We love our new partnership with IndyCar! The excitement of being involved in this fast-paced sport is revving-up the event engines for Perry Ellis, and we are watching the team's progress with tremendous interest. We are FANS!
Most recently, our team achieved a top ten result at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 in Newton, Iowa (June 18, 2009). Apparently having the weekend off was just what the doctor ordered for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing as both drivers, Tomas Scheckter (No.23) and Mike Conway (No. 24), finished in the top ten in the Newton Iowa race! The duo finished in sixth and eighth position for the Iowa Corn Indy 250.
As the green flag dropped, Mike Conway was off to a flawless start. Experience, laps and time were the right combination for rookie Mike Conway. The Brit started 19th and he too moved his way up the field in the first lap, going from 19th to 16th position.
After the first yellow he came in on lap six for fuel only. From that point on Mike drove a solid race bringing the Perry Ellis sponsored car home to his first top ten result of the season.
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing heads back to Indianapolis as they will have two days to prepare the cars before heading to Richmond International Raceway. Our cars were really competitive and great job to the guys” said Dennis Reinbold, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing co-owner.
He continued, “today it’s good to get two cars in the top ten. Sixth and eighth place is a pretty good effort. We go to Richmond next weekend and our setups are good on short tracks, so we're looking forward to it.”
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing enters its 10th season of full-time competition in 2009, making it one of the longest-tenured teams in Indy Racing League competition. Current co-owners, Dennis Reinbold and Robbie Buhl, first teamed in full-time competition at the Walt Disney World Speedway in January of 2000. With Buhl behind the wheel, the two owners tasted victory in their debut race.
The 2009 IndyCar Series season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg marked Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's 200th series start. In its history, the team has boasted a championship list of alumni drivers. Besides Buhl, the team has run Indianapolis 500 winners Al Unser Jr., Buddy Lazier, and Buddy Rice, along with IndyCar Series race winner Ryan Briscoe.
The team has one of the longest lines of heritage in American open-wheel racing and the Indianapolis 500 as Dennis Reinbold's grandfather, "Pop" Dreyer, built leading roadsters that raced at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 30s, 40s, and 50s.
More information on the team can be found at http://www.dreyerreinboldracing.com. More information on the IndyCar Series can be found at http://www.indycar.com./
