Englishtown, Prerace: Funny Car points leader, Tim Wilkerson has a good car right now. His beautiful Levi, Ray & Shoup Chevrolet Impala SS has been responding to his tuning decisions and is the hot rod to beat. So, being the smart man he is, Wilkerson is not going to change anything for this weekend’s Lucas Oil Supernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

And why would Wilkerson try to upset the apple cart? When you are at the top you certainly want to stay there and that is Wilk’s plan.

“We have a good car,” explained Wilkerson. “It’s going down the track and that’s how we’re going to keep winning rounds. And in order to stay on top or at least in the Top 10 by Indy, we need to keep going rounds. We’ve still got half-dozen races before Indy and anything can happen. I won’t deny it, being No. 1 really feels good and we don’t want to give it up. So, we can’t be stupid. We want to keep our heads on straight and take it one race at a time. So, we need to keep doing what we’ve been doing and hope it keeps working.”

Wilkerson appears to have an understanding of the Englishtown facility and weather. He has qualified every time he’s raced the famed quarter-mile and gone rounds on race day. If he can keep up the tradition this year, he should be able to leave Old Bridge in the same position as he arrived.

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