Billy Dunn Struggles to Find Success at World Finals in Charlotte During 2012 Season Finale; Finishes Season Sixth Overall in Super DIRTcar Series

With the 2012 season just wrapping up this past weekend with the World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Billy Dunn and his Number One Speed racing team finished with a sixth place finish overall in the Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series.  The results at Charlotte were not what the team had hoped, but looking back on his accomplishments throughout the season, 2012 was very successful for the Watertown, New York racer.

After making the 12 hour trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, Billy and his team hit the track on Thursday night for qualifying.  As in the past for the World Finals, qualifying for both Friday night and Saturday night took place on Thursday, with a timed hot lap session determining heat race starting spots for each night.  Billy finished third in his heat, locking him into the field for the Friday night portion of the World Finals event, and later came back to win his heat for Saturday night, making the redraw for a top eight starting spot in Saturday night’s televised event on Speed Channel. 

On Friday night, Billy would start from the 11^th position for the 40 lap main event.  The race was a bit of a struggle for Dunn, with just one caution period slowing the pace early in the race.  Dunn would finish with a 14^th place result.

Saturday night was looking much better for Dunn.  After winning his heat race earlier, he would start in the top eight for the final feature of the 2012 season.  He drew the fifth position and lined up on the inside of row three.  Billy was looking for a strong run to end his season, but as the green flag dropped, Dunn’s car wasn’t quite right, and he dropped back through the field.  Over the final few laps, Billy was able to fight his way back and crossed the finish line in 12^th place.

“It certainly wasn’t the weekend we wanted to have here in Charlotte”, explains Dunn.  “We really expected to be much better then this.  Overall, we had a good season, and we are very happy with that, but we just wanted to end the year better then this”.

This wraps up a fantastic 2012 season for Dunn.  He finished the Super DIRTcar Series in sixth place, greatly improving from last year.  He won the Mohawk Raceway 358 Modified championship, as well as the Frenchie’s “Chevy Runs Deep” Series title and finished the year in fifth place at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in one of the toughest fields of Modifieds anywhere.

                                                            

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.