Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Billy Dunn Continues Strong Start in 2014 With Another Top Five Finish at Canandaigua Motorsports Park; Mechanical Failure Sidelines Dunn at MIR

After picking up his second win of the season at Canandaigua Motorsports Park the previous weekend, Billy Dunn was looking forward to getting back to the track and continuing his early season success. He had events on the schedule last week at Brockville Speedway on Wednesday night for the opening race in the Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series, followed by the rescheduled opening night at Mohawk Raceway before returning to Canandaigua once again to finish out the weekend.

The Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series got underway at Brockville Speedway last Wednesday night. Dunn started the night with a second place finish in his qualifying heat race, making the redraw for the 100 lap main event. Dunn would select position number 12. It didn’t take long for Dunn to move his way forward, and by lap 10 he was up to sixth place. Dunn moved into the top five just a few laps later and as the race hit the halfway point, he continued to ride in the fifth position. As race was nearing the end, the handling began to fade on Dunn’s Number One Speed sponsors Big Block, and he slowly slipped back and finished the race in ninth place.

On Friday night, Dunn was back in the Laurent Ladouceur owned car at Mohawk International Raceway after consecutive rainouts to start the season. Billy started his qualifying heat race from third and quickly proved to be a dominant car by winning the 10 lap qualifier. A redraw determined the top 12 positions for the start of the 50 lap event, and Dunn would draw the pole position and quickly took off from the front row spot. Dunn appeared to be on a mission early, opening up a commanding lead until a mechanical issue sidelined Dunn after just six laps.

Canandaigua Motorsports Park was up next on Saturday night and Dunn would have to start the 35 lap main event from deep in the field due to the standard handicapping process. Dunn charged through the field steadily, and found his way to the top five and began to chase down the race leaders in the closing laps. Over the final few circuits Billy was locked into a fierce battle for the runner-up spot as the final laps counted down. Dunn would settle for a fourth place finish, increasing his point lead to 28 points as of June 1st.

This coming weekend, Dunn will have Friday night off as the Modifieds are not on the schedule at Mohawk International Raceway this week. He will return to action on Saturday at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, and will also be at Canandaigua on Wednesday, June 11th for a mid-week special event. The next race in the Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series comes on Tuesday, June 17th at New Egypt Speedway in New Jersey.

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 2014 racing season. He would also like to thank Laurent Ladouceur and the Mr. Radiator Race team for the opportunity to race their 358 Modified at Mohawk Raceway on Friday nights again this 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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