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NASCAR driver Wimmer faces DWI charge
Associated Press Feb 1, 2004
HIGH POINT, N.C. - NASCAR driver Scott Allan Wimmer faces drunk driving charges after he wrecked a pickup truck owned by his racing team.
Wimmer, 28, was arrested early Saturday for driving while impaired after wrecking a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck owned by Bill Davis Racing. Wimmer drives for the High Point-based racing team in NASCAR'S top-level Nextel Cup series.
High Point police records state that Wimmer was charged with DWI at about 2 a.m. Saturday after officers gave him a Breathalyzer test and found he had a 0.15 percent blood alcohol content, nearly twice the state legal limit. Drivers are considered intoxicated if their blood-alcohol content is more than 0.08 percent.
Wimmer's wife, Jody Ambrose, was charged with misdemeanor obstruction and delay at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, police records show. High Point police would not comment on details of the charges against either Ambrose or Wimmer.
The couple have an unpublished telephone number at their home and could not be reached for comment Sunday.
Court dates for Wimmer and Ambrose are set for March 10.
Davis and his racing team issued a statement Sunday that NASCAR, Caterpillar, and other sponsors had been contacted about the allegations against Wimmer.
"Until all of the facts have been revealed, Davis is not in a position to comment on the specifics of the allegations," the statement said.
A NASCAR spokesman said officials plan to "gather all the facts" and get copies of the arrest report.
"We try to follow the judicial system and at this point in time, all we know is what other people are telling us," said spokesman Jim Hunter. "We'll research it and try to find out what all the facts are and act accordingly."
Wimmer moved up to the Nextel Cup level last fall after three full seasons in Busch Series racing. Wimmer this year is scheduled to drive the No. 22 Dodge, a car sponsored by Caterpillar.
Wimmer began his career in his native Wisconsin. Between 1994 and 1999, he charted 27 wins at Late Model and Hooters Pro Cup races, and won twice in the American Speed Association.
He had five wins in three years in the Busch Series.
NASCAR driver Wimmer faces DWI charge
Associated Press Feb 1, 2004
HIGH POINT, N.C. - NASCAR driver Scott Allan Wimmer faces drunk driving charges after he wrecked a pickup truck owned by his racing team.
Wimmer, 28, was arrested early Saturday for driving while impaired after wrecking a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck owned by Bill Davis Racing. Wimmer drives for the High Point-based racing team in NASCAR'S top-level Nextel Cup series.
High Point police records state that Wimmer was charged with DWI at about 2 a.m. Saturday after officers gave him a Breathalyzer test and found he had a 0.15 percent blood alcohol content, nearly twice the state legal limit. Drivers are considered intoxicated if their blood-alcohol content is more than 0.08 percent.
Wimmer's wife, Jody Ambrose, was charged with misdemeanor obstruction and delay at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, police records show. High Point police would not comment on details of the charges against either Ambrose or Wimmer.
The couple have an unpublished telephone number at their home and could not be reached for comment Sunday.
Court dates for Wimmer and Ambrose are set for March 10.
Davis and his racing team issued a statement Sunday that NASCAR, Caterpillar, and other sponsors had been contacted about the allegations against Wimmer.
"Until all of the facts have been revealed, Davis is not in a position to comment on the specifics of the allegations," the statement said.
A NASCAR spokesman said officials plan to "gather all the facts" and get copies of the arrest report.
"We try to follow the judicial system and at this point in time, all we know is what other people are telling us," said spokesman Jim Hunter. "We'll research it and try to find out what all the facts are and act accordingly."
Wimmer moved up to the Nextel Cup level last fall after three full seasons in Busch Series racing. Wimmer this year is scheduled to drive the No. 22 Dodge, a car sponsored by Caterpillar.
Wimmer began his career in his native Wisconsin. Between 1994 and 1999, he charted 27 wins at Late Model and Hooters Pro Cup races, and won twice in the American Speed Association.
He had five wins in three years in the Busch Series.
