Third BDR Team? UPDATE 3 Wimmer to stay in BGN too: Bill Davis Racing might field a third Winston Cup car for Scott Wimmer in selected races this season, Mike Brown said. Wimmer is driving a limited BGN schedule. The team fields [#23] Pontiacs in the BGN but has Dodges in the Winston Cup series, so what Wimmer’s team learns at some tracks does not relate to the Winston Cup teams. Also, a third car gives the team another car to help promote its Cup sponsors. Wimmer’s first race might be at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis in two months. If that goes well, he could go to other Cup races.(Roanoke Times)(6-10-2002) UPDATE – BDR to fold BGN team, moves up to Cup part time: NASCAR Winston Cup Scene reports this week that Bill Davis Racing will fold its #23 BGN team after the July 5 event at Daytona and move driver Scott Wimmer to the Winston Cup Series for seven races. The report says Siemens will sponsor the car, which will make its first appearance in the July 13 Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland.(Winston Cup Scene Daily Newsletter)(6-19-2002) UPDATE 2: Siemens will expand its strong relationship with Bill Davis Racing by moving its primary sponsorship from the BGN to the Cup series beginning July 14 in Chicago. Scott Wimmer, will pilot the #27 Siemens Dodge for a total of seven Winston Cup races, thus preserving his rookie status for 2003. After Chicago, Siemens will compete at Indianapolis, Bristol, Dover, Charlotte/Lowes, Atlanta and Phoenix. Siemens is completing its fifth year as a NASCAR sponsor and fourth with Bill Davis Racing. Siemens is also an associate sponsor with Hills Brothers Coffee on the #23 Dodge driven by race veteran Hut Stricklin. “This is a logical step for the entire organization,” said Bill Davis of Bill Davis Racing.. “Wimmer’s a great driver with a strong future, and Siemens is committed to developing a successful program.” John Dimmerling, director, Corporate Marketing Communications for Siemens Energy & Automation, said,. “We value our relationship with Bill and Gail Davis, and their efforts to expand our racing program. Our goal is to take this increased Winston Cup presence and use it to leverage additional opportunities with our channel partners, as well as to increase the involvement of other Siemens operating companies.” In 17 starts this year, 26-year-old Wisconsin native, Wimmer is sixth in Busch Series points, has.five top-five finishes,.seven top-10s, and 14 top-20s. (Bill Davis Racing PR) see an image of the car on my Paint Scheme Gallery.(NOTE: it was reported a few months ago that the new BBR tean would carry the #27 with Krk Shelmerdine driving, that seems not to be the case.(7-1-2002) BUT the team will still run in a limited number of BGN races for the rest of the season without a sponsor (unless one signs on)(Fox Sports Net – Totally NASCAR). The team will run a Dodge at Daytona in the BGN, not sure if they will continue that or stay with a Pontiac.(7-2-2002) UPDATE 3: Scott Wimmer, whose future in the BGN series appears to change daily. Earlier this week, Bill Davis Racing announced Wimmer would discontinue running full time in the BGN series following this race and would run seven Winston Cup races this season. Wimmer’s strong performance of late – he’s moved to sixth following his third-place finish at Milwaukee last weekend – has prompted Davis to leave him in the series for at least the next four races. “We’re a real underfunded team and we just have a lot of people that work real hard. It’s a shame for a team like this not to run,” Wimmer said. “We’re going to give it four more races and if we can’t get ourselves a sponsor, we’ll probably pull out for the rest of the year. If I can keep running well and we can hook a good sponsor, I think we’ll stay.”(ThatsRacin.com)(4th of July 2002) (7-3-2002)
