Pete Wilkinson Explained

Pete "Pistol" Wilkinson
Nationality:	English
Birth Date:	7 October 1959
Car Number:	9
Current Team:	Pete Wilkinson Racing
Engine:	Vauxhall C20XE
Championships:	0
Wins:	4
First Year:	1999
Best Finish:	1st
Year:	2001, 2002, 2004
Crew Chief:	Jimmy Bell
Spotter:	Neal Aberdeen

'Pistol' Pete Wilkinson is a former competitor in the UK Pickup Truck Racing series,^[1] and was also the occasional driver of the #9 Chevy Monte Carlo in the then SCSA MAC Tools V8 Trophy

Achievement

In June 2007, Pete became the first Pickup Truck Racing driver to pass the 20,000-point mark, on the all-time career points table. He held the title of all-time career top points scorer for several meetings before it was taken by Gavin Seager on 24 June 2007.

Career history

• 2008 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 7th
• 2007 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 4th
• 2006 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 8th
• 2005 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 7th
• 2004 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 9th – 1 race win
• 2003 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 8th
• 2002 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 3rd – 1 race win, 5 fastest laps
• 2001 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 3rd – 2 race wins, 1 fastest lap
• 2000 Pickup Truck Racing Championship – 6th
• 1999 Pickup Trucks Rookie of the Year – 8th overall

Before joining the Pickup Truck Racing series, Pete raced in the XR3i championship

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20030407124701/http://www.pickuptruckracing.com/drivers/driverprofiles/pete_wilkinson.htm Pickup Truck Racing profile