Tim Wilkerson
Funny Car Driver Helmet
Levi, Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustang

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AUCTION JUNE 6-16, 2009

2003 Funny Car Helmet:
2003 was, in many ways, a breakout season for Funny Car star Tim Wilkerson, although a few trying seasons were yet to come before his spectacular 2008 effort, which saw him finish 2nd in the Funny Car standings.  Entering 2003 with only one race victory on his record, Wilkerson put together a late-season charge that elevated him into the realm of real contenders.  In a one-month span, he was the runner-up in Brainerd, then won the Mac Tools US Nationals in Indy, before also winning in Reading.  This helmet, worn during the 2003 season, was along for the ride.

"We broke through some barriers in 2003, a little bit, and for me and our sponsors at LRS, it was a very big year," Wilkerson said.  "For a full calendar year, after we won Indy, Bob Frey would introduce me as the 'reigning US Nationals winner' so that was obviously a huge highlight.  We had another good year in 2004, and then things got a little tough on us before we had such a big year in '08.  That 2003 season, though, kind of put us on the map, I think.

"What's more important about this helmet is just how few I've ever really owned.  I'm not one of those guys who always has three or four being painted, and has six helmets up in the lounge.  When I was first starting out, you got yourself a helmet and wore it as long as it was safe and legal, and then even after we went Funny Car racing I kind of stayed that way.  There just aren't a lot of my old helmets around, so I hope someone gives this one a good home and we can raise some money with it."

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