Scott Wimmer
No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Kroger 200 – July 28, 2007
Venue: O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis … Scott Wimmer will pilot Chassis No. 065 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. Built new in 2007, this is the same Holiday Inn Chevrolet Wimmer drove to a ninth-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway in April.
Gaining Ground … Wimmer’s second-place finish at Gateway International Raceway advanced the Holiday Inn Racing team 20 points in the NASCAR Busch Series owners’ championship point standings. The team is now 186 markers behind Jack Roush’s No. 60 team.
Pretty Strong for a Part-Timer … Despite competing in 14 of the 21 Busch Series events this season, Wimmer sits 15th in the drivers’ points. Nine of his 14 races have resulted in top-10 finishes, including five top-five finishes, and he has led 135 laps.
Stat Facts … In three NBS starts at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP), Wimmer has earned one top-five and two top-12 finishes. The Wausau, Wis., native has a 27.7 starting average and a 15.3 finishing average.
RCR Busch Cars at Indy … RCR has won two Busch Series races at ORP – both with Kevin Harvick (2001 and 2006). In 16 NBS starts at the 0.686-mile oval, RCR has earned five top-five and seven top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 190 laps at the track outside the Circle City.
Leading the Way in Owner Wins … Richard Childress Racing leads the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series in owner wins with seven.
RCR Busch Brigade … In 21 Busch Series races this season, RCR has claimed seven victories - the most recent coming two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway with Harvick (Burton – 2, Clint Bowyer- 2 and Harvick –3). Additionally, the three RCR Busch teams (No. 2, No. 21 and No. 29) have a total of 26 top-five and 36 top-10 finishes while leading for a total of 1,055 laps.
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 Homestead with V.I.P. treatment that includes a meeting with Burton.
Catch the Action … The Kroger 200 will be televised live on ESPN2 Saturday, July 28 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 22nd race on the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series schedule will be televised live on ESPN2 the same day beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
SCOTT WIMMER QUOTES:
You haven’t raced at ORP since 2003 so what do you remember about the track?
“ORP is one of the greatest short tracks that we go to. I look forward to this track because it has two grooves of racing and it is always exciting. There is a lot of racing going on in Indy that weekend so I look forward to going there and continuing the success that we have had in the Holiday Inn Chevrolet.”
How important will practice be?
“It will be important but it really won’t be as critical as most tracks. The practice is all during the day and we race at night. Practice is about getting a feel for the track and a feel for the car. Once the nighttime comes, then you can forget about everything that you did during the day as far as changes and setup. I guess that is what makes racing so exciting there because everyone is kind of guessing. You aren’t sure what your car is going to do during the nighttime racing. Everybody is kind of guessing and usually the guys that run well there are the ones that guess right.”
What do you enjoy about racing at ORP?
“I enjoy the two-wide racing at ORP. It isn’t an aerodynamic track or a high horsepower track. It is all about getting your car to handle right. This is the type of track that most racers grew up racing on. It is a perfect size track for me to race on and they have done a great job making sure that there are two grooves of racing. It seems like you can get your car hooked up on the bottom and run real strong down there. The guy on the outside can get a run off of the corners and makes it hard to pass. It is one of those two groove race tracks that we love going to.”
