Billy Dunn Qualifies Second Fastest During Eastern States 200; Ends Weekend With a Disappointing 19th Place Run After Suspension Damage

Coming off a great weekend at Syracuse, and a solid second place finish at Brockville, Billy Dunn was looking forward to the Eastern States Weekend at Orange County Fair Speedway.  Qualifying was scheduled to take place on Friday night, with the Eastern States 200 set for Sunday.  After a steady rain all day Friday and into the evening, race officials were forced to postpone Friday’s events to Saturday morning.

Dunn was fast right from the beginning of the day, posting the second fastest speed of the time trial session and locking himself into a front row starting spot for Sunday’s 200 lap main event.  Dunn maintained a top five position through the opening laps.  After narrowly missing a multi car wreck on lap 79 that brought out the red flag, Dunn struggled and fell out of the top ten.  His problems increased with 30 laps remaining in the event when suspension issues in the left year sent him to the pits for repairs, leaving him with a disappointing 19^th place result.

“We had a good start to the weekend timing second overall, but we just struggled during the race”, says Dunn.  “We will get back to the shop and begin to prepare for Charlotte in a couple weeks and hope to end the season on a good note”.

Away from the track, this weekend was very tough for Dunn and the Number One Speed team after hearing of the passing of longtime friend Glen A. Gould.  Glen was a great ambassador to our sport, had a passion for it like no other, and will be missed by everyone that had the pleasure of meeting him.  Gould was the car owner of Billy’s 358 Modified Syracuse car that Billy drove to a second place finish just two weeks ago.  The racing community lost a great friend in Mr. Gould.

Dunn will have this weekend off, as he prepares for the final weekend of the 2012 season at the Peak World Finals in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 1^st to November 3^rd.  On Thursday, November 1^st is qualifying heats for both Friday and Saturday’s events, with feature races scheduled for November 2^nd and November 3^rd.

                                                            

Dunn would like to thank Number One Speed, FastLube of Watertown, SUNY Canton, Glen A. Gould Estate Construction, 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.