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Federated Auto Parts 300 - Scott Wimmer Notes

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

Event/Date: Federated Auto Parts 300 – June 9, 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 Wimmer finished seventh with at Nashville Superspeedway earlier this year and 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 six NASCAR Busch Series starts at Nashville Superspeedway, Wimmer has posted two top-five and five top-10 finishes. This weekend, the Wausau, Wis., native will take the wheel second in the NASCAR Busch Series owners’ point standings.

RCR at Nashville … In 25 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 14 top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 427 laps.

Gone Country … Scott Wimmer is one of the featured celebrities set to participate June 6 in the 2007 Country Music Association (CMA) Music Festival’s Kick-Off Parade in downtown Nashville, Tenn. The No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet will lead the procession around the parade route. The four-day CMA Music Festival is Nashville’s signature musical event to celebrate Country Music artists and their fans.

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 … The Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway will be televised live on ESPN2 on Saturday, June 9 beginning at 6:30 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 15th of 35 races on the 2007 Busch Series calendar will be televised live on ESPN2 the same day at 3 p.m. EDT.

SCOTT WIMMER QUOTES:
Your best finish in the No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevy came in Nashville this year. Talk about that run.
“We had a really good run the last time we were in Nashville with the Holiday Inn car. We ran into some issues there at the end of the race but we still managed to run strong all day and came out with a top-10 finish. I am excited to go back there with the Holiday Inn team and run back-to-back weeks on concrete tracks.”

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. 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.”