Scott Wimmer 2006 Event Preview
Morgan-McClure Motorsports (MMM) No. 4 Aero Exhaust Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Race 6 of 36 – DirecTV 500
Martinsville Speedway
Fresh off a season high finish of 19th at Bristol, Morgan-McClure Motorsports brings a bit of momentum back to the site of its last win, Martinsville Speedway. In 1998, Bobby Hamilton, in a Morgan-McClure Chevrolet led 378 laps to win from the pole in dominating fashion.
Morgan-McClure Ride
Chassis No.: Primary: 86
Back-Up: 84
Chassis 86 was used in both Martinsville events in 2005, where it finished 23rd in the spring event.
In preparation for Martinsville, Morgan-McClure Motorsports will test on Wednesday, March, 29th at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA.
Scott Wimmer Quotes:
“It’s always exciting going back to Martinsville. Its one of the great short tracks in NASCAR racing with a lot of history and a lot of tradition there. Coming off our first short track run at Bristol this year with a good top 20 run there, we are looking for better things to happen at Martinsville. With the way the team is progressing and the way things are going I definitely think we are capable of that.
We are going to go in there [Martinsville] with the same goals we had at Bristol: to finish the race and to get the best finish possible in our Aero Exhaust Chevy to get closer to the top 35 [position] in points.”
Chris Carrier Quotes:
“Martinsville is a track of survival and track position. It has very tight corners so it is a place where you have to have a good chassis and good handling. You have to have good brakes and a smart driver to use the brakes appropriately as 500 laps is a long time in a 3400-pound car. The better handling cars will have an easier time with brakes because they spend more time going than stopping. I think Scott [Wimmer] will do well here as he is a very good short track driver.
We’ve run well at Martinsville in the past and had a good car there last year. We have a little bit of momentum over the last two or three races and things are starting to get better. We had a good finish at Bristol and we hope to build on it this week as well.”
Aero Exhaust Racing Notes of Interest:
Driver: Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer will be attempting to qualify for his 86th NASCAR Nextel Cup race on April 2, 2006 at Martinsville Speedway
Wimmer will be attempting to start in his fifth (5) NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Martinsville Speedway. His career-best start at the .5-mile oval speedway is 16th (Apr. 2004) and his best finish is 20th (Oct. 2004)
Wimmer will have to qualify based on time for the Food City 500, as Morgan-McClure Motorsports is 39th in owner’s points.
Morgan-McClure Motorsports Racing
The Morgan-McClure No. 4 car has competed in 38 events at the Martinsville Speedway
Morgan-McClure Motorsports’ most recent victory came at Martinsville in April 1998 (Bobby Hamilton)
Morgan-McClure Motorsports has five (5) top 10 finishes at Martinsville
Morgan-McClure Motorsports kicked off its Racing 4 racing Literacy in Oct. 1998 at Martinsville Speedway with then-Virginia First Lady Roxanne Gilmore. 2006 marks the 8th year of existence for the program.
