#20w - Josh Wise (Riverside, CA)

4th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 1

Best Chili Bowl Finish: 16th (2004)

2005 Chili Bowl Results:

Thursday: 2nd in Heat 11; 13th in B Feature 2

Saturday: 1st in F Feature 2; 3rd in E Feature 2; 12th in D Feature 2

Josh Wise completed a strong 2005 season by finishing among the top five in all three of USAC's premier national touring divisions.

Wise captured his first USAC championship by winning the Midget title and narrowly missed out on the USAC Silver Crown championship as well, finishing a close second in the chase.  Wise also finished fifth in USAC's National Sprint Car points.

Five of Wise's six '05 feature wins came in Midget action at Powercom (5/7), Toledo (7/8), the Milwaukee Mile (7/23), Granite City (8/24) and Orlando Speedworld (12/2).  Wise also posted a Silver Crown victory at Terre Haute in the Sumar Classic on June 4.

After starting his first Chili Bowl finale in 2004, Wise tried to make the difficult climb from a Saturday "F" Main in '05.  Wise climbed two rungs before running out of steam.

Wise joins forces with Jerry Russell and the Eagle Chassis team for the '06 edition of the Chili Bowl.

Car Owner:  Jerry Russell

Chassis:  Eagle

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Photo:  Josh Wise topped the USAC Midget feature at Powercom Park in Beaver Dam, WI, on May 7.  (Photo courtesy of Rich Horstmann)