Chris Wimmer
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| Born: | June 23, 1979 | |
| Birthplace: | Wausau, Wisconsin | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | — | |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| 2006 NNS Position: | 106th | |
| Best NNS Position: | 106th - 2006 | |
| First Race: | 2005 Arizona 200 (Phoenix) | |
| Last Race: | 2006 Dover 200 (Dover) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #76 - Jeff Milburn Racing | |
| 2007 NCTS Position: | 100th | |
| Best NCTS Position: | 31st - 2004 | |
| First Race: | 2004 UAW/GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield) | |
| Last Race: | 2007 Sam's Town 400 (Texas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics current as of December 4, 2007. | ||
Chris Wimmer (born June 23, 1979, in Wausau, Wisconsin) is an American driver. He has raced mostly in short track competition and as high as the NASCAR Busch Series. He is currently unemployed and is the younger brother of NASCAR driver Scott Wimmer.
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[edit] Early career
Wimmer's career began in his youth, when he began working on his uncle, Larry Detjens's, racecar.[1] Detjens was a champion late model racer who competed at Slinger Super Speedway and Wisconsin International Raceway. Detjens had the Slinger Nationals race trophy named after him after his death in 1981. Wimmer would work on his brother Scott's cars after Scott started racing at age 14.[1]
He began his racing career at age 17 while still in high school, racing pure stocks. Later, he moved over to late models. Participating in 149 races, Chris won 17 times and had 53 top five finishes. In 2001, he moved up to the American Speed Association (ASA), competing in more than 50 events over the next three years.
[edit] NASCAR career
On January 9, 2004, Wimmer signed to drive for MB Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series. Piloting the #63 Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford, Wimmer debuted at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in early April. In the season he competed in twelve races; his best finish was 18th at Kansas Speedway. The following season, he was left without a ride before coming to an agreement with Green Light Racing in June 2005. He raced the #07 Chevrolet at the Milwaukee Mile. He would go on to race five more events for the team, occasionally switching to the #08 Chevy (which was unsponsored) and back to the #07, which had different sponsors in all four races Wimmer drove it. His best finish was 17th.
Despite having only run in 17 Craftsman Truck races, he came to a three-year agreement with Keith Coleman Racing in early November of 2005 to drive the #23 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series. He raced once in the 2005 season at Phoenix International Raceway and finished 37th after crashing. In 2006, Wimmer tried to compete for Busch Series Rookie of the Year, but after missing many races, he was released. He returned to the Truck Series to drive the #08 truck for Green Light at Milwaukee, but finished last after an electrical failure. Later in the season, he made one race at Dover Speedway, finishing 43rd in the #79 Speedco Chevy. His final race of the year came at Texas Motor Speedway, when he drove the #76 Automotive Fabrication Chevy for Jeff Milburn to a 34th place finish.
In 2007, he drove one more race for Milburn at Texas, where he finished 30th after an engine failure.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Wimmer the Latest Racing Prodigy for Mike Mittler, MB Motorsports", Brandon W. Mudd, MB Motorsports, Retrieved September 7, 2007
