Scott Wimmer 2006 Event Preview
No. 4 Aero Exhaust Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Race 1 of 36 – Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Aero Exhaust Racing Notes of Interest:
Driver: Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer will be attempting to qualify for his 82nd NASCAR Nextel Cup start at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) on Feb. 19, 2006
The 2006 Daytona 500 marks the first time Wimmer will be behind the wheel of the No. 4 Aero Exhaust Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports
He will be attempting to start in his third Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup event at DIS. His career-best start at the 2.5-mile superspeedway is 16th (Feb. 2005) and his best finish was 3rd (Feb. 2004)
Wimmer has led a total of 13 laps in Cup competition in the Daytona 500. His average start is 21st and average finish is 19th
Wimmer will have to race his way in to the Daytona 500 during the Gatorade Duel 150’s on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, as Morgan-McClure Motorsports finished 36th, one position out of the top 35, in championship points in the 2005 season.
Wimmer won five races in the Busch Series in his 104 starts and had a career best start of 5th (Feb. 2001).
Morgan-McClure Motorsports Racing
The Morgan-McClure No. 4 car won the Daytona 500 three times: in 1991 with driver Ernie Irvan and has back to back victories in 1994 and 1995 with driver Sterling Marlin
Combining both DIS races (Feb. and July), Morgan-McClure Motorsports has started 46 races, visited victory lane a total of five times, won one pole, had a total of 10 Top-5 finishes and 15 Top-10 finishes
At DIS, Morgan-McClure Motorsports’ best start was on the pole in 1993 with driver Ernie Irvan
The 2006 Daytona 500 will mark the 25th time the Morgan-McClure No. 4 car has competed in NASCAR’s biggest event
Morgan-McClure Ride
Chassis No.: Primary: 85 Back-Up: 89
Morgan-McClure Motorsports tested both chassis 85 and 89 at DIS in January 2006 during the NASCAR Nextel Cup test
Scott on preparation for Daytona…
“ I’ve finished third here at Daytona and Morgan-McClure has three Daytona 500 wins so we are excited about the possibilities of a good finish here. Our primary focus is on just getting into the race and the rest will take care of itself. We are all getting to know each other better and the communications are improving. You know it takes time to jump in and expect communication and everything to be right, right off the bat; but you can definitely see improvements from our test down here in January. You know it might take us a few races to get rolling; but I think so far everything’s been real good; they’ve been giving me real good race cars and I’ve been trying to give them the best feedback I can.”
Wimmer’s Numbers:
Scott Wimmer NASCAR Nextel Cup Statistics at Daytona International Speedway:
Date Track Start Finish LC/TL Status $Won Car No.
7/2005 Daytona 26 32 146/160 Crash 102,183 22
2/2005 Daytona 16 33 182/203 Crash 265,110 22
7/2004 Daytona 37 32 159/160 Running 86,889 22
2/2004 Daytona 26 3 200/200 Running 758,839 22
Scott Wimmer NASCAR Busch Grand National Statistics at Daytona International Speedway:
Date Track Start Finish LC/TL Status $Won Car No.
2/2003 Daytona 23 12 120/120 Running 46,000 23
2/2002 Daytona 29 13 120/120 Running 35,875 23
2/2001 Daytona 5 15 120/120 Running 28,925 23
Scott Wimmer / NASCAR Nextel Cup Career Statistics:
Starts Wins Poles Top Fives Top 10s Winnings
81 0 0 1 3 $7,976,825
2006 No. 4 Aero Exhaust Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Team Roster:
Driver: Scott Wimmer
Owner: Larry McClure
Crew Chief: Chris Carrier
Car Chief: Steve Gray
Chief Mechanic: Jim Mazza
Engine Builder: Ron Puryear
Engine Tuner: Mark Nickels
Aero Engineer: Louis Duncan
Shock Engineer: Damian Albrecht
Over-The-Wall Crew Members
Front Tire Changer: Tommy Southall
Jackman: Scott Webb
Front Tire Carrier: Robbie Holt
Gas Man: Mark Nickels
Rear Tire Changer: Matt Humphries
Catch Can: Jim Mazza
Rear Tire Carrier: Dave Angel
2nd Gas Man: Steve Hawkins
Pit Support Crew Members
Electronics: Zeke Lester
Mechanic: Chris Messick and JJ Porter
Public Relations: Diane Hawkins
Scorer: Scott Glasco
Shock Specialist: Damian Albrecht
Spotter: Rusty Webb
Tire Specialist: Charles Moles
Transporter Driver: Dan Donnelly
Tune in to Aero Exhaust Racing:
Gatorade Duel: Thursday, Feb. 16
Television: NBC at 2p.m. ET
Radio: MRN & XM Satellite Radio at 1p.m. ET
Daytona 500: Sunday, Feb. 19
Television: NBC at 1:30p.m. ET
Radio: MRN & XM Satellite Radio at 1p.m. ET
Come Meet Scott!
Scott will be signing the newly released “Pit Road Pets” book on February 15, at 4pm at Books-A-Million on International Speedway Blvd., in Daytona Beach
Scott will be a featured guest on MRN Radio on February 15 at 8:20pm
