Two times this season, Tim Wilkerson stormed to the top spot early in qualifying only to proclaim the run wouldn’t stand. In the end, he entered eliminations as the top speed despite his doom and gloom prognostications.

Wilkerson drove the Levi, Ray & Shoup Chevy Impala SS to the top spot with a 4.850 elapsed time at 318.24 mph. Two times this season, Tim Wilkerson stormed to the top spot early in qualifying only to proclaim the run wouldn’t stand. In the end, he entered eliminations as the top speed despite his doom and gloom prognostications.

Wilkerson drove the Levi, Ray & Shoup Chevy Impala SS to the top spot with a 4.850 elapsed time at 318.24 mph.

"The first run today we got the tires loose at about 700 feet and when that happened it just beat the dog out of the motor," Wilkerson said. "We were still low for that run so I just left it alone and brought it back up there. I left a little bit of clutch in it and the car went right down through there like you would expect. It had a hole [cylinder] out on that run so there might be a little left in it still, but with the conditions we're expecting tomorrow, we're pretty happy with where we are tonight.

"I didn't think a 4.85 would stay low, to be honest. The track's a little tricky, but we're not used to racing this early in the evening when we come here. Now we're racing in conditions more indicative of what you might see on Sunday."