Catchfence

May 18th 2009, Wausau, WI – Saturday night Chris Wimmer got to do something he had yet to do in the ASA Midwest Tour, pull his #52 Chevy in to victory lane. With over 22,000 people in the stands at Iowa Speedway, Wimmer made a late charge to take the checkered flag in the Pride of Iowa 100. “It was just so exciting,” says Wimmer, “I had a pretty good season last year but never got that win, it just feels so good to win one, especially at Iowa, it’s one of the biggest races we have, so to win it is amazing.”

Wimmer had a good car all day, he practiced in the top ten and qualified 11th. That’s where the #52 Chevy began the Pride of Iowa 100, but quickly Wimmer worked his way towards the front. By the break at lap 60 Wimmer had moved his way up in to the fifth position. “The car was pretty good at that point,” says Wimmer, “We made a few minor adjustments at the break. I wasn’t sure if I would have anything for the leaders, but I was going to try.”

Less than five laps after the restart Wimmer worked his way in to the third position and set his sights on the leaders. With less than 20 laps to go Tim Schendel and Jonathan Eilen began to race side by side for the lead. Though Wimmer was almost a straightaway behind them at that point, their hard racing allowed him to close the gap. “I saw how hard they were racing each other,” says Wimmer, “I thought maybe they would wear their stuff out and before I knew it I was closing in on them.”

With three laps to go Wimmer closed the gap entirely and made his move. Coming out of turn four he dove between both Schendel and Eilen, making it three wide, and passing them both for the lead. “I got a really good run off the corner,” says Wimmer, “I knew I just had to go for it, so I made a move down low and was able to clear them both.”

From there Wimmer held on for the final laps to take the checkered flag and capture his first ever ASA Midwest Tour win. As he climbed out of the car in victory lane Wimmer was doused in champaign and did the “hat dance”. “I’ve been waiting for this one for awhile,” says Wimmer, “The guys I have helping me are awesome. I think everyone was a little dejected after Madison, when we got wrecked on the second lap. We all worked so hard getting this car back together and to come here and win, at one of the biggest and fastest tracks we race on, is awesome.”

Wimmer would like to thank his sponsors who helped make this possible. They include: FlipSide Graphics, Hallman-Lindsay, Swift Spring, R2C Performance Products, 51sports, AutoMeter, OPTIMA Battery, Vanderkoy Bro’s Drywall, Joe Kleiber Construction, Pergolski Elecrtic, and Wimmer Suspension.

Wimmer Racing continues to seek primary sponsorship for the rest of the season. If you have any interest or would like to inquire about other media opportunities, please contact Jana Jurkovich at (612) 819-4564 or jjurkovich@gmail.com

- Wimmer Racing Press Release

Next up for Wimmer will be the ASAMT race Saturday, May 23rd at Elko Speedway in Elko, MN