2020 starts 25th season for Wilkerson as a nitro Funny Car. His was the only single-car team in the category to finish in the top 10 in each of the last two seasons. He was runner-up here at the 1998 Winternationals to Ron Capps. He starts the season with the striking 40th anniversary Levi, Ray & Shoup wrap on his Mustang.

This will be Todd's 440th round of professional racing. He already has 152 round one appearances in Funny Car and 148 in TF. His FC record to date is a 58% win record overall and 59% in first round pairings. Todd is 6 - 5 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Wilkerson gets away first with a narrow 0.004 advantage. Todd just gets out in front at the 60 foot lights and then shakes the tires loose. He pedals, but Wilkerson is long gone to makes his best pass of the weekend. That gives him lane choice over Hagan later today.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.009), 330 ft(0.205), 660ft(0.944). MOV: 2.1081 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.142/287.29 mph.
J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-4.082/130.27 mph.