After spending their historical past bouncing between Chevrolet and Toyota, Reaume Brothers Racing will completely swap to Ford starting with the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection season as a part of a brand new alliance with Ford Efficiency. The beginning of a brand new period additionally got here with the introduction of the workforce’s first full-time driver as Mason Massey will run your complete schedule.
“My imaginative and prescient for my race workforce over the following few years is to not simply profit from the sources of Ford Efficiency, however to have the ability to construct internally and to have the ability to present the producer with sources developed by way of our race workforce,” mentioned workforce proprietor Josh Reaume. “I’m assured that over the following six months to a 12 months, we will utilise our inner sources to raise our on-track efficiency to the following degree. This progress and success will take a while, however I’m assured that we’ll have the suitable basis to progress ahead.
“Having Mason come again to us on a full-time foundation brings issues full circle between everybody concerned. We’re excited concerning the expertise he has gathered because the final time he drove for us. We stay up for this 12 months being a breakout organisation.”
The seeds for a Ford partnership have been sown through the 2022 season when RBR partnered with new Cup Collection outfit Crew Hezeberg, who fielded the #27 Ford for Jacques Villeneuve and Loris Hezemans in six races. Hezeberg additionally fielded the #26 Toyota for Daniil Kvyat with Reaume nonetheless offering help (coincidentally which means Kvyat has raced for an RBR in each NASCAR and System One).
RBR is the fourth confirmed Truck workforce to race in 2023 with Ford alongside AM Racing, Entrance Row Motorsports, and ThorSport Racing. All however FRM arrive after racing with completely different makes in 2022.
Massey raced for RBR in 2019, operating seven races with a finest end of seventeenth at Pocono, however has not returned to the Vans since. As a substitute, he spent the final three years within the Xfinity Collection for B.J. McLeod Motorsports and DGM Racing, together with each oval race in 2022 for the latter with a pair of high tens at Atlanta and Loudon.
“I couldn’t be extra excited to accomplice up with Josh and everyone at Reaume Brothers Racing for the 2023 season,” Massey acknowledged. “Josh gave me my first alternative in NASCAR, and it’s actually cool to be again with this workforce full time. I consider in what they’re constructing, and I’ve quite a lot of confidence that we’re going to show some heads this 12 months.
“I’m excited concerning the dedication to Ford and Reaume Brothers Racing. Ford is revered in auto racing all all over the world, and particularly in NASCAR. I’m trying ahead to getting behind the wheel of an F-150 in Daytona.”