Five Weekend Afterthoughts: 6/18/12

Rusty Schlenk (1z) and Dona Marcoullier (6m) battle Saturday at Oakshade.

1.  I mentioned last week to "look for good things" out of the Doug Drown/Sean Weekly combo and Drown certainly proved me right.  The Wooster, Ohio hotshoe doubled down this weekend, notching wins at Muskingum County Speedway (Friday) and Hilltop Speedway (Saturday).  I say this team will pick up at least five more wins this season.  

2.  Kudos to Dona Marcoullier, who finally got himself a Sunoco ALMS win over the weekend.  The win came Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway where Dona won a regular show the week before.  After starting fifth, Marcoullier moved ahead of early race leaders Curtis Roberts and Casey Noonan, then turned away the challenges of Rusty Schlenk and Brian Ruhlman.  From there, Marcoullier slowly pulled away from the field for the victory, which will certainly give him some momentum heading into this Saturday's $4800 to win Barney Oldfield Memorial at The Shade.

3.  I don't need to tell you that Billy Moyer, Jr. has been the hottest driver in the country over the last few weeks.  After picking up a few MARS wins in early June, he started off the Hell Tour winning three of the first four shows.  Things should get even more interesting this week as the Summer Nationals heads into Illinois.  It's about this time when Shannon Babb starts heating up, right...?? 

4.  You just can't beat Oakshade Raceway.  I know I've said that a lot over the years, but I really and truly just love that place.  The people (staff, drivers, fans) are all just outstanding individuals.  Case in point, track promoter Chrissy Henricks graciously allowed Jayme and I to take our son Chase in the pits Saturday night. While walking through just a small section of the pit area, we were stopped by Dusty Moore's team and Chase was given some stickers, then Andrew Reaume so kindly gave Chase an autographed picture, and finally Dan "Links" Rice gave Chase some candy AND a stuffed animal.  Everyone says Oakshade is a special place and this just further proves that point. 

5.  The countdown is on for Jayme and I's summer vacation.  If all goes as planned, I'll be hitting eight races in seven states over the course of nine days.  It all begins Thursday, June 28th at Lernerville Speedway.  From there, we'll swing through New York, venture on up into Vermont and New Hampshire, slip over to Maine, and finally grab a couple of shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut.  For me, there's nothing more exciting than planning and executing a road trip.