NASCAR Busch Series No. 23 Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Memphis Motorsports Park

Wimmer on Memphis: Scott Wimmer, driver of the No. 23 unsponsored Pontiac, returns to the track where he made his NASCAR Busch Series debut two years ago.

“Memphis is the track where I made my first Busch Series start, so it is always special to return there,” said Wimmer.  “I raced in an ASA race there before, so I had a little experience on the track before I got into the Busch car.  I was able to finish 18^th in my first start and I think the ASA experience helped, unlike some of the other Busch tracks that I had never seen before.  We finished eighth last year, so hopefully we can go back there and win this thing this time around.”

“It would also be special to win at Memphis because it is the closest track to Bill Davis Trucking, which is located in Batesville, Arkansas.  I’m excited to meet a lot of the employees and guests that we will have there from Bill Davis Trucking.”

“To be successful at Memphis, you have to be able to stay on the bottom and get off the corners real well,” said Wimmer.  “You really have to slow the car down in the middle of the corner, so the way to beat everybody is to get off the corners well.  Memphis is a lot like Richmond in size and speed.  It has a lot of the same characteristics as Richmond as you run on the bottom and get have to get off the corner well, however, it does not have as much room to pass as Richmond does which makes it tougher.”

Equipment: The Bill Davis Racing team is taking the same car to Memphis that competed earlier this year at Richmond fall, IRP, Nazareth and Richmond spring, where it finished ninth, third, 16^th and eighth respectively.

“We’re taking the same car and setup that we took to Richmond earlier this year which worked real well,” said Wimmer.  “I’m sure we’ll be able to have the same success and hopefully be able to score another win.”

Traveling to Memphis: Wimmer always looks forward to racing in Memphis for reasons other than the race track.

“Memphis is the most fun city we race in besides Las Vegas,” said Wimmer.  “The city has a lot of history and my goal is to try to visit Graceland this weekend, but I’m not sure if the schedule will allow the time to go, but I’m going to try.  I do know that my team and I will go eat ribs one night when we are there.  We go to The Rendezvous in downtown Memphis for the ribs and then go see the sights on Beale Street.  It is a lot of fun to go to the jazz clubs on Beale Street for a change of pace.”

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