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.
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