Chris Wimmer Looking For Success in Music City

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chris Wimmer has seen success at the bigger tracks this season with top 20s at the Milwaukee Mile and Kansas. So it’s no surprise Wimmer and Foristell, Mo.-MB Motorsports are looking forward to the Toyota Tundra 200 Saturday afternoon at the 1.33 mile oval that is Nashville Superspeedway.

“ I always enjoyed running the short tracks,” said Wimmer, “especially when I drove late models in Wisconsin and when I drove in ASA (American Speed Association), but I’ve really enjoyed these bigger tracks like Kansas and Kentucky and we have the finishes to show for it. MB Motorsports has always done well on the bigger tracks and I’ve been having a lot of fun on them as well.”

Not all the finishes have been great for Wimmer this season, but Wimmer said his spirits have been kept high by the support of his crew and MB Motorsports owner/crew chief, Mike Mittler. “Mike’s been great,” he said. “One of the reasons I decided to sign with him back in January was the fact he has produced so many great drivers like Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray. That showed me he had the patience to work with young drivers and I know he’s been very patient with me and it’s been a tremendous help.”

Mittler said working with Wimmer has been a dream and is looking forward to successful races this season. “When you sign on a young driver, you never know what’s going to happen,” he said. “Sometimes you get a Carl or a Jamie or a Kenny Irwin, and other times you get guys who tear up a ton of equipment, aren’t willing to work hard, and are never heard from again. Chris definitely belongs in that first group. We haven’t really run as good as we would have liked this season, but our finishes wouldn’t be as good as they have been without Chris behind the wheel. He’s one of the smartest drivers we’ve seen in this shop and I look for him to go far in NASCAR.”

The Toyota Tundra 200 will be broadcast live at the Nashville Speedway on television by SPEED Channel at 5 p.m. local time and 4:30 p.m. local time by MRN Radio.