ENNIS, TX – Daniel Wilkerson and his SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team enter this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, race four of six in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, looking to chip away at their goal of a top five finish.

Wilkerson started NHRA’s six race playoffs, with a first-round loss at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania that put him 10th in points but back-to-back quarterfinal finishes at the Carolina Nationals near Charlotte and his hometown Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis has Wilkerson and the SCAG Mustang team sitting eighth, just 87 points back from the top five.

“We’ve had a really good race car recently, the SCAG Mustang is responding and it’s a good feeling after struggling for a bit there,” Wilkerson said. “This team has worked so hard and its starting to payoff, you can see it on the racetrack.”

Wilkerson has some experience down racing down Texas Motorplex in 2017 raced at the Texas Motorplex in 2017 and crew chiefed Chad Green to a No. 7 qualifying position and first round exit in 2023. Wilkerson’s crew chief, his dad Tim whom he took over driving duties from at the beginning of the year, has his own success at the facility with a win in 2008 and No. 1 qualifying position in 2007 and 2010. Continue reading →

MADISON, IL – Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team enter this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway ready to put on a show in front of family and friends.

Wilkerson lives in Springfield, Illinois making World Wide Technology Raceway a home track for the second generation racer. The Rookie of the Year candidate will be looking for a late season surge as he enters the third weekend of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship sitting eighth in points after securing a No. 9 qualifying position and quarterfinal finish at the most recent event, NHRA Carolina Nationals.

The second round showing a zMAX Dragway just outside of Charlotte was an improvement from two consecutive first round losses at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pennsylvania that kicked off the Countdown to the Championship and the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis that marked the end of the regular season. Continue reading →

CONCORD, NC – Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team return to the sight of their first final round appearance and runner-up finish for this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

In the spring for the Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX, Wilkerson and the SCAG Mustang raced their way to a final quad appearance and finished with runner-up points, coming up short for their first win to Matt Hagan on a holeshot. Wilkerson also laid down his career best elapsed time going 3.885 seconds in the first round of eliminations.

“Definitely excited to come back to the scene of my first final,” Wilkerson said. “The last two weeks have been incredibly frustrating for our SCAG Summit Ford team, and our fearless leader Tim is making some significant changes so we are excited to make runs and see if we can zero in on our problem.” Continue reading →

READING, PA – Daniel Wilkerson and his SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team are looking to rebound at this weekend’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the first of six races in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship.

In his rookie year, Wilkerson and the SCAG Ford team finished the regular season with one runner-up finish at the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals where he also ran his career best elapsed time (3.885 seconds) and two semifinal appearances.  Wilkerson also ran his career best speed (334.82 mph) at the Sonoma Nationals. After a series of mechanical issues and engine retaliation at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Wilkerson and his team, led by his father Tim, will start the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, from the No. 8 position, just 31 points outside the top five.

“Reading is going to be a very important comeback race for this SCAG Summit team. A strong performance at the first race of the Countdown is a great way to boost morale and set yourself up for a good finish at the finals in Pomona, Calif.,” Wilkerson said. “Last year with Chad Green’s team I was able to runner up on Monday, I hope the same for them this year and maybe we can put the SCAG Wilkerson Funny Car in the winners circle.” Continue reading →

INDIANAPOLIS – Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team look at this weekend’s Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as an opportunity to throw their hats in the running for the Funny Car title.

With The Big Go, drag racing’s most prestigious event, being points-and-a-half and with it being the end of the regular season, Wilkerson, sitting eighth by only 13 points, could make a significant move before the points reset for the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s six-race playoffs.

“We did a little testing since Brainerd and we are super stoked going into Indy. We have had a B+ car and I have had C+ reactions times and I think we improved both over these few weeks,” said Wilkerson, who is being crew chiefed by his dad Tim, a U.S. Nationals winner in 2021 and 2003. “This is a huge race for a host of reasons. When you drive in this place every morning you can almost feel the weight of the history. The coolest part is that Tim has won this race twice so our team is embedded in that history. Having my first win at Indy would definitely add something to the history books and I see no reason why we can’t make that a reality this weekend.” Continue reading →

SONOMA, CA – Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team are eager to improve their race day performance as they enter this weekend’s DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.

Though Daniel has himself not handled driving duties at Sonoma Raceway, the Wilkerson name has had success at the Sonoma Nationals. Daniel’s father and crew chief Tim has picked up victory at the facility twice, in 2004 and 2009 and was runner-up in 2011 and 2017.

“I have great memories of driving down the coast with my family from Seattle to Sonoma and winning both. Since my family is still young, we decided this year I’d fly home for a local adventure in the caverns of Missouri. I miss my wife and kids like crazy when I’m on the road, so I am glad I made the trip home for a mini vacay between these back-to-back summer races,” said Daniel who is coming off a No. 8 qualifying position and first-round exit at the Northwest Nationals. “Hopefully this weekend in Sonoma we can work off of our decent round one run from Seattle and go deep on Sunday. Our SCAG Summit Ford team is hungry and, quite frankly, we got a little spoiled with our semifinal performances earlier in the year, so we need to go rounds.” Continue reading →