)
First race2012 Utah Grand Prix (Tooele)
Last race2013 NAPA Auto Parts 150 Presented by Toyota (Evergreen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 3, 2023.

Joshua Robert Reaume (born October 11, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Ford F-150 for AM Racing and the No. 34 F-150 for Reaume Brothers Racing and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford Mustang for Fast Track Racing.

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

Reaume's No. 33 truck at Daytona International Speedway in 2018

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]

Over the offseason between 2017 and 2018, Reaume laid the groundwork to field his own NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team, Reaume Brothers Racing, in 2018.[21] The team failed to qualify for the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway but continued towards its goal of a full-time schedule.[22] In 2019, Reaume earned the first top 10 finish in his career at Daytona after qualifying in last place.[23]

In June 2020, Reaume Brothers Racing formed an alliance with Xfinity team RSS Racing in which Reaume took over operations of RSS's No. 93 car.[24] During August's Sunoco 159 on the Daytona road course, Reaume replaced RBR driver Bobby Kennedy in the No. 00 when Kennedy was feeling unwell.[25]

On November 11, 2020, Reaume was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating Sections 12.1 and 12.8.1.e of the NASCAR rule book for a discriminatory post made on social media.[26] Although NASCAR did not mention what post caused the suspension as per their policy, Reaume claimed to NASCAR journalist Toby Christie that a photo of a toaster strudel with a swastika icing was the cause of the suspension. Reaume denied intentionally painting the swastika, but accepted the penalty. As per the penalty, Reaume had to take mandatory sensitivity training before being reinstated.[27] He, alongside fellow driver Mike Wallace, was reinstated on March 31, 2021.[28] Reaume's first race as a driver since his suspension came at Richmond in April in his No. 34. On September 16, 2022, after the UNOH 200, it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with a concussion after he got hit in the driver's side by the No. 7 Spire Motorsports car of Rajah Caruth.[29]

Mechanic career

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] For 2019, Reaume is set to crew chief the No. 42 entry for MBM Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, primarily driven by Chad Finchum.[30]

Personal life

On May 28, 2017, he married Olivia-Grace Morrison in Statesville, North Carolina.

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

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2014 Rick Ware Racing 23 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH
30 		TAL IOW CLT KEN
35 		DAY 36th 116 [31]
JGL Racing 93 Dodge DOV
25 		MCH ROA
Rick Ware Racing 87 Chevy NHA
34 		CHI
33 		IND
33 		IOW
33 		GLN CHI
37 		KEN
37 		DOV
QL† 		KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
The Motorsports Group 46 Chevy MOH
38 		BRI ATL
Rick Ware Racing 87 Ford RCH
33
2015 Obaika Racing 97 Chevy DAY
23 		ATL
38 		LVS
DNQ 		PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV 33rd 147 [32]
MBM Motorsports 13 Chevy MCH
29 		CHI
30 		KEN
Toyota CHI
33 		DAY RCH
28
40 Dodge KEN
37 		NHA
38 		IND
39 		IOW
39 		GLN MOH
39 		BRI ROA DAR TEX
37 		PHO
13 DOV
34
JD Motorsports 0 Chevy CLT
38 		KAN
MBM Motorsports 40 Chevy HOM
31
2016 13 Dodge DAY ATL
34 		52nd 37 [33]
RSS Racing 93 Chevy LVS
38 		TAL
DNQ 		DOV
37 		CLT POC MCH IOW
40 		DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT
MBM Motorsports 40 Toyota PHO
DNQ 		CAL TEX BRI RCH
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 15 Ford KAN
27 		TEX PHO
Rick Ware Racing 25 Chevy HOM
33
2018 Jimmy Means Racing 79 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN
39 		NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 109th 01 [34]
2020 Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN
33 		TEX 86th 01 [35]
RSS Racing 93 Chevy MAR
39 		PHO
† – Qualified but replaced by Mike Harmon

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCTC Pts Ref
2013 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW
25 		ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 68th 19 [36]
2015 Trophy Girl Racing 44 Ram DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP
30 		CHI NHA
DNQ 		LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 104th 01 [37]
2017 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX
26 		GTW
19 		IOW
18 		KEN
20 		ELD POC MCH
19 		BRI
25 		MSP CHI
19 		NHA
17 		LVS
16 		TAL
21 		MAR TEX
20 		PHO
16 		HOM
22 		24th 223 [38]
2018 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		ATL
27 		MAR
25 		IOW
DNQ 		GTW
18 		KEN
23 		ELD POC
19 		MCH
20 		BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX
DNQ 		PHO HOM 26th 171 [39]
Toyota LVS
25 		DOV
25 		KAN
21 		CLT
24 		TEX
25 		CHI
21
2019 Chevy DAY
6 		LVS
23 		MAR TEX
32 		CLT
28 		TEX
14 		IOW GTW
23 		CHI KEN POC
20 		ELD 23rd 179 [40]
Toyota ATL
30 		KAN
20 		MCH
18 		BRI
34 Chevy DOV
31
8 Toyota MSP
26 		LVS TAL
34 MAR
31 		PHO HOM
Wth
2020 DAY
Wth 		39th 115 [41]
33 LVS
27 		CLT ATL HOM BRI
35 		TAL
23 		TEX
27
00 POC
23 		KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH
17 		DAR
28 		RCH
32 		LVS
29 		KAN
27
Chevy DRC
RL† 		DOV GTW MAR
37 		PHO
33
2021 34 Toyota DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH
33 		KAN DAR COA CLT TEX DAR
25 		BRI
40 		LVS TAL MAR
34 		PHO 55th 35 [42]
33 Chevy NSH
DNQ 		POC
28 		KNX
Toyota GLN
31 		GTW
2022 DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR
28 		KAN
30 		TEX CLT
31 		GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC
34 		IRP
33 		KAN
RL¤ 		49th 31 [43]
43 RCH
QL‡ 		BRI
35 		TAL HOM PHO
2023 AM Racing 22 Ford DAY
19 		ATL
23 		COA TEX
21 		KAN
24 		MLW
33 		KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 36th 101 [44]
Reaume Brothers Racing 34 Ford LVS
35 		BRD
DNQ 		MAR
Wth 		RCH
36
33 DAR
DNQ 		NWS
DNQ 		CLT
29 		GTW
23 		NSH MOH
DNQ 		POC
26 		IRP
DNQ
† – Relieved Bobby Kennedy · ‡ – Qualified but replaced by Mason Maggio · ¤ – Relieved Armani Williams

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2013 MacDonald Motorsports 49 Toyota BRI GRE FIF RCH
23 		BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA DOV RAL 69th 21 [45]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2012 GSR Racing 07 Ford PHO LHC MMP
25 		S99 24th 115 [46]
72 Chevy IOW
DNQ 		BIR LVS SON
07 EVG
15 		CNS IOW PHO
DNQ
Midgley Racing 09 Chevy PIR
18 		SMP AAS
2013 Bob Wood 14 Toyota PHO S99 BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG
14 		SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR PHO 60th 30 [47]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2023 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN
18 		CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 102nd 26 [48]

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