The San Antonio weekend marked the national event debut of the connection between Awesome Motorsports and new engine builders Reher-Morrison. While David Reher has long been regarded as a dyed-in-the-wool 500-inch Pro Stock racer and anti-Pro Modified gear-head, it’s clearly evident that he’s jumped in feet first into a new working relationship with Shannon Jenkins and Mike Castellana.

The San Antonio weekend marked the national event debut of the connection between Awesome Motorsports and new engine builders Reher-Morrison. While David Reher has long been regarded as a dyed-in-the-wool 500-inch Pro Stock racer and anti-Pro Modified gear-head, it’s clearly evident that he’s jumped in feet first into a new working relationship with Shannon Jenkins and Mike Castellana.

Jenkins admitted that Reher didn’t just watch their crew work. He jumped in and got his hands dirty.

“David Reher is a hands-on guy,” Jenkins said. “He’s a racer at heart and he’s been doing this for a long time. He has to get in the mix and I don’t mind at all. We work well together.”

“It has been great,” Jenkins said. “The guys at Reher-Morrison have been open-minded and we know we have a lot to learn between us, but it is only going to get better. It’s better now. We just need more laps on the car. The car…the motors…it’s all new. Unfortunately with paint and getting the ready, there wasn’t a lot of time available to test.”

“That’s the motto at Awesome Motorsports, we don’t quit,” Jenkins said. “It’s what we love to do and it’s what we are going to do. Those who don’t will be behind.”