Daniel Wilkerson made the most of his second career NHRA pro start, putting a pair of strong laps
on the board during Friday's twin qualifying sessions in Memphis. The 21-year-old posted a
stunning 4.149 in the first session, running as the first car down the track to begin Funny Car
qualifying. That run was good enough for 4th after the first session, and was three positions
better than the 4.169 his father, Tim Wilkerson ran.
In the nightcap, the young driver was actually matched up in a "photo op" lap, side-by-side with
his dad in a pair of matching Levi, Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustangs. He once again outran his father,
posting a 4.118 to not only beat the patriarch to the finish line, but also land ahead of him on
the qualifying sheet. D. Wilk is 8th overnight.
"Okay, that might be about as much fun as you can have in one day," Wilkerson said. "We had a
little drama getting the car started the first time, but everyone relaxed and got it right, and man
we go out there and run that 4.14 and that was cool. I knew it was a good lap, but I figured if we
ran that good that a lot of the big full-time hitters would blast right past us, but that run that
held for quite a while. We had to thrash a little bit to get back out there, but we had it ready
and I got to run next to my dad, which was really cool. I hope someone got pictures of that."
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