The week started off with the usual trip to Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg, New York driving for Laurent Ladouceur. Dunn went into the night with three consecutive MIR feature wins to his credit and was looking to keep that going for another week. After winning his qualifying heat race, Dunn was ready to hit the track for the 25 lap main event. He rolled off the starting grid from the tenth position and quickly moved forward. Before the race reached the halfway distance, Dunn was into the top five. He moved up to fourth just a couple laps later and after a great battle for the third position over the last several laps, Dunn grabbed that position on the final lap of the race.
Billy was back in his own Big Block Modified at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night looking to gain some points in the battle for the coveted track championship. After a third place finish in his qualifier, Dunn returned to the pit area to make some changes on his Number One Speed sponsored car. He started 12th in the 35 lap main event, and made steady progress working his way up through the field. As the race reached the halfway mark, Dunn made his way into the top five, and continued to move forward. By lap 17, he was up to third place, and just five laps later he took over the lead with a pass on the bottom lane of the track. Dunn led the remaining 13 laps of the race and captured his third Canandaigua Motorsports victory of the year and eighth win overall this season.
“This sure feels good. After the trouble we had a couple of weeks ago when we wrecked, it was nice to get the win tonight”, says Dunn from victory lane. “The car was awesome. We won here about a month ago, but the car had been off since then. I hope that this will put a jump in our step”.
Dunn’s busy week continued on Monday with a trip to Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Ontario for the next round of the Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series. The night did not go as planned for Dunn, battling some mechanical issues throughout the night. He started the 100 lap feature by taking a provisional and lined up from the 32nd and final starting position on the grid. Unable to make much progress, Dunn crossed the finished line with a disappointing 23rd place finish.
On Tuesday night, the Super DIRTcar Series made its second appearance at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Dunn finished third in the inaugural race last year, and was hoping to better that this time around. Still looking for his first career Super DIRTcar Series victory, Dunn won his qualifying heat race after setting fast time in his time trial group, and selected a ninth place starting position in the random redraw to determine the top 12 starting positions for the 100 lap main event. Billy moved up quickly and by then end of the race he was challenging for second place. He crossed the finish line with a solid third place effort, and is currently fifth in points in the Super DIRTcar Series point standings.
Coming up this weekend, Dunn will have a rare Friday night off, as Mohawk International Raceway is closed for the week. He will be at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night looking to win back to back features and gain some valuable points in the chase for the championship. He currently leads the standing at Mohawk Raceway by 14 points, and trails by just 33 points at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
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.
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