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Scott Wimmer: Races
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Just a few weeks ago Scott Wimmer celebrated as his #29 Holiday Inn Busch team won the owner's championship. Wimmer split time behind the wheel with teammate Jeff Burton and together accounted for 5 wins, 17 top five, and 27 top tens. Their rise to the top of the owner's points truely embodies what that championship stands for, a complete team effort. Wimmer's schedule for next year looks the same; part time Busch, maybe more, and even a few Cup races mixed in.
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Wimmer made his Nextel Cup debut in 2000 with Bill Davis Racing at Atlanta. He qualified the #23 AT&T Pontiac in 31st position and would race to a finish of 22nd while leading nine laps during the race. He would return to Nextel Cup racing in 2002 driving in three of the eight races he attempted. He would post a best finish of 17th during the year driving mainly in the #27 Dodge. In 2003, he would race in six of his seven attempted races. His first three attempts came with a third Bill Davis Racing team, again using the #27.
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- Thursday, June 1 - Dozens of Team Bank of America volunteers will work alongside NEXTEL Cup drivers Kasey Kahne and Scott Wimmer to complete revitalization projects across the state. Projects will make improvements to The Latin American Community Center in Wilmington and The Shepherd Place, a homeless shelter serving men, women and children in Dover. - Thursday, June 1 - FOX Sports will host the Drive for Autism Research Golf Tournament at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington to raise funds and awareness for the cause. - Saturday, June 3 - The NASCAR Foundation will host the "NASCAR On Track for Charity Fun Walk" at Dover International Speedway. The event will begin at 6:30 PM, with walkers grouped according to driver/industry charities that will benefit from funds raised. - Sunday, June 4 - Prior to the Neighborhood Excellence 400, representatives from Bank of America and NEXTEL Cup driver Kasey Kahne will present $20,000 grants to: - First State Community Action Agency, La Casita Program that works with the Hispanic population on community development - Children & Families First which provides a vast array of family support services to three counties in Delaware - Nehemiah Gateway Community Corporation which provides financial literacy education and programs for low-to-moderate income individuals and families - Sunday, June 4 . The NASCAR Foundation will host 300 deserving children from Communities in Schools of Delaware at the race.
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Wimmer started racing at WausauSpeedway in Wisconsin in 1991 at age 15. He moved up through the ranks, and became a well-known driver in the Midwest. He moved down south, and in 1997 he was the Rookie of the Year in the Hooters Cup late model series. He later finished second for the Rookie of the Year in the American Speed Association (ASA) series.
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By 14, Wimmer competed in the Junior Olympics in downhill skiing and the slalom. He finished 13th out of 150 competitors in the national competition. In 1991, 15-year-old Wimmer traded the three-wheelers and skis in for four wheels and made his stock car racing debut at Wausau (Wis.) Speedway.
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Green flag pit stops began early in the race as Wimmer quickly moved into the ninth position on lap 13. The tide changed on the following lap as Wimmer reported a flat right-front tire heading into turn one. By the time Wimmer eased his way around the eighth turn on the two-and-a-half mile road course, the field put the No. 29 a lap down. With damage to the right front fender the team went to work servicing the vehicle. Wimmer piloted the machine back on track in 37th.
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