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 (age 57) Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements	1992, 1993 USAC Midget champion 2007–2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion spotter
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
85 races run over 7 years
Best finish	20th (1997)
First race	1994 Goodwrench 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	1998 Gumout Long Life Formula 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	69th (2000)
First race	2000 Kroger 225 (Kentucky)
Last race	2000 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
IndyCar Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish	23rd (2000)
First race	1998 VisionAire 500K (Charlotte)
Last race	2000 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.

Reeves was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2023.^[2]

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.^[3]

After working as a spotter for JTG Daugherty Racing's No. 47 car of Ryan Preece,^[4] Reeves joined Christopher Bell's No. 95 Leavine Family Racing team in 2020.^[5]

Racing record

American Open Wheel

(key)

IndyCar results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points	Ref
1998	Pagan Racing	WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	NHM	DOV	CLT 10	PPIR	ATL	TX2	LVS	35th	20	[6]
2000	Logan Racing	WDW	PHX	LVS	INDY	TXS	PPI	ATL 22	KTY 21	TX2 22			33rd	25	[7]

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	-	[8]
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	[9]
			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	[10]
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	[11]
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	[12]
			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	[13]
			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	-	[14]

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	[15]

References

1. "Expect strong new team by midyear". The Charlotte Observer. February 15, 1994. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
2. "2023 National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Class revealed". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
3. Salisbury, Mark (December 5, 2008). "Johnson's spotter won't return". Crash.net. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
4. "Rookie Briscoe, in Cunningham Dodge, fastest in practice at Daytona". ARCA Racing Series. February 11, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
5. Bell, Christopher (June 27, 2020). "One on One with Christopher Bell". Motor Racing Network (Interview). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
6. "Stevie Reeves – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
7. "Stevie Reeves – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
8. "Stevie Reeves – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
9. "Stevie Reeves – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
10. "Stevie Reeves – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
11. "Stevie Reeves – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
12. "Stevie Reeves – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
13. "Stevie Reeves – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
14. "Stevie Reeves – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
15. "Stevie Reeves – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

External links

• Stevie Reeves driver statistics at Racing-Reference