With each weekend this year, Doug Wilman continues to get stronger behind the wheel as he continues to get his car set-up to his liking. It has been showing on-track with a couple of top-five finishes over the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, gremlins and bad luck currently have Wilman sitting lower in the point standings than the team would help for.
On Monday evening, Wilman answered the questions that you make up the “Tracking the Short Tracks” series.
Karlie Wilman: How’d you get started in racing?
Doug Wilman: I pit crewed for a guy by the name of Jim Whitney at Barrie
KW: First racing memory.
DW: First night of racing in 1984, brand new car totaled.
KW: If you could be sponsored by any beverage, what would you be sponsored?
DW: Coors Light
KW: Story behind your car number.
DW: 7 was taken so I added 7 to get 14
KW: What is your nickname? And how’d you get it?
DW: Don’t have any
KW: If you could race against any NASCAR driver, who would you race against?
DW: Dale Earnhardt Jr – it would be a privilege.
KW: What is life like for you outside of racing?
DW: Hectic – work and family.
KW: If you were an animal, what would you be?
DW: Tiger
KW: Favourite pizza topping
DW: Cheese
KW: Dream vavation spot?
DW: Hawaii
KW: If you were stuck on an island, what must you have?
DW: Tim Hortons
KW: Favourite book?
DW: Speed
KW: Favourite movie?
DW: Days of Thunder
KW: Favourite piece of technology?
DW: GPS
KW: Sponsors and crew that you’d like to thank
DW: Dee’s Smoke Shack, Bayside Automotive, Kings Automotive, Laura’s Nails Stickers and Stuff, and Wilman Haulage for the sponsors. Thanks for the crew – my wife Laura, my kids Shiann and Karlie, Chris, Dan, Ken, Jerry and Eric.
Previous Tracking the Short Tracks Pieces…
April 2nd: Hanover Holiday Modified Competitor Bobby Tolton
April 7th: Varney Motor Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Scott Schuleter
April 8th: Sunset Speedway Super Stock Competitor Coltin Everingham
April 10th: Sunset Speedway 2013 Rookie of the Year Nick Tooley
April 14th: Peterborough Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Donovan Price
April 16th: Sunset Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Brandon McFerran
April 18th: Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup/Outlaw Modified Competitor Tim Tolton
April 22nd: Sunset Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Samantha Shaw
April 24th: Peterborough Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Rob Gosse
April 28th: Sunset Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Lisa DeLeeuw
April 30th: Sunset Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Brian Love
May 2nd: Sauble Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Morgan Robson
May 5th: Barrie Speedway Thunder Car Competitor Robbie Sikes
May 7th: Capital City Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Robert Hill
May 9th: Sunset Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Jake Watson
May 14th: Outlaw Modified Competitor Lisa Hodgkinson
May 16th: Peterborough Speedway Competitor Kenny Ohno Jr.
May 20th: Sunset Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Candiss Everingham
May 21st: Mini Stock Competitor Rich Schwartzenburg
May 23rd: Outlaw Modified Competitor A.J. Emms
May 27th: Outlaw Modified Competitor Dave Hodgkinson
May 28th: Outlaw Modified Competitor Cliff Hodgkinson
May 30th: Outlaw Modified Competitor Tom Houghton
June 3rd: Sunset Speedway Late Model Competitor Billy Zardo
June 4th: Sunset Speedway Super Stock Competitor Cayden Lapcevich
June 6th: Sunset Speedway Mini Stock Competitor Ken Townsend
June 23rd: Barrie Speedway St. Onge Recreation Mini Stock Competitor Mike Gettliffe
June 25th: Barrie Speedway Triple Sick Skins Thunder Car Competitor Jason Elliott
June 27h: Barrie Speedway Whata Springs Late Model Competitor Rick Walt
July 7th: Sunset Speedway Graham Landscape Mini Stock Competitor Steve Love
July 8th: Sunset Speedway Super Stock Competitor Dan Archibald
July 9th: Sunset Speedway Sauble Falls Tent and Trailer Park Late Model Competitor Sean Cronan
July 10th: Sunset Speedway Sauble Falls Tent and Trailer Park Late Model Competitor Chris Morrow
July 11th: Sunset Speedway Graham Landscape Mini Stock Competitor Kendra Adams
July 14th: Sunset Speedway Sauble Falls Tent and Trailer Park Late Model Competitor Jason Witty
July 15th: Sunset Speedway Super Stock Competitor Lane Zardo
July 16th: Sauble Speedway Pure Stock Competitor Morgan Robson
August 12th: Sunset Speedway Graham Landscape Mini Stock Competitor Eric Yorke
August 13th: OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modified Competitor Drew Stieler
August 14th: Sunset Speedway Graham Landscape Mini Stock Competitor Terry Woodley
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