Race 2 Win: Busch Series Race Notes

NASCAR Busch Series

Pepsi 300 - Scott Wimmer Notes

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

Event/Date: Pepsi 300 – April 7, 2007
Venue: Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway

NOTES:

This Week’s Race Car at Nashville Superspeedway … Scott Wimmer will pilot Chassis No. 041 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable this weekend, a car that Clint Bowyer finished second with at Nashville in April 2006.

Inaugural Run … Wimmer posted a third-place finish at the inaugural Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway on April 14, 2001.

Track Stat … In five NASCAR Busch Series starts at Nashville Superspeedway, Wimmer has posted two top-five and four top-10 finishes. This weekend, the Wausau, Wis., native will take the wheel third in the NASCAR Busch Series owner’s point standing.

RCR at Nashville … In 23 previous Busch Series starts at Nashville Superspeedway, RCR has posted two wins (Harvick, April 2006; and Clint Bowyer, June 2005), two poles (Johnny Sauter, June 2003; and Harvick, April 2001), 11 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 403 laps.

Birthday Wishes … Ronald Jones, an engineer for the Holiday Inn Chevy, will celebrate his 52nd birthday this Friday at Nashville. At the track, the Roanoke Rapids, N.C., native’s duties include engine tuning and pit support.

Sign Here … Wimmer will sign autographs at the Infield Fan Walk at Nashville Superspeedway from 6-7 p.m. on Friday, April 6.

Catch the Action … The Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway will be televised live on ESPN2 on Saturday, April 7 beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The race will also be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the seventh of 35 races on the 2007 Busch Series tour will air live on ESPN2 Saturday, April 7, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT

SCOTT WIMMER QUOTES:
What is it about Nashville Superspeedway that you tend to run well there?
“I raced the inaugural race at Nashville in 2001 and just fell in love with the place. I have always enjoyed the city and going down there and racing especially at the old fairgrounds track. I think it is the perfect size race track for our cars. It’s just over a mile, it has banking and it is concrete which seems to help the racing. I really like going to tracks that size and I think the racing is always good.”

What are the differences between concrete and pavement and do you have a preference?
“I have been known to do really well on concrete tracks. Some of my best runs have come at Dover, Bristol and Nashville – tracks that are concrete. The car seems to have more grip and you can drive it a little harder without it sliding. The thing I like about concrete is that the track conditions don’t change a whole lot. It can be real hot or cold and you don’t have to deal with the temperature changing the track. You just deal with your race car and how it’s changing. The biggest difference between the surfaces is the impact that the temperature has. I enjoy racing on concrete because you don’t have to adjust to the track all day long … you adjust to your race car.”

You tested a Cup Series engine at Nashville earlier this season. Do you think that will help you for this weekend’s race?
“It was good to see the race track because I haven’t raced there in a few years. I got to turn some laps around it and it was pretty much how I remembered it. The lines were the same as I remembered. The testing didn’t help me too much because there were so many differences.”