Reutimann, Waltrip Get Daytona 500 Rides

David Reutimann and Michael Waltrip will be a part of the Daytona 500 after all.

It was announced Tuesday night that Reutimann will pilot a Toyota Camry for the yet-to-be-named race team that purchased the assets and race cars from the now-shuddered Red Bull Racing. The team will supposedly use the No. 93 and will supposedly be known as BK Racing, a name which stems from the fact that the team's owners also own Burger King franchises. The team also got the Red Bull team owner points with their purchase, which means that Reutimann and his teammate, Landon Cassill, won't have to sweat out qualifying. They know they will start Nascar's "Superbowl"

While the team has yet to make a formal announcement, Reutimann confirmed the good news on Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody. This will be the Florida native's eleventh start at what he considers his home racetrack and the sixth Great American Race of his career. Coincidentally, Reutimann did used to drive a Burger King-backed Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing.

Reutimann has also signed on to drive Tommy Baldwin's No. 10 car for the 26 events that Danica Patrick is not in the seat.

On the other side of the coin, the man who dropped Reutimann like a bag of dirt with three races left to go last season has also landed a ride for this years 500.

Michael Waltrip has signed to drive the No. 40 Aaron's Dream Machine for Hillman Racing. The driver-turned-owner/driver/pitchman/television personality will attempt to make his 26th Daytona 500 start on February 26th. For a guy who started out fighting to just stay in the Cup Series, let alone win, it must be nice for Waltrip to have a sponsor that can write a check big enough so he can get back out on the track to ride around for 500 miles.

Unlike Reutimann, Waltrip will be forced to qualify for the biggest race of the year. His new team has no points and no experience, so they can only rely on Waltrip's plate racing prowess to make their first start.

While the team will probably have enough to at least make the field, ti would sure be something if Waltrip missed the race and was forced to watch Reutimann, the only driver to win in his race cars, racing with a shot to win the season's biggest race from his new home in FOX's "Hollywood Hotel."

This is going to be an exciting, unpredictable installment of Speedweeks, and it all kicks off Saturday at 8pm with the 2012 Budweiser Shootout.