Billy Dunn’s Weekend Highlighted by 2nd Place Finish in Super DIRTcar Series Race at Autodrome Drummond on Monday Night

Another busy weekend of racing was on tap for Billy Dunn this week with regular weekly events scheduled at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night in the Laurent Ladouceur owned car, and back in the Number One Speed sponsored Big Block Modified at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night. On Sunday, the team prepared the car for a Monday and Tuesday Super DIRTcar Series swing through the Canadian province of Quebec at Autodrome Drummond and Autodrome Granby.

It wasn’t long after making the trek to Mohawk Raceway that the dark clouds began to surround the track, and officials had no choice but to cancel the events.

Dunn returned home, and the attention quickly shifted to Saturday night’s races at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. After a fourth place finish in the qualifier, Dunn started the 35 lap main event from near the tail of the field. It was a tough night for Dunn, as he crossed the finish line with a disappointing 16th place result.

Autodrome Drummond was up next, and Billy posted the third fastest time in his group, placing him third to start his heat race. Dunn was strong from the beginning and captured the win, earning a spot in the all-important redraw for a top 12 starting spot for the 100 lap feature. He started from the ninth position, and steadily moved forward. It wasn’t long before he was battling for a top five position and by lap 71 he was up to third place and gained one more position to take second as they completed lap 77. A problem developed with the race leader, and Dunn inherited the lead and help the top spot until lap 85. Dunn crossed the finish line with his second consecutive second place finish on the Super DIRTcar Series.

"We thought we had something for him, but Dale just got really good at the end," Dunn said. "We had a second place car, and we came home in one piece - a lot of guys didn`t tonight - so we`ll get it ready for tomorrow."

Dunn and the rest of the team moved on the Autodrome Granby for Tuesday night’s Super DIRTcar Series events. Dunn was second in his time trial group, and battled to a third place finish in his qualifier, once again making the redraw for a top 12 starting spot in the 100 lap feature event. He started from the eighth position and had moved up to as high as sixth place at one point, but as the race progressed, the handling seemed to go away and he crossed the finish line with an 11th place result.

Dunn will be back in action at Mohawk International Raceway once again this Friday night, as well as Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night. The next race in the Super DIRTcar Series comes on Monday, August 5th at Merrittville Speedway.

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.