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Scott Wimmer will join Morgan - McClure Racing in 2006 for the entire NEXTEL Cup Schedule racing the #4 Aero Exhaust Chevy as well as race in 13 BUSCH Races for Brewco Motorsoprts in the #66 Ford. Wimmer looks forward to the move over to Morgan - McClure after a disappointing 2005 season. He is also excited about a return to the Busch series where he recorded 5 wins.Wimmer, a Wausau, Wis., native, has found success in every series he has ever competed in. He carved his mark on the short tracks around Wisconsin throughout the 1990’s and became recognized as a dominant force in racing around the Midwest, winning 17 times and claiming local and regional championships in a late model stock car between 1994 and 1996 before moving to Hooter’s Pro Cup Series. But, Wimmer really caught the eye of top NASCAR owners after he entered the American Speed Association (ASA) and claimed victories in the first two races he competed in. Wimmer tallied up two top five and eight top 10 finishes in his rookie year of the Busch Series that put him 11th in the championship standings. 2002 brought hopes of a Busch Series Championship. Wimmer posted strong finishes in the early part of the season, but hit his stride during the summer months when he posted four consecutive top-10 finishes in June. Wimmer scored his first Busch Series career win at the fall Dover race, and in the final seven races of the season posted wins at Memphis, Phoenix and Homestead. Wimmer finished the season up with four wins, 11 top five and 17 top 10 finishes and a career high third in the championship standings.

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Scott Wimmer has always been fast.His love for speed and intense work ethic clearly explains not only his success in all racing divisions in which he has competed, but his rapid advancement from the Wisconsin short tracks to the Nextel Cup Series. In 2006 Wimmer, following two full seasons in NASCAR’s elite series and three previous seasons of Busch Series competition, joins Morgan-McClure Motorsports with his sights set on reclaiming the past success that both he and his new team are known for.However, long before the Wasau, WI native began turning laps everything in his life went downhill, literally. Wimmer began skiing competitively at age five when his parents, Joan and Ron, first discovered his desire for speed. In fact, his talent on skis was so great that, at the age of 14, it led to a berth in the Junior Olympics where Wimmer finished 13th out of 150 competitors in downhill skiing and the slalom events.During his time as an avid skier, the young Wimmer began his motorsports career by racing three-wheelers where, at the age of nine, he finished second in the National Amateur Off-Road Championship. In 1991, however, a 15-year old Wimmer was ready for a new challenge and traded in his three-wheelers and skis in order to make his stock car debut at Wisconsin’s Wausau Speedway.From 1994 to 1996, Wimmer became a dominant force racing Late Model Stock Cars in the racing hotbed of the Midwest. During that time he was named Rookie of the Year at State Park and Dells, two well-known Wisconsin speedways, as well as earning the same honor in the Wisconsin Short Track Series. Additionally, Wimmer racked up 17 victories and several local and regional championships. In 1997, the young driver earned another honor, being named Rookie of the Year in the highly successful Hooters Cup Series.It was in 2000, however, that Wimmer first caught the attention of NASCAR team owners. This was following a spectacular season in the American Speed Association (ASA), where he claimed wins in his first two starts (Lanier and Hickory speedways), and finished with four top-five finishes and second place in Rookie of the Year standings. In fact, his performance not only turned heads, but led to a Nextel Cup start for Bill Davis Racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Wimmer, who is very knowledgeable about race cars, burst onto the national scene in 2001 when Davis signed the young man to a multi-year contract that put him in a Busch Series car. During his rookie season, Wimmer picked up two top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes, landing him in 11th place in the Busch Series championship standings.In 2002, Wimmer was even more impressive. In just his second full season, he stormed to four victories (Dover, Memphis, Phoenix and Homestead), 11 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. Additionally, Wimmer finished a career-high third in the driver standings.In late 2003, Wimmer achieved every stock car racer’s dream when he was tabbed to replace Ward Burton in the No. 22 Dodge for Bill Davis Racing. Now, as Wimmer takes the reigns of the famed #4 Chevrolet, excitement and expectations are at hand. His racing career is just beginning, but the young driver has shown that experience and desire, coupled with his talent and knowledge, could equal success for 2006 and beyond.