Jonathan Reaume
{{Short description|Canadian racing driver and team owner}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name=Jonathan Reaume
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|nationality={{flagicon|CAN}} Canadian
|birth_name=
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1989|1|21}}
|birth_place=Highlands, British Columbia
| Total_ARCA_Races =1
| Years_In_ARCA =1
| ARCA_Car_Team = No. 72 (Strike Mamba Racing)
| Best_ARCA_Pos =
| First_ARCA_Race =2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| Last_ARCA_Race =
| First_ARCA_Win =
| Last_ARCA_Win =
| ARCA_Wins =0
| ARCA_Top_Tens =0
| ARCA_Poles =0
| Total_ARCA_West_Races =2
| Years_In_ARCA_West =1
| ARCA_West_Car_Team = No. 72 (Strike Mamba Racing)
| Best_ARCA_West_Pos =8th
| First_ARCA_West_Race =2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| Last_ARCA_West_Race =
| First_ARCA_West_Win =
| Last_ARCA_West_Win =
| ARCA_West_Wins =0
| ARCA_West_Top_Tens =1
| ARCA_West_Poles =0
| updated = June 16, 2025
}}
Jonathan Reaume (born January 21, 1989) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver and team owner who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 72 Chevrolet for his own team, Strike Mamba Racing. He is the older brother of fellow racing driver and team owner Josh Reaume.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbrteams.com/our-history/|title=Our History |work=Reaume Brothers Racing|access-date=March 7, 2025}}
Racing career
Reaume began kart racing at eight years old alongside his brother Josh at the now-defunct Western Speedway in Langford, British Columbia.{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Larry |date=April 20, 2020 |title=Race team gets sticky over its concerns for coronavirus aid |url=https://mooresvilletribune.com/sports/nascar/race-team-gets-sticky-over-its-concerns-for-coronavirus-aid/article_f62e3910-dec0-5595-9da4-fae424e428d9.html |url-status=live}}
In 2006, Reaume contested the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, competing under the Nigerian flag. Reaume finished 56th out of 69 competitors in the Senior Max category.{{Cite web |title=Rotax Grand Finals Portugal |url=https://www.rotax-racing.com/assets/uploads/RMCGF-Archive/Gasette-RMCGF-2006.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=Rotax Racing |publisher=RaceXpress |page=19}}{{Cite web |title=2006 RMCGF Senior Max Results |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/rotax-max-challenge-grand-finals---senior/2006 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=Driver Database}}
Reaume has previously competed in events such as the Canada 200 and the Bridge City 200.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Jonathan_Reaume|title=Jonathan Reaume |work=The Third Turn|access-date=March 7, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/2024_Bridge_City_200|title=2024 Bridge City 200 |work=The Third Turn|access-date=March 7, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/2014_Reg_Midgley_Canada_200|title=2014 Reg Midgley Canada 200 |work=The Third Turn|access-date=March 7, 2025}}
In 2024, Reaume was originally scheduled to make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West at Phoenix Raceway, driving the No. 72 Chevrolet for Reaume Brothers Racing, although he withdrew from the event a couple days after the entry list was revealed.{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-menards-west-series-2024-phoenix-ii-race-preview/|title=ARCA Menards West Series: 2024 Phoenix II Race Preview |work=Kickin' the Tires|access-date=March 7, 2025}}
In 2025, Reaume went on to form his own team, Strike Mamba Racing,{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2025 |title=Strike like a mamba: Jonathan Reaume is fulfilling his dream of being a team owner |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/02/jonathan-reaume-team-owner/ |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=ARCARacing.com}} and signed Blake Lothian to drive the No. 51 Chevrolet full-time in the West Series, and Cody Dennison to run the No. 72 at the season opening race at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway.{{cite web |url=https://strikemambaracing.com/drivers/blake-lothian |title=Welcome to the Team, Blake Lothian! |website=strikemambaracing.com |date=December 1, 2024}}{{cite web |author=Strike Mamba Racing |url=https://x.com/smr_teams/status/1881106845869457909?s=46&t=F1qSU9MRXTZ9Do7HcAbWyA |title=(X post) |website=X |date=January 19, 2025 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |quote="Cody Dennison will be putting the #72 TIMCAST Chevrolet SS through its paces at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway alongside Blake Lothian in the #51. Follow along with us in Race 1 of the ARCA Menards West Series on FloRacing, January 25!"}}{{cite web|url=https://speedwaymedia.com/2025/01/23/arca-menards-series-west-at-kevin-harvicks-kern-raceway/|title=ARCA Menards Series West at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway |work=SpeedwayMedia.com|access-date=March 7, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/01/23/entry-list-west-coast-stock-car-motorsports-hall-of-fame-150-at-kevin-harvicks-kern-raceway/ |title=Entry list: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway |website=ARCA Racing |date=March 7, 2025}} For Reaume, it was revealed in March of that year that he would attempt to make his debut in the series at Phoenix again, this time driving the No. 72 for SMR.{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-menards-west-series-2025-phoenix-race-preview/|title=ARCA Menards West Series: 2025 Phoenix Race Preview |work=Kickin' the Tires|access-date=March 7, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://frontstretch.com/2025/03/04/entry-list-2025-general-tire-150-at-phoenix/|title=Entry List: 2025 General Tire 150 at Phoenix |work=Frontstretch.com|access-date=March 7, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/03/04/entry-list-general-tire-150-at-phoenix-raceway-4/ |title=Entry list: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway |website=ARCA Racing |date=March 7, 2025}}
Motorsports results
=ARCA Menards Series=
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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! colspan=27| ARCA Menards 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 ! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2025
! 72 ! Chevy | DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL ! -* ! -* |
==ARCA Menards Series West==
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! colspan=19| ARCA Menards Series West results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2024
! rowspan=2| 72 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | PHO | KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | style="background:#DFC484;"| PHO ! N/A ! 0 |
2025
| KER | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO | TUC | CNS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KER | SON | TRI | PIR | AAS | MAD | LVS | PHO ! -* ! -* |
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Jonathan_Reaume}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reaume, Jonathan}}
Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers
Category:Racing drivers from British Columbia