Scott Wimmer News

McLaughlin closes out Lowes testing as fastest:

McLaughlin closes out Lowes testing as fastest:

May 8, 2002
#18-Mike McLaughlin's fastest lap came aboard the #18 MBNA Pontiac as 20 teams made final preparations for the May 25 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300. With mid-day track temperatures topping 135 degrees, the unofficial stopwatches caught McLaughlin at 174.193 mph in the Pontiac

Riggs wins in his 7th start – ties record:

Riggs wins in his 7th start – ties record:

April 13, 2002
#10-Scott Riggs led only once for the final 47 laps Saturday as he got his first BGN victory in just his seventh start on the circuit at the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, tying a record for the quickest victory by a rookie. Johnny Rumley also won in his seventh

#23 close to a sponsor UPDATE 2 why no Siemens at the Rock? UPDATE 3, the 17 race sched:

#23 close to a sponsor UPDATE 2 why no Siemens at the Rock? UPDATE 3, the 17 race sched:

February 25, 2002
#23 BGN owner, Bill Davis is "99 percent" sure that Siemens will replace Jani-King as the primary sponsor of his Busch Series entry for Scott Wimmer.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(12-6-2001) UPDATE: Siemens announced it is adding the #23 BGN car to its existing

Sawyer and Bill Davis? UPDATE:

Sawyer and Bill Davis? UPDATE:

January 31, 2002
Elton Sawyer is hoping Bill Davis can help provide a solution. If Sawyer and/or Davis can come up with funding, the veteran driver will team with sophomore Scott Wimmer this year. If not, Sawyer will be forced to keep looking. "If we can get money to do it, that's

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

January 22, 2002
The NASCAR Busch Series teams that finished in the odd-numbered spots in the owners points standings will test at Daytona on Jan. 21-22 in preparation for the Feb. 16 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 with Jan. 23 serving as a rain date. On Jan. 24-25, the even-numbered Busch

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

November 10, 2001
One week after scoring his second Winston Cup victory, #87-Joe Nemechek returned to victory lane, this time in Saturday's BGN race at Homestead. Nemechek's win was his third at the track on which his younger brother John died in a wreck in a NASCAR CTS race in 1997

Penalties:

Penalties:

September 4, 2001
Penalties:NASCAR officials announced today they have penalized four NASCAR Busch Series drivers for actions during and immediately following the South Carolina 200 at Darlington, S.C. on September 1. Drivers Kevin Harvick, Scott Wimmer, Chad Little, and Rich Bickle

BurtonGainsa BGN win

BurtonGainsa BGN win

September 1, 2001
BurtonGainsa BGN winat Darlington. #9-Jeff Burton wins the South Carolina 200 at Darlington. #98-Elton Sawyer was 2nd, #18-McLaughlin was 3rd, #02-Newman was 4th and 5th was #26-Hamilton Jr. Crazy 'incident' at the end of the race as #23-Scott Wimmer looked like he

BGN Testing at Watkins Glen

BGN Testing at Watkins Glen

June 18, 2001
The rookies in the BGN are making their way to Watkins Glen on June 18 for the final test session before they take the green flag on July 8. #23-Scott Wimmer, #27-Jamie McMurray, #25-David Donohue and Larry Foyt will be in strong company, with several veterans also

STATS

STATS

June 12, 2001
STATS are all updated. See the LEFT side of this page under the STATS heading. A note about the Drivers Points and the Owners Points/Provisional pages: On this weeks Official NASCAR Winston Cup Results (not the results at NASCAR.com but what NASCAR sends to the press

Testing at Dover UPDATE 2:

Testing at Dover UPDATE 2:

May 17, 2001
Testing at Dover UPDATE 2: some Cup teams will test at Dover Downs on Monday, including #20-Tony Stewart and a new team I am hearing about #47-Lance Hooper in a car owned by Roger Smith(5-14-2001) UPDATE: others I hear were testing - #36-Ken Schrader, #30-Jeff Green

Testing at Dover UPDATE:

Testing at Dover UPDATE:

May 15, 2001
Testing at Dover UPDATE: some Cup teams will test at Dover Downs on Monday, including #20-Tony Stewart and a new team I am hearing about #47-Lance Hooper in a car owned by Roger Smith(5-14-2001) UPDATE: others I hear were testing - #36-Ken Schrader, #30-Jeff Green, #

Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race – Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by:

Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race – Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by:

May 4, 2001
Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race - Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by: Winston Cup driver Ward Burton was admitted to Loma Linda Medical Center in Riverside(actually in Loma Linda), CA Sunday after he was involved in a wreck during Sunday's NAPA 500 at California Speedway

Wimmer gets a short term sponsor:

Wimmer gets a short term sponsor:

February 17, 2001
#23-Scott Wimmer and the Bill Davis Racing team landed a sponsor for the first seven races of the year, cleaning franchise operator Jani-King. The team is still looking for long-term primary sponsorship(That's Racin')(2-17-2001)

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

January 31, 2001
For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated