Billy Dunn Suffers Rare Mechanical Failure at Mohawk Raceway; Rebounds With a Win and Second Place Finish in Twin 25 Features at Canandaigua

It was a busy week for Billy Dunn and his team, as the Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series resumed on Wednesday night at New Egypt Speedway in New Jersey. From there, Dunn was back in the Laurent Ladouceur owned car at Mohawk Raceway followed by the usual visit to Canandaigua Motorsports Park in the Number One Speed Bicknell.

It was a tough night at New Egypt for Dunn, having to use a provisional starting spot for the 60 lap main event. Although it was a struggle, Dunn salvaged a 16th place finish.

On Friday night at Mohawk Raceway, Dunn was once again one of the fastest cars. In his heat race, he finished fourth, moving up from his sixth place starting spot. After making some adjustments on the car, he lined up from the 10th position for the 25 lap main event. He began to move forward early, but just four laps into the race, the drive shaft broke on the car, and he was done for the evening.

Canandaigua Motorsports Park was on the team’s schedule for Saturday night. They were hosting twin 25 lap features in recognition of the 50th Anniversary season at the legendary track. Dunn started his qualifying heat race from the seventh position, and was able to move up to fourth place at the finish. In the first 25 lap feature, Dunn started from 15th place and quickly moved forward at the drop of the green flag. After just eight laps Billy was inside the top ten and over the next few laps he charged through the field to get into second by lap 14. Dunn was unable to gain on the leader of the final 11 laps, and crossed the line in second place. In the second 25 lap feature of the night, Dunn started from seventh place and moved forward quickly. He took the lead on a lap 11 restart and never looked back, claiming his second Canandaigua Motorsports Park feature win of the season.

“It was a good night for this race team,” Dunn admitted afterwards. “To be honest, we were able to watch Matt in the first race and what lane he ran and make the changes necessary to win. I’m hoping that we can keep this going.”

Dunn will return to Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night in the Laurent Ladouceur owned car. On Saturday night they will return to Canandaigua Motorsports Park. On Sunday night the Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series resumes at Cornwall Motor Speedway with a 100 lap race, followed by a 100 lap 358 Modified DIRTcar Series event at Cornwall on Monday, July 1st.

Billy Dunn would like to thank Number One Speed, FastLube of Watertown, Finger Lakes Auto Machine, Glen A. Gould Estate Construction, Frosty’s Ice Cream, and Bicknell Racing Products for their continued support for the 2013 racing season.

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