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Tim Wilkerson
0.077 | 4.876 | 304.87
Mike Ashley
0.12 | 4.866 | 316.08
Ashley is 4-1 against Wilkerson, but only 32-24 for his career, with a roller-coaster record of strong performances and DNQ's. Ashley is the underdog in the three-driver scrap for the fourth spot in the Countdown to One, trailing Scelzi and Capps by seven points, but today it's all about round wins and he is less than one round behind the other two. He must go one round further than those two or two rounds further than Jack Beckman to get into the Countdown field. This is Wilkerson's 199th career starts and the 13th time he's qualified 14th.

The roller coaster continues, Ashley losing on Wilkerson's holeshot. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.035), 330 ft(0.049), 660ft(0.057), 1,000ft(0.055). MOV: 0.0335 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Ashley is out of the Countdown and now it's between Capps and Scelzi for the fourth spot in that field. Wilkerson races Tony Pedregon next round and will have lane choice.