Wilkerson riding best start to Madison race

NHRA returns to St. Louis this weekend and Hal Pilger has a story about hometown racer Tim Wilkerson's awsome start to the season:

Wilkerson has considered Gateway International his home track since his earliest days in drag racing, and in recent years his Springfield-based sponsor, LRS, has orchestrated groups of up to 700 central Illinois fans who have engulfed Gateway as Wilks’ Warriors.

All the support is terrific, Wilkerson said, adding he and his team...

Read Hal Pilger's full story at the St. Louis Journal Register