Chris Wimmer

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Chris Wimmer
ChrisWimmer2010RockfordSpeedway.jpg
Wimmer in 2010
Born (1979-06-23) June 23, 1979 (age 44)
Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Achievements2014 Slinger Nationals Winner [1]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2006 position106th
Best finish106th (2006)
First race 2005 Arizona 200 (Phoenix)
Last race 2006 Dover 200 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
21 races run over 4 years
2007 position100th
Best finish31st (2004)
First race 2004 UAW/GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Last race 2007 Sam's Town 400 (Texas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of July 2, 2012.

Chris Wimmer (born June 23, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced mostly in short track competition and as high as the NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity Series). Wimmer competed in the ASA Midwest Tour (now ARCA Midwest Tour) where he finished as high as second in his final season (2013). [2] He has run a more limited schedule of touring events since. [1]

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Early career

Wimmer's career began in his youth, when he began working on his uncle, Larry Detjens' race car. [3] 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 Wimmer's cars after Scott started racing at age 14. [3]

He began his racing career at age 17 while still in high school, racing pure stocks. He won the pure stocks track championship at State Park Speedway near Wausau in 1997. [4] Later, he moved over to late models, and he won State Park Speedway's Larry Detjens Memorial Race in 2001. [4] 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.

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 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 International 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.

Post-NASCAR career

Wimmer's 2008 ASA car ASAMidwestTour2008ChrisWimmerMilwaukeeMile.jpg
Wimmer's 2008 ASA car
Wimmer with his crew after winning the 2014 Slinger Nationals Chris Wimmer wins 2014 Slinger Nationals holding winner and Larry Detjens trophies.jpg
Wimmer with his crew after winning the 2014 Slinger Nationals

In 2008, he began competing on the ASA Midwest Tour, finishing fourth in the season points. [2] He had nine Top 10 finishes and was the fastest qualifier in two of 14 events. He was the only driver in the Top 5 in points to have no wins. [2]

Wimmer operated State Park Speedway along with his father. [1] He raced on the ASA series, continuing after it was renamed as the ARCA Midwest Tour,8 until finishing second in series points in 2013. [1] He has also raced in events at State Park Speedway and other area tracks such as Marshfield Motor Speedway and Golden Sands Speedway. Wimmer competed in the 2014 Slinger Nationals. He raced up to second behind Dennis Prunty and took the lead late in the race when Prunty's car stopped running. Wimmer held off a late charge by Matt Kenseth to take the win. [5] He won the final race in a three-race super late model Challenge Series at Madison International Speedway to take the track championship. [6]

In May 2015, Wimmer took over as crew chief for Harrison Burton's Super Late Model replacing Freddie Query. [7] Burton is the 14-year-old son of Jeff Burton. [7]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2005 Keith Coleman Racing 23 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX
DNQ		 PHO
37		 HOM
DNQ		136th52 [8]
2006 DAY
DNQ		 CAL
DNQ		 MXC
DNQ		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 BRI
39		 TEX
DNQ		 NSH
40		 PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH 106th123 [9]
Odle Motorsports 79 Chevy DOV
43		 KAN CLT
Davis Motorsports 0 Chevy MEM
DNQ		 TEX PHO HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2004 MB Motorsports 63 Ford DAY ATL MAR
DNQ		 MFD
36		 CLT DOV TEX MEM
36		 MLW
20		 KAN
18		 KEN
21		 GTW
24		 MCH IRP
DNQ		 NSH
33		 BRI
25		 RCH
36		 NHA LVS
DNQ		 CAL
29		 TEX
27		 MAR PHO
33		 DAR HOM 31st942 [10]
2005 Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW
22		 KAN KEN MEM
17		 IRP BRI
35		 RCH NHA LVS MAR HOM
33		43rd504 [11]
08 NSH
34		 ATL
17		 TEX PHO
2006 DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW
36		 KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL 73rd116 [12]
Jeff Milburn Racing 76 Chevy TEX
34		 PHO HOM
2007 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX
30		 MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS
36		 TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 98th73 [13]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2003 Bill Davis Racing 22 Dodge DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT
DNQ		 SBO NA0 [14]
2007 Win-Tron Racing 32 Dodge DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH
33		 BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 166th65 [15]
2008 DAY SLM IOW KEN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH
16		 CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 113th150 [16]

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  12. ↑ "Chris Wimmer − 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Chris Wimmer − 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chris Wimmer − 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Chris Wimmer − 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Chris Wimmer − 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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