Stevie Reeves

Stevie Reeves (born May 16, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver and spotter.

Stevie Reeves
Born (1967-05-16) May 16, 1967
Speedway, Indiana
Achievements1992, 1993 USAC Midget champion
2007–2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion spotter
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
85 races run over 7 years
Best finish20th (1997)
First race1994 Goodwrench 200 (Rockingham)
Last race1998 Gumout Long Life Formula 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 1
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish69th (2000)
First race2000 Kroger 225 (Kentucky)
Last race2000 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
IndyCar Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish23rd (2000)
First race1998 VisionAire 500K (Charlotte)
Last race2000 Excite 500 (Texas)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Driving career

After several seasons racing on the bullrings (short tracks) of Indiana, Reeves traveled nationally with the United States Automobile Club and wound up winning back-to-back USAC National Midget titles in 1992 for the Wilke Racers and in 1993 for midget car owner Steve Lewis.[1]

After collecting those two titles, Reeves ventured into the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in 1994 joining Mark Thomas Racing with Clabber Girl sponsorship on the number 96 Chevrolet. In 1995, Reeves collected his first pole at Bristol Motor Speedway and got his first top 10 with a sixth-place finish at Richmond International Raceway. His career best finish in the final points standings for the Busch Series was in 1997 when he took 20th place.

Ultimately his career in the Busch Series was for the most part underwhelming. He never could hold a steady ride in his NASCAR career, which lasted from 1994 to 1998. Reeves was employed by five different car owners in his five seasons (Mark Thomas, Ed Whitaker, Mike Curb, Donald Laird, and David Ridling).

After his stint in Busch, Reeves returned to his roots in open-wheel racing in 1998. Reeves made his first start in the Indy Racing League at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina on July 25 of that year, finishing an impressive 10th for Pagan Racing. He drove three more IRL races in 2000 for Logan Racing, suffering mechanical failures in each event.

Reeves returned to the USAC Silver Crown Series in 1998, wheeling the Johnny Vance/Raybestos No. 28 Beast.

Spotting

In 2005, he was employed with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in NASCAR spotting for Paul Menard in the Busch series. He also drove in the USAC Silver Crown Series. Reeves was the spotter for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the 2004 Daytona 500, Earnhardt's first win in the event.

Reeves moved Hendrick Motorsports in 2007 as the spotter of Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 team, replacing Earl Barban. With Reeves, Johnson won 16 races and the 2007 and 2008 championships, but Reeves was laid off after the 2008 season.[2]

After working as a spotter for JTG Daugherty Racing's No. 47 car of Ryan Preece,[3] Reeves joined Christopher Bell's No. 95 Leavine Family Racing team in 2020.[4]

Racing record

American Open Wheel

(key)

NASCAR

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

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch 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 NBSC Pts Ref
1993 DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR
DNQ		 HCY ATL NA - [5]
1994 Thomas Racing 96 Chevy DAY CAR
20		 DAR
34		 HCY
17		 BRI
DNQ		 ROU
22		 NHA
DNQ		 NZH
27		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
16		 MYB
18		 GLN
30		 MLW
35		 SBO
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		 HCY
DNQ		 IRP
31		 MCH
16		 BRI
17		 DAR
28		 RCH
28		 DOV
30		 CLT
41		 MAR
20		 CAR
13		 26th 1817 [6]
Olds RCH
25		 ATL
DNQ		 MAR
13
1995 Whitaker Racing 7 Chevy DAY
43		 CAR
20		 RCH
6		 ATL
33		 NSV
34		 DAR
35		 BRI
33		 HCY NHA NZH CLT
DNQ		 DOV
21		 MYB GLN MLW
26		 TAL
41		 SBO IRP
12		 MCH
31		 BRI
14		 DAR
38		 RCH
34		 DOV
35		 CLT
DNQ		 CAR
19		 HOM
20		 29th 1454 [7]
1996 Andretti-Laird Racing 96 Ford DAY
DNQ		 CAR
15		 RCH
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 NSV
32		 DAR
33		 BRI
DNQ		 HCY NZH CLT
23		 DOV
19		 SBO MYB GLN
23		 MLW
20		 NHA TAL
33		 IRP
34		 MCH
34		 BRI
33		 DAR
18		 RCH
35		 DOV
17		 CLT
16		 CAR
DNQ		 HOM
DNQ		 36th 1290 [8]
1997 DAY
13		 CAR
21		 RCH
36		 DAR
30		 HCY
17		 TEX
33		 BRI
13		 NSV
14		 TAL
20		 NHA
26		 NZH
32		 CLT
27		 DOV
21		 SBO
DNQ		 GLN
16		 MLW
27		 MYB
24		 GTY
42		 IRP
21		 MCH
29		 BRI
7		 DAR
17		 DOV
20		 CLT
24		 CAL
37		 CAR
26		 HOM
DNQ		 20th 2528 [9]
Chevy ATL
28		 LVS
16		 RCH
43
1998 Curb Racing 43 Ford DAY
39		 CAR
39		 LVS NSV
41		 DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL 84th 159 [10]
Chevy NHA
30		 NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO
Team IGA 54 Chevy IRP
DNQ		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM
1999 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL
DNQ		 CAL
DNQ		 NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM NA - [11]

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 24 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 Brevak Racing 31 Ford DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN
27		 GLN MLW
30		 NHA NZH MCH
24		 IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL 69th 246 [12]

IndyCar results
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
1998 Pagan Racing WDW PHX INDY TXS NHM DOV CLT
10		 PPIR ATL TX2 LVS 35th 20
2000 Logan Racing WDW PHX LVS INDY
 TXS PPI ATL
22		 KTY
21		 TX2
22		 33rd 25
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References
  1. "Expect strong new team by midyear". The Charlotte Observer. February 15, 1994. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  2. Salisbury, Mark (December 5, 2008). "Johnson`s spotter won`t return". Crash.net. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. "Rookie Briscoe, in Cunningham Dodge, fastest in practice at Daytona". ARCA Racing Series. February 11, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  4. Bell, Christopher (June 27, 2020). "One on One with Christopher Bell". Motor Racing Network (Interview). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. "Stevie Reeves – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  6. "Stevie Reeves – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. "Stevie Reeves – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  8. "Stevie Reeves – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  9. "Stevie Reeves – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  10. "Stevie Reeves – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  11. "Stevie Reeves – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  12. "Stevie Reeves – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.


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