VERMILLION COUNTY SPEEDWAY
DAVNILLE, ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS SPEED WEEK
JUNE 9,2009
Scott Weir is 24 years old and is single... He lives in Marion, Illinois
He runs the #5 sprint with a DRC chassi and a Claxton (mopar) engine...
When asked if there was a reason behind his #5 he answered with "who knows"...
He considers no track his hometrack and he claims none as his favorite...
He told me he started racing at age 8 in a go cart.....
Went into a sprint at age 18..
I asked Scott what had inspired him to start racing he told me he didn't have anything better to do...
The driver he most admires is DAVE DARLAND
When asked who his toughest competitor had been he said whoever is here at the time... His Car Chief said Scott was his own worse enemy....
I asked him if he had a goal in racing and he answered with "nope"...
I asked which he liked...the high groove or the low groove.... He told me whatever was faster....
Racing a dry slick track or a tacky track.... he said he liked it in the middle....
He is his own Crew Chief...
Crew members are Jason Myers and Matt Johnson...
He wanted to give a special thanks to Margo Baldwin (the car owner)..
Thankyou for the interview Scott.. Was nice meeting you...goodluck in 2009...
cj
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