Bryan Reffner News

Reffner backup for #13:

Reffner backup for #13:

May 23, 2000
Wednesday's opening practice for the Coca Cola 600 marks the beginning of the second leg of Robbys Gordon's "Double Time" race slate this weekend. Gordon will race both the Indy 500 Sunday morning, May 28, then travel immediately to Charlotte to race in the NASCAR

Gordon, Robby that is:

Gordon, Robby that is:

September 26, 1999
John Menard, who hinted early in the summer he was interested in NASCAR racing, may be for real and in concert with mercurial open-wheel star Robby Gordon. More than one top crewman in the garage here said Saturday that they have heard from representatives for a Menard

Menard to NASCAR:

Menard to NASCAR:

August 29, 1999
John Menard, the Wisconsin billionaire who has spent millions trying to win the Indianapolis 500, has set his sights on the crown jewel of stock-car racing, as well. With the aim of reaching the Winston Cup Series and the Daytona 500 within five years, Menard is starting

Menard to NASCAR:

Menard to NASCAR:

August 29, 1999
John Menard, the Wisconsin billionaire who has spent millions trying to win the Indianapolis 500, has set his sights on the crown jewel of stock-car racing, as well. With the aim of reaching the Winston Cup Series and the Daytona 500 within five years, Menard is starting

Menard to the CTS?

Menard to the CTS?

August 23, 1999
hearing IRL owner, John Menard is looking to start a Truck team with former CTS Rookie of the Year Bryan Reffner. Reffner recently was driving the #7 Conley truck but left last week(8-23-1999)

Crew Chief Change:

Crew Chief Change:

August 13, 1999
Crew chief Joe Shear, Jr. and the #31 Brevek Racing CTS team have parted ways and Les Back of Vesper, WI was hired for the Indianapolis race and then hired permanently as of Monday Aug. 9. Back was the Crewchief for Bryan Reffner when he won the championship in ASA

Reffner Story:

Reffner Story:

July 1, 1999
Former rookie of the year Reffner now struggling, It's been only three years since Bryan Reffner came to the Milwaukee Mile in the midst of a battle for rookie of the year honors in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series that he ultimately would win(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Reffner back:

Reffner back:

April 10, 1999
Bryan Reffner, from Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., will make his first start since the end of the 1998 season as the replacement for Tom Hubert in John Conely's #7 Conely Rent-a-Car Sales Chevrolet in Saturday's race. This could end up being a full time ride(NOL)(4-10-1999

Menard to CTS UPDATE:

Menard to CTS UPDATE:

March 16, 1999
I hear Menard's/Johns Manville will sponsor a two truck team, Ridge Gate Motion Sports Dodges - #38 Mike Clark with driving and Les Back as the crew chief and the #78 with Bryan Reffner driving and Walter Giles as the crew chief(2-8-1999) - I hear this team has disbanded

Truck Teams Merge:

Truck Teams Merge:

December 12, 1998
The #38 and 39 truck Chevy teams of Ridge Gate Motorsports Nos. 38 and 39 and the #78 PacWest S/T Motorsports Dodge team, announced before the banquet that they are merging their racing operations to form Ridge Gate Motion Sports. The new team will run two Dodges in