Billy Dunn Conquers MIR With 50 Lap Frenchie’s Series Win and Earns Third Consecutive Mohawk Championship; 2nd in Points at Canandaigua

There was a lot on the line for Billy Dunn this past weekend, with a huge night in store at both Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night in the Laurent Ladouceur owned car, and back in his own Number One Speed Big Block ride at Canandaigua on Saturday night. It was championship night at both tracks and Dunn was very much in contention for the coveted championship hardware.

Dunn entered Friday night’s events at Mohawk Raceway with a comfortable 32 point advantage, meaning all he really had to do was stay out of trouble and finish the event. Dunn did a lot more than that, as he soared to victory in the 50 lap main event after starting eighth and put an exclamation point on another terrific season at MIR in the Ladouceur owned ride.

“It has been a great run for us, and we have had a lot of fun and a lot of success the past three seasons”, says Dunn. I really have to thank Laurent and his team for allowing me to drive their car each week, and I look forward to coming back here in a couple week with the Mr. DIRTcar Series”.

Dunn was hoping that success would carry over to Saturday night at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. They had a makeup feature from August 16th to run first, and then a double points night booked to finish up the regular season. There were a lot of points available, and Dunn entered the night just 28 points out of the lead in the battle for his first ever Canandaigua track title. A disappointing 12th place finish in the makeup feature all but eliminated Dunn from title contention, and a third place finish in the double points race did advance his position to second in the season long championship battle.

“We were a little inconsistent here this year and it really hurt us”, says Dunn. “We had some mechanical issues and tough finishes over the season, and it proved to be costly in the championship hunt”.

Dunn will be back at Mohawk International Raceway for the Mohawk Nationals Weekend on Friday, September 12th and 13th as both the Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series and the 358 Modified DIRTcar Series are in action over the weekend. From there, the team will focus their efforts on returning to Super DIRT Week in hopes of repeating last year’s spectacular performance.

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.