WYATT RETURNS TO WORLD SERIES
SPONSORED BY AUTO ACRES & K&E AUTO

It hasn't been the easiest year for the Iowa based Nitro Funny Car veteran Jack Wyatt. After the loss of several major backers and operational costs escalating, Wyatt was forced to scale back his 2008 race schedule. In 2007, Wyatt was able to finish second in the IHRA Funny Car World Championship. However, 2008 would be a different story as he was unable to secure funding to race the entire national event schedule.

"It's not that we don't have the car and the power to win races" said Wyatt. "It really comes down to the travel expense and the cost of nitro that has required us to pull back on our schedule" he continued. In fact Wyatt wasn't even planning to attend the 55th O'Reilly Auto Parts World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova Dragway Park this weekend. However, with the addition of two major sponsors Auto Acres and K&E Auto, Wyatt will now return to the track that he has done so well at over the years. 

Wyatt doesn't come to the World Series as an underdog, as current NHRA Funny Car points leader Tim Wilkerson said, "We call Wyatt Sandbag Jack because you never know when he's going to run a  number against you." 

Scheduled to join Wyatt in the Nitro Funny Car category at the World Series is NHRA points leader Tim Wilkerson, current World Champion Tony Pedregon and popular driver Del Worsham. The World Series of Drag Racing gets underway this Friday, August 22 with the Night of Thrills followed Saturday, August 23 with the Pro Finale and Sportsman Final on Sunday. 

Feature shows on Friday and Saturday are underway at 7 PM.