DRIVER PROFILES

Bill Tishko, Jr.
'81 Camaro 540
Best ET/MPH: 8.95 @ 151 mph
Hometown: Painesville, Oh
Birth Date: 9-18-82
Occupation: Shipping Manager
Sponsors: Cometic Gasket, Mom & Dad

(photo by Michael Beard)

First Race Car: 1971 Chevy powered Ford Pinto
Years Racing: 4
Spouse: No wife yet
Children: No kids either.
Crew: Mom (Andrea), Dad (Bill Sr.), & Dave

Accomplishments: This is my 4th year of racing and first year at QCR in points. I've been racing at Thompson and finished 5th my first year, 3rd my second, and 14th last year. This is my third car and believed to be my dream car so far it seems. I still have my pinto and had a roadster. My most memorable race was beating my dad in the finals at Thompson a couple years ago. My dad got me involved in dragracing by taking me to the track since I was two years old. Racing is pretty much my only hobby. My plans for the season are hopefully to qualify for the bracket finals and travel to some IHRA Pro-Am events to run quick rod and beat up on some of those darn dragsters. Right now the car is detuned a little, so once it's going full bore I hope to hit an 8.50 at 155.