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Chris Wimmer is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced mostly in short track competition and as high as the NASCAR Busch Series. Wimmer competed in the ASA Midwest Tour where he finished as high as second in his final season (2013). He has run a more limited schedule of touring events since.
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Brett Sontag is an American professional stock car driver from Joliet, Illinois. He currently drives the #5 Chevrolet Impala at various midwest racetracks including the Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Illinois, the Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Indiana and at select CRA Super Series, ASA Late Model Series, and ASA Midwest Tour events. He previously competed in the American Speed Association National Tour and the NASCAR RE/MAX Challenge Series.
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- ↑ "2010 Event Point Breakdown" (PDF). ASA Midwest Tour. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.