Matt Billings Continues Pursuit of Merrittville Success; Ready For Home Track Openers This Coming Weekend at Mohawk Raceway and Brockville

For the second week in a row, Matt Billings and the Billings Motorsports team made the trip to Merrittville Speedway.  While the success isn’t there instantly, the team was more interested in learning, and getting valuable track time at one of the most challenging stops on the DIRTcar 358 Modified tour.

With a front row starting spot in his qualifying heat, Billings was hoping to have a good run in the eight lap race, and set the tone for the rest of the evening.  The car was just too tight, and by the end of the race, he had slid back to sixth.  After making several changes to the car before the 35 lap main event, the team was optimistic that they would be able to improve on their 18^th place finish from the previous week.  Billings rolled of the starting grid from 18^th, and hovered around that spot for most of the race.  At lap 24 he had advanced to 16^th and that is where he finished.

“This is a tough track, and we knew that going into this”, explains Billings.  “I am very happy that we came here the last two weeks, as we think that it will put us in a much better position when we come back here in a couple weeks for the series race.  I am looking forward to coming back and see where we stack up against the rest of the tour guys”.

After driving all night and getting back to Brockville in the early hours of Sunday morning, Billings was eager to get back into the car and run some laps at his home track, Brockville Speedway in preparation for their season opening night this coming weekend.

Mohawk Raceway also opens this coming weekend, and Billings will be a mainstay at that track as well through the 2012 season, in addition to Brockville on Saturday nights.  He will also follow the Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified tour that begins at Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 20th and Merrittville Speedway on Monday, May 21^st.

Billings Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners for their support for the upcoming season.  Billings Automotive, Pastime Motors, Stealth Racewear, Snap On Tools, Integra Shocks, Enders Racing Engines, Finish Line Web Design and Babe Design are an integral part of the team’s success, and we thank you all for your support as we approach the 2012 season.

For more information on Matt Billings and the Billings Racing Team, please visit our website, www.mattbillings74.com.