NHRA: Tim Wilkerson wins "Who Got the Light" award

FUNNY CAR RACER WILKERSON CLAIMS $25,000 WHO GOT THE LIGHT? AWARD FOR
2007

GLENDORA, Calif. -- Funny Car racer Tim Wilkerson won the $25,000
Motel 6 Who Got the Light? Award for the 2007 season with his
.0013-second margin of victory over Tony Pedregon during the second round
of Funny Car eliminations at the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals, Oct.
7 at Virginia Motorsports Park near Richmond, Va. Wilkerson and Gary
Scelzi tied for recording the overall narrowest margin of victory for the
season, both with a .0013-second MOV. Wilkerson's victory for the
season-long title was determined via tie-breaker, which awards the title
to the driver with the lowest average MOV for all elimination rounds
during the 2007 season. Wilkerson, from Springfield, Ill., who drives
the Levi Ray & Shoup Chevy Impala, is the second Funny Car driver to win
the season award. Cruz Pedregon claimed it in 2005. All other season
winners have come from Pro Stock, including Richie Stevens, Steve Johns,
Scott Geoffrion, Larry Morgan and Jim Yates.

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