William Harold Wikstrom

He started racing in 1938 in Western Iowa in a Sprint Car powered with a four cylinder Ford Flat Head. At first he was not a front runner and mostly was a back marker.
In 1940 he started driving Midgets. He drove a Dreyer Ford V8 60. This car would run up front.

Willie came to Grand Rapids and helped start stock car racing. He became the high point champion between running the Grand Rapids Speedrome and Berlin Raceway for the Northern Michigan Stock Car Club. He later went on to be the champion at Harvard Speedway.
In 1951, 1952 and 1953 Willie worked on a crew at the Indianapolis 500. He crewed for Gene Hartley, Len Sutton and Eddie Johnson.

Willie Wik's career in racing has spanned some 50 years. Willie died in his sleep on November 5, 2001, the night after attending the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame banquet (1917 - 2001).