When a Funny Car driver starts qualifying No. 1 on a regular basis and
following that success with national event wins, things happen.
For Tim Wilkerson, he’s royalty in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois.
Springfield, Ill. Mayor, Timothy J. Davlin proclaimed June 3, 2008 as
Tim Wilkerson Day in the capital city. In front of a packed house at
Tuesday night’s city council meeting, Mayor Davlin cited the owner,
driver and tuner of the Levi, Ray & Shoup backed Chevrolet Impala
SS Funny Car for bringing pride to the community. Davlin went on to
cite the milestones in Wilkerson’s drag racing career culminating in
his current lead in the NHRA POWERade points standing.
“Tim Wilkerson has a long and distinguished racing career that has
brought pride and excitement to our citizens and community, and I am
honored to mark June 3rd as Tim Wilkerson Day in the City of
Springfield, Ill.,” proclaimed Mayor Davlin.