Andy Santerre, a regular NASCAR Busch Series competitor, and Winston-Salem businessman, Mike Reece, have combined efforts and formed Santerre Reece Motorsports – a NASCAR Busch Series team slated to compete on a limited basis in 2001 with a full schedule planned for 2002. Santerre built a new chassis for the 2000 season to compete under the Andy Santerre Motorsports banner in four NASCAR Busch North Series races. Santerre won two of the four races he entered with his own car. Mike Reece owns several companies in the greater Charlotte/Winston-Salem area. His main business – Reece Builder’s and Aluminum Company – has been in business for over 30 years and is the largest, privately owned home improvement business in the Southeast. Santerre and Reece have secured a race shop in Mooresville, NC. They are in the process of moving all their equipment and cars into the building to begin preparing for the 2001 season. The duo plan to field Chevy Monte Carlos on the NASCAR Busch Series; their car number is pending from NASCAR and a sponsorship announcement is expected by December. Currently, Santerre-Reece Motorsports plans to enter 13 – 16 races in 2001 with Santerre as the driver. A full schedule is planned for 2002(Santerre PR)(10-2-2000)
UPDATE: Santerre-Reece Motorsports, co-owned by BGN driver, Andy Santerre and area businessman, Mike Reece, announced plans to form a BGN team in November. Since then, Santerre-Reece Motorsports has hired a crew chief, a crew, obtained a number from NASCAR and now announce their plans for the 2001 BGN and BGNN seasons. Santerre-Reece Motorsports will run the #01 Chevy for at least eight and up to fifteen BGN races with co-owners Andy Santerre driving. The first eight races they plan to run include Rockingham, Bristol, Nashville, Richmond, New Hampshire, Milwaukee, Watkins Glen, and Pikes Peak. The team hired veteran crew chief, Stan Meserve, to act as crew chief for the new team. Santerre and Reece have also hired veteran crew members, Wayne Severance, Kenneth Jackson and David Button. Tom Carey Jr will drive the #44 Santerre-Reece car in the BGNN series for four races in 2001. Carey competed in the CTS in 2000 on a limited basis. Santerre-Reece Motorsports has signed a major associate sponsor and hopes to have news on a primary sponsor in the upcoming months(Santerre PR)(1-15-2001)
