Scott Wimmer
No. 33 Holiday Inn Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Ford 400 – November 19, 2006
Venue: Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Fla.
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at Homestead-Miami Speedway … Scott Wimmer will pilot chassis No. 139 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. Kevin Harvick finished second in the car at Bristol in March and 11th on the return trip to Bristol in August.
Just Wait ‘til Next Year … Scott Wimmer will share driving duties with Jeff Burton for the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season behind the wheel of RCR’s No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS.
Outta Sight Site … The MITX (Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange) Awards, held Nov. 8 in Boston, recognized the Holiday Inn Racing site (www.holidayinnpromotion.com/racing) as the best interactive site in the travel/tourism category. The judges distinguished the award-winning site for its unique interface and engaging content. The MITX Awards is the largest and most prestigious awards competition in the country for technological innovations and celebrates the best creative and technological accomplishments emerging from New England.
That Adds Up … With Kevin Harvick’s NEXTEL Cup Series win last weekend in Phoenix, RCR has collected 18 wins this season in NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series. Harvick has earned five wins in the NEXTEL Cup Series and nine in the Busch Series, Jeff Burton has one Cup Series victory and two Busch Series wins, and Clint Bowyer has one Busch Series victory. In addition, RCR engines have been the power behind four NASCAR Truck Series victories.
Double Duty … In addition to his driving duties with the No. 33 Holiday Inn Chevrolet, Wimmer, a five-time race winner in the NASCAR Busch Series, will drive the No. 66 for Brewco Motorsports in the Nov. 18 Ford 300. The race will air live on TNT beginning at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Up to Speed … The Ford 400 will be televised live Sunday, Nov. 19 beginning at 2 p.m. EST on NBC and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 36th of 36 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events will take the green flag Friday, Nov. 17, at 3:10 p.m. EST, and will be televised live on SPEED.
SCOTT WIMMER QUOTES:
What are your goals and expectations this weekend?
“Our first goal is to just make the race. I feel real comfortable in doing that from the tests we’ve done already this year. Our main goal is to help out our teammates any way we can. Kevin Harvick still has a shot at the championship and Jeff Burton has a shot at finishing in the top five. I’ve had some good runs at Homestead and I’m confident we can finish in the top 15. I think that would be a real good day for us.”
Early in, how is your relationship with crew chief Pat Smith, whom you will work with next year on the Holiday Inn Busch program?
“When we tested at Miami, we started off by just running some laps so Pat could get used to what my driving style is. We then made some long runs and some qualifying runs which we were real happy with. It was real relaxing for me. I told them what wasn’t working right and they fixed it. Pat’s been an awesome crew chief for Jeff Burton this year so, hopefully, we can go back and build on what they’ve already established because they have a pretty impressive resume already.”
Do you see running the Holiday Inn Cup car this week as a head start to the Holiday Inn Busch program for 2007?
“Getting to work with Pat and the guys on the Holiday Inn team is going to give us a jumpstart to next year. Being able to test with them a couple of weeks ago at Homestead, learning all the new names and coming up with the best way to communicate on how the car drives was a huge help. I’m really looking forward to the off-season. I think we’re going to do quite a bit of testing. Just getting to know the guys on the team is a big help. The quicker you can build the relationships now is really the key to running good.”
