17 Facts About Chris Wimmer

Chris Wimmer was born on June 23,1979 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Chris Wimmer has raced mostly in short track competition and as high as the NASCAR Busch Series.

Chris Wimmer has run a more limited schedule of touring events since.

Chris Wimmer's career began in his youth, when he began working on his uncle, Larry Detjens' race car.

Chris Wimmer began his racing career at age 17 while still in high school, racing pure stocks.

Chris Wimmer won the pure stocks track championship at State Park Speedway near Wausau in 1997.

On January 9,2004, Chris Wimmer signed to drive for MB Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series.

Chris Wimmer raced once in the 2005 season at Phoenix International Raceway and finished 37th after crashing.

In 2006, Chris Wimmer tried to compete for Busch Series Rookie of the Year, but after missing many races, he was released.

Chris Wimmer had nine Top 10 finishes and was the fastest qualifier in two of 14 events.

Chris Wimmer was the only driver in the Top 5 in points to have no wins.

Chris Wimmer raced on the ASA series, continuing after it was renamed as the ARCA Midwest Tour,8 until finishing second in series points in 2013.

Chris Wimmer has raced in events at State Park Speedway and other area tracks such as Marshfield Motor Speedway and Golden Sands Speedway.

Chris Wimmer raced up to second behind Dennis Prunty and took the lead late in the race when Prunty's car stopped running.

Chris Wimmer held off a late charge by Matt Kenseth to take the win.

Chris Wimmer won the final race in a three-race super late model Challenge Series at Madison International Speedway to take the track championship.

In May 2015, Chris Wimmer took over as crew chief for Harrison Burton's Super Late Model replacing Freddie Query.