Wilkerson Ready For New Year With New Sponsorship From Royal Purple
Posted by: Nicole Erickson
Tim Wilkerson Racing will start off the first race of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series with Royal Purple Oil as a new sponsor on the Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc. nitro Funny Car.
“We appreciate having Royal Purple on board and sponsoring our team,” said Tim Wilkerson, owner/driver/tuner. “Being one of the only independent teams running out here in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, I’m very grateful to have such loyal and supportive sponsors backing our team. This is our 16th year with Levi, Ray & Shoup, Summit Racing has been with us for 10 years and both Rottler and Curry’s Transportation have been with us for three,” said Wilkerson.
“We’re incredibly proud to be a partner of Tim Wilkerson Racing and the Levi, Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustang Funny Car team,” said Debby Neubauer, Royal Purple’s Vice President of Marketing. “It’s absolutely thrilling that Royal Purple’s products will help an incredible team outperform on the track and reach speeds approaching 330mph.”
The team recently spent four days testing their Ford Shelby Mustang nitro Funny Car at the NHRA Nitro Spring Training near Phoenix.
“It’s a new season and we’re ready for a fresh start. Our goal is to have a consistent car this season,” said Wilkerson. “We kept the same crew and only added one new member. That is pretty rare in the racing business.”
“Testing went well. We tried new set-ups and parts. Some things worked - and some things didn’t, but that is why you go testing. We wanted to work out the kinks and practice our routine to service the car with the crew.”
The 2016 Circle K NHRA Winternationals gets underway Friday with the first round of nitro qualifying at 1:00 p.m. (PST)
The NHRA Winternationals will also be the first race broadcast on FOX Sports 1. Friday qualifying coverage will air at 10:30 p.m. and with an encore showing on Saturday at 1 a.m. LIVE coverage of eliminations takes place Sunday night starting at 5:00 p.m. (All times Eastern Standard Time)
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