Notes:
- Go-karts 1991-1999: My
father started me in go-karts. We had gone to the track to
watch a friend compete and I told him I wanted to race, too,
so we bought a go-kart. I acquired in track championships at
Fairgrounds Speedway Richmond, IN; Akron Speedway in Akron,
IN; Dora Speedway in Dora, IN; and Windfall Speedway Windfall,
IN, where I started racing when I was 5 years old. My father
and I took the go-kart to the track in the back of a pickup
for every race. The team consisted only of me and my father,
Kevin Wimmer, who acted as my crew chief. We raced at least
twice every week – and I tallied 68 wins .
- Mini-sprints
2000-2001: 600 Multi Class: I was named the
National Micro Midget Association (NMMA) Rookie of the Year at
Camden Speedway in Camden, IN, and Miami County Speedway in
Peru, IN, and was the Track Champion at Camden in 2000 and at
Peru in 2001. Also in 2001, I finished 10th in the NMMA
national championship. Later, I won the Kentucky State
Championship. My father and I worked on the car, and my
grandfather attended every race. I scored 9 wins in the two
years.
- 410 sprint cars 2002-current:
I drive for my grandfather, Tom Wimmer, Two Winners Racing
Inc., with the help of my father and family. Before the 2002
season, I went to Smiley Sittons Driving School; it helped a
lot. We ran 43 races in 12 different states with the World of
Outlaws Gumout series, Great Lakes Outlaw Sprint Series
(GLOSS) and The World of Outlaws. My first ever sprint car
race as a driver was at Talladega with the World of Outlaws. I
was named 2002 GLOSS Rookie Of The Year, 2002 National
Winged 410 sprint Rookie Of The Year , made the Historical Big
One at Eldora Speedway, and competed in the 2002 Sprint Car
Nationals in Knoxville, IA. In 2003, we ran with the World of
Outlaws, GLOSS and the All-Star Circuit of Champions. We won
our first feature at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville,
OH, and got our second feature win in a GLOSS race at the
Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, IN. We ran with the World of
Outlaws for most of the summer of 2003, then ran exclusively
the World of Outlaws Tour in 2004. Our schedule was limited to
summer and long weekends due to my attendance at high school.
We started 2004 with the first ever international World of
Outlaws race at Parammatta Speedway in Sidney, Australia.
During 2004, we set a new track record at LaSalle Speedway in
LaSalle, IL, and qualified for the Kings Royal at Eldora
Speedway. With the support of family, school administrators
and teachers, I have committed to run the full World of
Outlaws tour in 2005. Again this year, we started the season
in Australia; this time I took along a tutor, who kept me on
track with my school work. Graduation is June 4 th , the same
night we race Eldora. While my classmates are walking to the
podium to receive their diplomas, I will be racing around Tony
Stewart's famed high bank, half-mile fast track at Eldora. I
have a lot of respect for the more experienced drivers in this
competition and I learn from them both on and off the track.
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