Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an automotive racing organization that competed in the open wheel IndyCar Series from 2000 to 2013 and currently competing in the Global Rallycross Championship. The team is co-owned by former driver Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold. Off the track, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (DRR) have spent thousands of hours as the national spokesperson & advocate for "Racing for Kids," a national youth charitable foundation. On behalf of "Racing for Kids," DRR has visited more than 20,000 children in over 400 hospitals worldwide, and raised nearly $5 million for local children's health initiatives.^[1]

2000–2006 Indy Racing League / IndyCar Series

Founded in 2000, DRR was one of the few teams that consistently ran the Infiniti engine until they left the series, then switched to Chevrolet and finally to Honda in 2005. When Buhl retired from the cockpit in 2004, he placed Felipe Giaffone in the cockpit, followed by Roger Yasukawa with financial backing from Honda. With Honda backing gone for 2006, some doubted if the team would continue, as Buhl had consistently stated that if running the team did not make financial sense, he would shut it down. However, sponsorship was found and the team named 2000 series champion Buddy Lazier their primary driver. In 2002 the team ran a second car for Sarah Fisher, who became the first woman in North American motorsports history to win the pole position for a major-league open-wheel race, earning the pole at Kentucky Speedway. In the 2006 Indianapolis 500, the team's second car was driven by Al Unser, Jr..

The team's only win came in their debut race, 2000 IRL season opener at Walt Disney World Speedway, when Buhl stunned the series with a win from the 22nd starting position. In 2006 the team scored their best finish in years when Ryan Briscoe showed a great turn of speed in the wet at Watkins Glen International to get on the podium. During that time, other good results in the season were few and far between.

The team's #15 car driven by Buddy Rice in practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500

2007–2009 IndyCar Series

For 2007 the team has recruited two ex-Fernandez Racing engineers and added a new sponsor. On January 31, 2007, 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice and Sarah Fisher would drive for the team. Rice brought in respectable performances, finishing 9th in points with three top-five finishes. Fisher struggled to 17th place in points after playing second fiddle to the "A Team" often being given less than par equipment. Fisher announced in late 2007 that she would leave the team due to lack of commitment from the team to her efforts.

Rice returned to the team in 2008 while the team's second car was shared by Milka Duno and Townsend Bell, with all three drivers competing in the 2008 Indianapolis 500. Both Rice and Bell finished in the top-10 (8th and 10th respectively) while Duno finished 19th in the race. Rice finished 16th in points with a best finish of fourth at Watkins Glen.

2009 saw Dreyer & Reinbold bring on a completely new driver lineup from 2008. Joining the team full-time was British rookie Mike Conway, who most had previously competed in the GP2 Series. A second full-time entry was shared between Darren Manning (two races), Milka Duno, and Tomas Scheckter. In addition, Roger Yasukawa also returned to the team for the race at Twin Ring Motegi. The team also fielded cars for Richard Petty Motorsports driven by John Andretti and for Kingdom Racing and driver Davey Hamilton in the 2009 Indianapolis 500. The cars of Duno, Andretti, and Conway all struggled to qualify but made the field on bump day, the final day of qualifications. Conway, Andretti, and Duno were the last-placed cars running at the finish in the 18th, 19th, and 20th positions respectively. Throughout the rest of the season, Conway struggled for consistency, only finishing nine of the seventeen races, but was fast at times on the road courses, finishing on the podium in third at Infineon Raceway.

2010–2011 Izod IndyCar Series

On 2 February 2010 it was announced that Justin Wilson would be joining Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the 2010 IndyCar season in the #22 Z-Line Designs car. Wilson was to be partnered throughout the season by returning driver Mike Conway.^[2] For the opening race in Brazil they were joined by Ana Beatriz.^[3] For the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 the team was expanded to run four cars for Tomas Scheckter and Ana Beatriz.^[4] After Conway was sidelined for an accident in the closing stages of the Indy 500, Wilson was partnered by Tomas Scheckter, Graham Rahal and Paul Tracy. It was announced that he will be joined by J. R. Hildebrand who will make his Indycar debut at Mid-Ohio.^[5] The Toronto event was Wilson's breakthrough event of the season, after being in the top two in each of the three practice sessions, he dominated qualifying. Wilson made it to the Firestone Fast Six shootout without using a single set of the faster red walled (alternate compound) tires, and easily took the pole for the race after posting a record lap time of 1:00.2710s.^[6] Wilson went on to lead much of the race, however after losing grip coming off of turn 11 on a restart late in the race, his car spun and relinquished the lead to Will Power. Even after Wilson found himself pointing the wrong way in turn 8, he was able to rebound to a seventh-place finish.^[7]

After healing, Conway left DRR for Andretti Autosport for the 2011 IndyCar season and was replaced by rookie Ana Beatriz and her sponsor Petroleo Ipiranga. On 11 November 2010 an announcement was made confirming Wilson would remain with Dreyer & Reinbold for a second year.^[8]

2012 Izod IndyCar Series

On November 17, 2011, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Group Lotus PLC announced that DRR would serve as a Lotus factory partner team. Additionally, the historic auto manufacturer provided DRR entries with its new Lotus IndyCar V-6 racing engine for the 2012 IndyCar season.^[9] On January 17, 2012 the team announced Oriol Servia as the teams full-time entry ^[10]

On April 23, Dreyer & Reinbold and Lotus mutually agreed to end their existing engine contract. Subsequently, on May 7, the team announced a strategic alliance with Panther Racing to provide technical support as well as use of the second Chevrolet engine contract held by Panther. The team's performance dramatically improved, with back to back top-5 finishes at Indy and Detroit. Servia would finish the season with 3 more top 10s, eventually finishing 13th in points.

2013 Izod IndyCar Series

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Continued their partnership with Panther Racing for the 2013 season with driver Oriol Servia, however the team decided to withdraw from the 2013 season after the Indianapolis 500^[11] due to lack of sponsorship. The decision will not affect Panther Racing.

Part-time team

After the 2013 Indianapolis 500, the team cut its staff and pulled out of IndyCar competition due to losing its primary sponsorship. The team made its return in the 2014 Indianapolis 500 with the help of Kingdom Racing with driver Sage Karam. Despite starting 31st, Karam would finish 9th. Townsend Bell was the Dreyer & Reinbold Kingdom Racing driver in the 2015 Indianapolis 500, finishing 14th. Sage Karam returned for the 2016 Indianapolis 500, crashing midway through the race.

In 2017, Karam drove for Dreyer & Reinbold Kingdom Racing at the Indianapolis 500, retiring with mechanical problemas. In addition, Reinbold became a technical partner of Harding Racing, who entered Gabby Chaves at the three 500 milers.

Past and Present Drivers

• John Andretti (2009)
• Townsend Bell (2008, 2015)
• Ana Beatriz (2010-2011)
• Ryan Briscoe (2006)
• Jeff Bucknum (2005)
• Robbie Buhl (2000–2004)
• Mike Conway (2009–2010)
• Milka Duno (2008–2009)
• Sarah Fisher (2002–2003, 2006–2007)
• Felipe Giaffone (2004)
• Memo Gidley (2002)
• Davey Hamilton (2009, 2011)
• J. R. Hildebrand (2010)
• Sage Karam (2014; 2016-2017)
• Steve Knapp (2000)
• Buddy Lazier (2004, 2006)
• Darren Manning (2009)
• Simon Pagenaud (2011)
• Giorgio Pantano (2011)
• Graham Rahal (2010)
• Buddy Rice (2007–2008)
• Tomas Scheckter (2009–2010)
• Oriol Servià (2012-2013)
• Paul Tracy (2010–2011)
• Al Unser Jr. (2006)
• Justin Wilson (2010-2011)
• Roger Yasukawa (2005, 2007, 2009)

Racing results

Complete Indycar results

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Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Pts Pos	Pos
2000					WDW	PHX	LSV	INDY	TXS	PPIR	ATL	KTY	TXS
	G-Force GF05	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Steve Knapp	23				19																38th	11
			Robbie Buhl	24	1*	7	5	26																8th	190
		Infiniti VRH35ADE V8							18	23	6	13	18
2001					PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TXS
	G-Force GF05B	Infiniti VRH35ADE V8	Robbie Buhl	24	11	24	20	15	21	3	9	21	13	9	5	22	3							12th	237
2002					HMS	PHX	FON	NAZ	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MCH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TXS
	G-Force GF05C	Infiniti VRH35ADE V8	Robbie Buhl	22	12	13	DNS		16	20	23	13	21	21	24	10	6	20	18					17th	177
			Sarah Fisher	23				4	24			16	14	22	8	8	20	22	11					18th	161
			Memo Gidley	24			21																	46th	9
2003					HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MCH	GAT	KTY	NAZ	CHI	FON	TXS
	Dallara IR-03	Chevrolet Indy V8	Robbie Buhl	22	19	12	10	23	22	15	15	12	21	13	12	7	9	10	12	11				14th	261
			Sarah Fisher	23	15	8	23	31	15	20	19	11	20	15	13	14	DNS	18	19	12				18th	211
2004					HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	PPIR	NAZ	CHI	FON	TXS
	Dallara IR-04	Chevrolet Indy V8	Robbie Buhl	24	10	18	21																	24th	44
			Felipe Giaffone					15	9	10	16	15	13	16	16	16	16	8	20	11				20th	214
2005					HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	PPIR	SNM	CHI	WGL	FON
	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI6R V8	Roger Yasukawa	24	17	18	11	18	18	15	16	22	11	15	18	17	15	11	15	15	16			17th	246
			Jeff Bucknum (R)	44				22	22															25th	63
			Thiago Medeiros (R)																		DNS			32nd	12
2006					HMS	STP	MOT	INDY	WGL	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	SNM	CHI
	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI6R V8	Buddy Lazier	5	14	14	14	12		19	16	15			15									18th	122
			Ryan Briscoe						3				9	18			16							21st	83
			Sarah Fisher													12		16						25th	32
			Al Unser, Jr.	31				24																35th	12
2007					HMS	STP	MOT	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	MCH	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI
	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI7R V8	Buddy Rice	15	10	10	10	20	25	18	8	4	5	6	17	8	5	12	11	7	9			9th	360
			Sarah Fisher	5	11	15	14	12	18	14	10	7	16	16	15	15	16	14	17	16	12			17th	275
			Roger Yasukawa	24					21															30th	12
2008					HMS	STP	MOT	LBH	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	EDM	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI	SRF1
	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI7R V8	Buddy Rice	15	11	15	12		20	8	10	8	22	22	4	7	20	11	10	11	19	25		16th	306
			Milka Duno	23	20				16	19		17	24		20	17	23		21		23	14		25th	140
			Townsend Bell			21	10				11			8				25		19				26th	117
				99						10
2009					STP	LBH	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	TOR	EDM	KTY	MDO	SNM	CHI	MOT	HMS
	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI7R V8	Mike Conway (R)	24	22	21	19	18	20	19	8	18	6	22	20	17	20	3	16	22	15			17th	261
			Darren Manning	23	8	16																		31st	38
			Milka Duno				16	20		23			17			20	21	17	21		17			24th	113
			Roger Yasukawa																	20				39th	12
			Tomas Scheckter						13		6	11		16	19									20th	195
				43						13						22			8	23	9
			John Andretti					192																37th	12
			Davey Hamilton	44				293																40th	10
2010					SAO	STP	ALA	LBH	KAN	INDY	TXS	IOW	WGL	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	CHI	KTY	MOT	HMS
	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI7R V8	Justin Wilson	22	11	2	7	2	18	7	19	24	10	7*	21	27	6	7	11	16	21			11th	361
			Ana Beatriz (R)	23	13																			30th	55
				24														24			26
				25						21
			Tomas Scheckter	23						15														29th	89
				24							13			15	19
			Mike Conway		8	19	9	10	14	19														25th	110
			Graham Rahal									9												20th	235
			Paul Tracy										14						12	22				27th	91
			J. R. Hildebrand (R)													16	24							35th	26
2011					STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY	TXS		MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	NHA	SNM	BAL	MOT	KTY	LSV
	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI7R V8	Justin Wilson	22	10	19	22	7	16	17	21	10	12	15	5	Wth								24th	183
			Tomas Scheckter														23							32nd	52
			Giorgio Pantano (R)															17	26	16				36th	37
			Townsend Bell																		11	C4		35th	40
			Simon Pagenaud (R)													13								31st	56
				24		8
			Ana Beatriz		14		19	24	21	22	22	17	23	11	13	17	14	13	16	19	24	C4		21st	212
			Davey Hamilton	11					24	27	25											C4		41st	26
			Paul Tracy	23					25															29th	68
2012					STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY	DET	TEX	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	BAL	FON
	Dallara DW12	Lotus DC00 V6t	Oriol Servià5	22	16	13	16	11																13th	287
		Chevrolet IndyCar V6t							4	5	20	4	21	5	24	25	19	7	19
2013					STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY	DET		TXS	MIL	IOW	POC	TOR		MDO	SNM	BAL	HOU		FON
	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet IndyCar V6t	Oriol Servià5	22	17	15	6	4	11															22nd	233
2014					STP	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	HOU		POC	IOW	TOR		MDO	MIL	SNM	FON
	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet IndyCar V6t	Sage Karam (R)	22					93															27th	57
2015					STP	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	TOR	FON	MIL	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM
	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet IndyCar V6t	Townsend Bell	24						143														35th	32
2016					STP	PHX	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		ROA	IOW	TOR	MDO	POC	TXS	WGL	SNM
	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet IndyCar V6t	Sage Karam	24						323														32nd	22
2017					STP	LBH	ALA	PHX	IMS	INDY	DET		TEX	ROA	IOW	TOR	MDO	POC	GAT	WGL	SNM
	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet IndyCar V6t	Sage Karam	24						283														34th	23
2018					STP	PHX	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		TEX	ROA	IOW	TOR	MDO	POC	GAT	POR	SNM
	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet IndyCar V6t	Sage Karam	24						26														40th	10
			J. R. Hildebrand	66						11														33rd	38

1. ^ Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
2. ^ In conjunction with Richard Petty Motorsports.
3. ^ In conjunction with Kingdom Racing.
4. ^ The final race at Las Vegas was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.
5. ^ In conjunction with Panther Racing.

Complete Global RallyCross results

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GRC Lites

Year	Entrant	Car	No.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Lites	Points
2016	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Lites Ford Fiesta	2	Cabot Bigham	PHO1 4	PHO2 2	DAL 2	DAY1 7	DAY2 6	MCAS1	MCAS2 C	DC 1	AC 5	SEA 10	LA1 3	LA2 1	1st	452
			24	Alex Keyes	PHO1 3	PHO2 8	DAL	DAY1	DAY2	MCAS1	MCAS2 C	DC 5	AC 1	SEA	LA1 1	LA2 7	6th	268
			24	Tanner Whitten	PHO1	PHO2	DAL 3	DAY1 2	DAY2 1	MCAS1	MCAS2 C	DC	AC	SEA 8	LA1	LA2	9th	188
2017	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Lites Ford Fiesta	3	Travis PeCoy	MEM 8	LOU 8	THO1 3	THO2 5	OTT1 4	OTT2 2	INDY 3	AC1 4	AC2 3	SEA1 3	SEA2 7	LA 4	3rd	672
			24	Alex Keyes	MEM 9	LOU 10	THO1 5	THO2 6	OTT1 8	OTT2 3	INDY 8	AC1 3	AC2 5	SEA1 6	SEA2 3	LA 2	5th	603
			44	Christian Brooks	MEM 3	LOU 1	THO1 2	THO2 3	OTT1 9	OTT2 10	INDY 1	AC1 8	AC2 2	SEA1 2	SEA2 1	LA 3	2nd	692

References

External links

• DRR Official Website
• DRR Official Facebook Page
• DRR Official Twitter
• IZOD IndyCar Series Team Page