Dan Wilkerson Claims Provisional #1 Qualifier Spot at First Career National Event
Son of current NHRA points leader Tim Wilkerson scores impressive debut at IHRA Motor City Nationals
In his professional debut, Tim Wilkerson raced to the No. 1 spot.
Dan Wilkerson has big shoes to fill. The son of current NHRA Nitro
Funny Car points leader Tim Wilkerson took a huge step towards filling
those shoes at the IHRA Motor City Nationals at Milan Dragway.
Wilkerson, from Springfield, Ill., made the best of his first-ever
Nitro Funny Car competitive pass by carding a 4.831 at 316.01 mph to
move to the head of the Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro qualifying list
Friday night. Though Dan Wilkerson has made a name for himself in the
Alcohol Funny Car ranks, winning the NHRA Division 3 title last season,
he has always wanted to move into the nitro ranks. Though he earned his
license last season,the Motor City Nationals were the first chance he
had to show what he could do behind the wheel of the ’07 Impala his
father has put in the Winner’s Circle on the NHRA tour twice this
season.