Tim Wilkerson made two troubled runs in his gleaming new Chevrolet Impala SS today at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Wilkerson knew he might have a vision problem with the sleek new body, but was able to make some adjustments to improve the problem. But Wilkerson never expected the other problem that arose. Apparently, the forces from running over 300 mph caused parts of the body to cave in.
“On the first run, it was doing okay, ” explained Wilkerson, “then it got out of the groove and smoked the tires. But I really had a hard time seeing out of the Impala. So, we changed the seat in the car for the second run and I could see a little better. And it was going down through there when the whole windshield and doghouse (the shroud over the supercharger inside cockpit) caved in. We’re obviously not going to run the Impala tomorrow. The body is really an issue right now. I’m not real proud of having two Impala’s right now, but we’ll get them fixed. “
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