Scott Wimmer
No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Emerson 250 – September 7, 2007
Venue: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at Richmond International Raceway … Scott Wimmer will pilot Chassis No. 070 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. Built new in 2007, Wimmer drove this Holiday Inn Chevy to a seventh-place finish at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. He also captured the pole at Gateway International Raceway and drove to a second-place finish in July with this race car. Wimmer also finished second in June at The Milwaukee Mile with this chassis. Jeff Burton drove this No. 29 Chevy to a third-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway in April and raced to a third-place finish at Richmond International Raceway in May.
Top of the Charts … Based on Burton’s win last weekend at California, the No. 29 Holiday Inn team reassumed the lead in the NASCAR Busch Series owners’ championship point standings and sits 68 markers ahead of the No. 60 machine. The duo of Burton and Wimmer have earned three victories, one pole, 14 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes in 27 starts.
Wimmer at Richmond … Wimmer has earned one top-five and six top-10 finishes in nine NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) starts at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). This weekend’s race is the 13th of 16 that he is scheduled to drive the Holiday Inn Chevrolet.
Three to Go … RCR has earned a Busch Series victory at 23 of the 26 tracks on the 2007 schedule. With Burton’s win last week at California Speedway, the only tracks on the current schedule where RCR hasn’t earned wins are Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Darlington Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.
RCR Busch Cars in Richmond … In 33 NBS starts at Richmond International Raceway, RCR has earned five wins (Clint Bowyer – May ’07 and Kevin Harvick – May ’03, Sept. ’05, May ’06 and Sept. ‘06), two poles, 13 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes.
Leading the Way in Owner Wins … Richard Childress Racing leads the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series in owner wins with 10 – the most recent coming last weekend at California Speedway with Burton.
Friday Night Lights … The Emerson 250 at Richmond International Raceway will be televised live on ESPN2 on Friday, September 7 beginning at 7:30 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 28th of 35 races on the 2007 Busch Series calendar will air live on ESPN2 Friday, September 7 beginning at 4:00 p.m. EST.
SCOTT WIMMER QUOTES:
You’ve run well at RIR from the first time you ran a Busch car there in 2001. What is it about the track that you like?
“I think it goes back to all the short-track racing I’ve done in my career. Most of us, in the Busch Series, grew up on short tracks. Richmond makes for really tight racing. We can run side-by-side all night and I think it’s one of the most competitive tracks we go to. I’ve always been comfortable there and I’ve been fortunate to have had some decent runs.”
You are climbing into the No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet as the point leader in the Busch Series owners’ championship point standings. Are you approaching this race differently?
“No, not really. We have gone from having the lead to not having it to having it again over the past few weeks. We are just fortunate that Jeff (Burton) has done such a great job getting a lot of points. We are just focused on winning races and running up front and the points will be reflected with strong finishes. I am really excited about getting back in the Holiday Inn Chevy because our short-track program has been unbelievable this year. It’s about going to Richmond and running hard.”
