Justin returned to asphalt midget racing last weekend after hooking up with Paul Eskesen, and spending endless hours helping prepare the car for the remainder of the season. Paul had commissioned Marc Debeaumont of DMS Motorsports to refurbish an older stealth chassis. Marc and the DMS crew did an outstanding job on this project. The car was fast right out of the box, Justin was comfortable in the car right away, and with some driver coaching from Marc, Justin was able to push the car a little harder and get more out of it. Marc and Doug from DMS were on hand all day Saturday to lend a hand to Justin and Paul. The car was very stable, and Justin clocked in second quick to the other DMS car driven by Daniel Bedford. Justin started deep in the pack for the main event, and steadily moved forward. After getting by Marco DeGeorge about mid way, a yellow came out closing up the field. Justin was in 2nd behind early race leader Michael Faccinto. Two laps after the green came out Justin drove under Faccinto in turn 1 for the lead. He was stretching his lead and all looked great for the cars first time on the track, but with 4 or 5 laps to go, a fuel pick-up issue sidelined the car, and Justin pulled off while leading. All-in-all this was a great weekend. Marc and Doug were huge factor in this cars success. Paul Eskesen has put together a real nice car, and given Justin a commitment for the rest of '08 and Turkey Night. The team is looking forward to Altamont in two weeks, very eager to see how the car handles on the 1/2 mile. Justin will not be able to make the August 9th race in Altamont due to Dave Thurston being inducted into the hall of fame. Justin and Paul have discussed the prospect of Bobby Grewohl running the car at Altamont to help shake out a few of the final bugs. Paul has given Justin his word that the ride is his for the remainder of '08 and Turkey Night. Given that commitment, Justin has lined up a great sponsor for Paul at Turkey Night, which will allow the team to test and go to Turkey Night with a fresh engine. |