The history of the reeser racing team

The Reeser Racing Team began in 1968 with the family patriarch Paul Reeser. With Bill Chambers driving and Tom Reeser as crew chief, the team became a major force in short track racing in the Midwest. The familiar orange and white, logged number 22 became a fixture in victory lane, winning 2 track championships and 18 of 21 features in 1978.

Paul's grandson, Scott Reeser, started his racing career first as a “go-fer” mechanic in 1971, then as a driver in 1989. Scott moved from street stocks in to the faster modifieds in 1993. The team finished 2nd in points in 1996. Since then, the team has moved up to the highly competitive traveling USA Modified Series and the American Modified Series. These series travel throughout the Midwest on a variety of tracks.

The Reeser Racing Team has used the number 22 since in began racing back in the 1960's. This number represented the number of acres for the newly formed fishing lakes at Paul’s Lakes. The unique “font” of the numbers, was first used in the mid 70’s, when Paul saw them on TV while wintering in Florida. With the theme fitting nicely for the Paul’s Lakes, Fishing and Camping, backed racecar, the log’s for numbers, and the fish, became a mainstay for the team. It continues to be used and recognized today.