In 1999, Indianapolis businessman Dennis Reinbold and partner
Eric De Bord formed Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. The team competed
in - and won - its debut race in January of 2000 at the Walt Disney
World Speedway with Robbie Buhl behind the wheel. Buhl, who also
started on the front row of the Indianapolis 500 in 2002, retired
from racing in 2004 and became co-owner of the team with
Reinbold.
Justin Wilson joined team veteran Mike Conway for the 2010
season. For the second year in a row, DRR successfully qualified
four cars in the Indianapolis 500 with Ana Beatriz and Tomas
Scheckter joining Conway and Wilson. Beatriz would become the
highest qualified female and rookie for the 500-mile classic.
Conway was sidelined for the remainder of the season following an
incident in the closing laps of the 500. DRR looked to rookies
Beatriz and JR Hildebrand and IZOD IndyCar Series race winners
Scheckter, Paul Tracy, and Graham Rahal to fill in for Conway.
Wilson would claim two second-place finishes for DRR on the street
courses of St. Petersburg and Long Beach, as well as capture the
pole position on the streets of Toronto, DRR's first since
2002.
DRR boats an impressive driver alumni, including Indianapolis
500 winners Buddy Lazier, Al Unser, Jr., and Buddy Rice; IZOD
IndyCar Series race winner Ryan Briscoe; and the first woman to win
the pole position for a major open wheel event, Sarah Fisher. Other
recent drivers include Roger Yasukawa, John Andretti, and Davey
Hamilton.
2011 will mark Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's 12th
year of affiliation with Racing for Kids. In its 22 years, Racing
For Kids representatives have visited more than 20,000 children in
hospitals and local race markets across the globe.