Matt Billings Continues Consistency With Top Ten Finishes at Mohawk Raceway and Brockville Speedway

With top ten finishes in virtually every race this season since the season began at his home tracks, Matt Billings was looking to continue his consistent season, and get back to victory lane.  Billings was at Mohawk International Raceway on Thursday night for the 358 Modified Mr. DIRTcar Series race, and returned to Brockville Speedway on Saturday night in front of the hometown crowd.

At Mohawk Raceway, Billings began the night with a fourth place finish in his qualifying heat race.  Although it locked him into the 75 lap main event, he finished one spot out of a redraw position for one of the top 12 starting spots.  Billings would start the DIRTcar Series race from 15^th place, and patiently moved forward through the early stages of the race.  As the race approached halfway, Billings was beginning his climb up the leaderboard, in the eighth position, and looking strong.  Over the next few laps, Billings would move up to as high as sixth, but a lap 47 restart changed the tone of the race after getting collected in a multi car crash.  The race was stopped for several minutes, giving the Billings crew time to at least make the car drivable, and he returned to the track on the lead lap but at the rear of the depleted field.  Billings raced his way back up to sixth place at the finish.

“The car was good before we got in that wreck.  I think we would have had a top five car for sure”, says Billings after the race.  “We battled back though, and I really have to thank the crew for their hard work getting us back out there on the lead lap, and salvages a good finish out of it”.

The next stop on the weekend schedule was the usual Saturday night visit to Brockville Ontario Speedway.  After finishing third in his qualifying heat race, Billings and his team made some adjustments on the car getting it dialed in for the 30 lap main event.  Starting from sixth, Billings was hoping to get up front quickly and challenge for the lead.  At the drop of the green, Billings took over the fifth position, and was up to fourth before they completed lap two.  The unusually dry and slick track conditions played havoc with many teams, but Billings was able to maintain that fourth position through 10 laps.  On lap 12, as the handling started to go away, the car drifted over the banking, losing several positions, but he was able to get back on the track without causing a yellow, saving what could have been a restart from the rear of the field.  Matt continued inside the top ten, and salvaged a ninth place finish at the checkered flag.

Billings will be back to the regular routine this weekend with Mohawk Raceway back to their regular Friday night and Brockville Speedway on Saturday evening.  

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.

Matt Billings Continues Season of Consistency With Strong Runs at Mohawk Raceway and Brockville Speedway

Although Matt Billings would like to have a few more wins to his name this season, he has put together a season of consistent finishes at both of his regular weekly tracks, finishing in the top ten virtually every night at the track in a very competitive field of cars at Brockville Speedway and Mohawk Raceway.

The first stop on the team’s weekend schedule was on Friday night at Mohawk International Raceway.  Billings began the night with a second place finish in his qualifying heat race, charging through the field from his sixth place starting spot.  In the 25 lap main event, Billings started from 15^th place and moved forward at the drop of the green.  The entire 25 lap distance went without incident, and Billings crossed the finish line with a solid eighth place finish.

“The car was pretty solid tonight, but we could have used a caution or two to help keep the field bunched together a little”, explains Billings.  “Unless your car is perfect, it gets hard to gain positions as everyone kind of gets spread out, but we will take it and move on”.

Brockville Speedway was up next for the Billings Motorsports team, and Matt was looking forward to having another good night at his hometown track.  In the preliminary qualifying heat, Billings started from fifth and moved up to second before the checkered flag.  In the 30 lap main event, Matt started on the outside of row seven in the 14^th starting spot.  It didn’t take Billings long to move forward, and by lap ten he was up to seventh place.  As the race approached halfway, Billings was now inside the top five, and looking to move up even further.  At the finish, Billings crossed the line with a solid fourth place fun.

“We were just off a little bit on our setup and that made all the difference”, said Billings after the race”.  “The car was good, but not quite good enough to get up there with the leaders”. 

This coming weekend, Billings will be back at Mohawk International Raceway for a rare Thursday night event, as they host the next round of the 358 Modified Mr. DIRTcar Series.  On Saturday night, Matt will be back in action at Brockville Speedway where he currently sits third in points, just 29 points back of first place.

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.

Matt Billings Gets Back on Track With Sixth Place Finish at Brockville on Saturday Night; Storm Cancels Events at Mohawk Raceway Again

After a tough night at Brockville last week for Matt Billings, and a long week at the shop, the Billings Motorsports team was anxious to get back to the track.  The usual weekend events at Mohawk International Raceway and Brockville Speedway were on the team’s agenda.

Billings arrived at Mohawk International Raceway to pouring rain, which eventually turned to hail, and it certainly looked like racing would not happen.  After the storm ended though, the sun came out, and track officials decided to work hard at getting the speedway worked back into racing shape.  Although it was going to be a length delay, the track crew worked feverishly to get the night’s events underway.  Great progress was made, and within about 20 minutes from getting the events started, another band of showers opened up, forcing track officials to cancel the night’s program.

“It is disappointing to come here and get rained out before we even hit the track”, says Billings.  “Its part of our sport though, and it is something that we will always have to deal with”.

On Saturday night at Brockville, Billings started sixth in his qualifying heat race, and was able to work his way up to third at the end of the eight lap race.  After making a few minor adjustments on the car, Billings was ready to hit the track from his tenth place starting position.  At the drop of the green, he slowly moved forward, getting up to seventh by lap four.  Billings would run inside the top ten throughout the 30 lap race, and by lap 23 he reached sixth, and held that position through the remainder of the race.

“It wasn’t a bad run for us tonight, we would have liked to get up there a little higher, but after last week, we will take it”, explains Billings after the race.  “It is a tough field of cars here each week, and it makes for some great racing throughout the field”.

This coming week, Billings will be back at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, and then back to Brockville on Saturday.  At Mohawk, Billings is currently second in points, just nine points out of the lead in the chase for the 2012 championship.  At Brockville, he is currently fifth place in points, just 21 points behind the points leader.

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.