Tim Wilkerson understands while numbers usually don’t lie, they can be deceiving. This season, he believes, is one of those instances.
Wilkerson is ninth in the NHRA Full Throttle points standings and just 18 points ahead of 10th.
“It's one thing to know in your heart that you're a little bit lost, or that the car is a long way from running right,” Wilkerson said. “I've been there and I know what it feels like, and it really wasn't that long ago. In 2006 and 2007 we DNQ'd seven times each year, and we only won two rounds of racing in '06; so it's still pretty fresh in my mind and I know how unpleasant it can be. I also know what it's like when the car is running fine, or at least coming around, and you just can't seem to capitalize on it. You feel like you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a boat.