Oakshade Raceway
Babcock wins Oakshade's Barney Oldfield Race
Jeff Babcock celebrates at Oakshade. (Jim DenHamer)
WAUSEON, Ohio (Aug. 3) — Jeff Babcock of Wayne, Ohio, won Saturday’s caution-free Barney Oldfield Race at Oakshade Raceway, earning a career-best $4,900 for his second Sunoco American Late Model Series victory of the season. | Slideshow
Dona Marcoullier of Houghton Lake, Mich., was second in the event, which served as the second leg of a weekend doubleheader for the series. Andrew Reaume of Blenheim, Ontario, finished third with Steve Kester of Holland, Ohio, and Brian Ruhlman of Clarklake, Mich., rounding out the top five.
Brandon Thirlby of Traverse City, Mich., winner of Friday’s series race at Mount Pleasant (Mich.) Speedway, finished sixth.
Notes: Babcock’s Best Performance Motorsports team, with co-car owners Eric Brock along with Shane and Jennifer Halcomb, is sponsored by Bulk Material Lift, Best Performance, Craig Miller Trucking and Hoosier Racing Tire. ... Babcock’s first ALMS victory of the season and of his career came May 26 in Eldora Speedway’s Johnny Appleseed Classic. ... The Barney Oldfield Race was sanctioned by the ALMS tour for the first time. ... The race offered points for the West region of the UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned series. The tour’s next action is in the east region with a tripleheader weekend Aug. 9-11 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway, Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway and Quincy (Ill.) Raceway.
Barney Oldfield Race: (1) Jeff Babcock, (2) Dona Marcoullier, (3) Andrew Reaume, (4) Steve Kester, (5) Brian Ruhlman, (6) Brandon Thirlby, (7) Rusty Schlenk, (8) Casey Noonan, (9) Dusty Moore, (10) Ryan Missler, (11) Chris Keller, (12) Devin Shiels, (130 Chris Ross, (14) Jason Jaggers, (15) Ron Miller, (16) Ken Hahn, (17) Phil Ausra, (18) Bob Mayer, (19) Curtis Deisenroth, (20) Ryan Sutter, (21) Rob Anderzack, (22) Herb Reich. Heat winners (among 30 cars): Babcock, Thirlby, Reaume. Consolation winner: Schlenk.
