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NASCAR Busch Series

Meijer 300 - Scott Wimmer Notes

Scott Wimmer
No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet

Event/Date: Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo – June 16, 2007
Venue: Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, Ky.

NOTES:

This Week’s Race Car at Kentucky Speedway … Scott Wimmer will pilot Chassis No. 50 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable in this weekend’s Meijer 300. Built new in 2006 and ran as the No. 2 machine, Clint Bowyer drove this chassis last season in February at California (St. 14, Fn. 16), in May at Charlotte (St. 17, Fn. 36), in September at California (St. 1, Fn. 13) and in October in Charlotte (St. 24, Fn. 7). Since then, this Holiday Inn Chevrolet has received all the required 2007 updates and tested at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last month.

Good Run for Holiday Inn … Last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, the Holiday Inn Racing Team notched their seventh top-five and 11th top-10 finish in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season. The No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevy has an average finish of 9.9 so far this season.

Track Stat … Wimmer has competed in three Busch Series races at Kentucky Speedway, completing 99.8 percent of the laps. He has an average starting position of 17.3 and an average finishing spot of 9.0. Additionally, Wimmer boasts two top-five finishes at the 1.5-mile tri-oval.

Inaugural Winner … Richard Childress Racing won the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race at Kentucky Speedway on June 16, 2001 with driver Kevin Harvick.

RCR Busch Cars at Kentucky … In 12 previous Busch Series starts at Kentucky, RCR has posted one win (Harvick, June 2001), four top-five and six top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 184 laps.

RCR Busch Brigade … In 13 Busch Series races this season, RCR has claimed five victories (Jeff Burton – 2, Clint Bowyer- 2 and Kevin Harvick –1). Additionally, all three RCR Busch teams (No. 2, No. 21 and No. 29) have a total of 15 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes.

Sign Here … Wimmer will sign autographs at the FanFest Autograph Session in Kentucky Speedway’s garage area from 8:15 – 9:15 p.m. on Friday, June 15.

Design the Holiday Inn Chevy … Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, the world's most recognized hotel brand, will rev-up race fans' creativity with the launch of its second annual online "Design a Car" contest. Through July 31 consumers can log on to http://www.holidayinn.com/designacar to design a new paint scheme for Richard Childress Racing's No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and submit their design for online voting by visitors to the site. Jeff Burton will then select the winning paint scheme from among the fans' favorites. The winning design will be featured on Burton's car during the NASCAR Busch Series finale in Homestead, Fla., on November 17. Winners of this year's "Design a Car" contest will also receive a trip for two to the race with V.I.P. treatment that includes a meeting with Burton.

Catch the Action … Live coverage of the Meijer 200 at Kentucky Speedway will take the green flag Saturday, June 16 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The race will be telecast live on ESPN2 and will also be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 16th stop on the 35-race Busch Series tour will be televised live on ESPN2 the same day at 5 p.m. EDT.

SCOTT WIMMER QUOTES:
It has been four years since your last race at Kentucky Speedway. What are your expectations?
“The Holiday Inn Chevy has been strong all year and I am hoping to continue the success this weekend at Kentucky. I think once I run a few laps it will be pretty much how I remember it. I am excited to be back in the Holiday Inn Chevy this weekend and hopefully contend for the win.”

The No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevy is currently second in the NASCAR Busch Series owners’ point standings. What are the chances of winning the championship with two different drivers?
“Well, I think it’s really possible. I know RCR has done it in the past with Johnny (Sauter) and Kevin (Harvick) and you couldn’t ask for a better teammate than Jeff Burton. He’s been around the sport a long time and has seen a lot of different things. We’ve got a great sponsor with Holiday Inn and have had a great season so far. The team is really established. We are currently second in the standings and I think that we have just as good of a chance as anybody.”