Wilkes-Barre, PA — Simon Allard had the hot hands at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on the Memorial Day (Monday, May 27) twilight card, visiting the winner’s circle five times.

Allard is now only two wins behind Anthony Napolitano, 70-68, for second place among Pocono drivers, with Anthony’s brother George in his usual spot at the top of the ladder with 97 wins on the meet.

Two of Simon’s victories came for his brother, trainer Rene Allard, who now has a 49-25 lead over Gilbert Garcia-Herrera in the trainers’ standings.

Although eight favorites won on the 14-race card, the average win payout was a healthy $14.79, helped greatly by the $84.60 return on Celebrity Bianca, who won for driver Haralabos Giannoulis and trainer Sam Stathis.