Billy Dunn Scores Impressive Win at Canandaigua on Saturday Night

After starting the week with a disappointing 17th place finish at Lebanon Valley Speedway in the Mr. DIRT Track USA Super DIRTcar Series race on Thursday night, Billy Dunn’s weekend got better in a hurry with a strong third place finish at Mohawk Raceway on Friday and capturing his second win of 2012 at Canandaigua Motorsports on Saturday night.

After turning the 10th fastest speed in time trials on Thursday night at Lebanon Valley Speedway for their Super DIRTcar Series race, his night would soon turn into an uphill battle. He finished seventh in his qualifier and would have to race the B-main. He finished fourth, just missing out on a qualifying spot and would have to use a provisional starting spot for the night’s $17500 to win main event. Dunn started from the rear of the field and would end the night with a 17th place finish.

Dunn was back in action at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night with the Ladouceur racing team. He started the 25 lap feature from 14th place, and gracefully worked his way through the field. A restart with one lap remaining while running fourth opened the door for opportunity, and over the final lap he was able to make the pass for third.

The last few weeks had been a bit of a struggle for Dunn at Canandaigua, but there was no struggle on this night as he blasted from his 13th place starting spot and progressed through the field quickly. He made the pass on lap 25 and went on to pick up his second win of the 2012 season at one of the toughest weekly tracks in the area.

“We really had to work for this one. We’ve been struggling here for the last month. Our team has been working hard to get us through this. I’m glad we were fast tonight”, says Dunn from victory lane. “The outside lane was really good tonight, as that is how we were able to take the lead”.

This coming week, Dunn will be back at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, and Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday. The next race in the Super DIRTcar Series comes on Sunday, September 2nd at Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, New York.

Dunn would like to thank Number One Speed, Pemco Contracting, SUNY Canton, FastLube of Watertown, Frosty’s Ice Cream, American Traditions Motorsports, Finger Lakes Auto Machine, Jiffy Dumpster and Bicknell Racing Products for their continued support for the 2012 racing season.

For more information on Billy Dunn and the Number One Speed race team, please check out our website, www.billydunn49.com.