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Chris Wimmer

For the baseball player, see Chris Wimmer (baseball).

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]

Chris Wimmer
Wimmer in 2010
Born (1979-06-23) June 23, 1979 (age 45)
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 race2005 Arizona 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2006 Dover 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
21 races run over 4 years
2007 position100th
Best finish31st (2004)
First race2004 UAW/GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Last race2007 Sam's Town 400 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of July 2, 2012.

Early career

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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

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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

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Wimmer's 2008 ASA car
 
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

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NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
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 		136th 52 [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 106th 123 [9]
Odle Motorsports 79 Chevy DOV
43 		KAN CLT
Davis Motorsports 0 Chevy MEM
DNQ 		TEX PHO HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
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 31st 942 [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 		43rd 504 [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 73rd 116 [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 98th 73 [13]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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(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
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
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 NA 0 [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 166th 65 [15]
2008 DAY SLM IOW KEN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH
16 		CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 113th 150 [16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Dettmann, Nicholas (August 2014). "Wimmer! Wimmer! Chris WImmer Conquers Slinger Nationals for Biggest Win of his Career". Full Throttle. Vol. 4, no. 5.
  2. ^ a b c "ASA Midwest Tour 2008 points". ASA Midwest Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  3. ^ a b "Wimmer the Latest Racing Prodigy for Mike Mittler, MB Motorsports", Brandon W. Mudd, MB Motorsports, Retrieved September 7, 2007
  4. ^ a b "Past State Park Speedway Champions". State Park Speedway. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  5. ^ Kallmann, Dave (July 16, 2014). "Chris Wimmer holds off Matt Kenseth at Slinger Nationals". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Wells, John. "Chris Wimmer Wins the Race and the Triple Crown Challenge". Madison International Speedway. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Paul, Brandon (May 13, 2015). "Burton Makes a Change, Welcomes New Crew Chief". Speed 51.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Chris Wimmer − 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  9. ^ "Chris Wimmer − 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "Chris Wimmer − 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "Chris Wimmer − 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  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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