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Wilkerson earns first Funny Car win since 2011

ESPN.com | May 18, 2015

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  • Associated Press

COMMERCE, Ga. -- Tim Wilkerson raced to his first Funny Car victory since 2011, beating Ron Capps on Sunday in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

Wilkerson had a 4.318-second pass at 260.31 mph in his Ford Shelby Mustang for his 18th career win.

"That 4.03 in the first round was pretty impressive," Wilkerson said. "I was happy with that.

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