Matt Billings Gets Top Tens at Mohawk Raceway and Cornwall Speedway; Brockville Speedway Struggles Continue With Second DNF of 2012

It was a busy weekend for Matt Billings and the Billings Motorsports team, with the usual events at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night and Brockville Speedway on Saturday night as well as a rare appearance at Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday night.

At Mohawk International Raceway on Friday, Billings struggled in his qualifying heat race, finishing in fifth place.  He made some adjustments to the car before the night’s 25 lap feature.  Starting from 15^th, Matt had a long way to go to get to the front, but was confident that the changes they made to the car would be just what the needed.  The first caution of the race came on lap 17 and he was up to eighth, and continued to march toward to the front when the race resumed.  He had made it inside the top five for a few laps, but the car pushed up the track with a few laps remaining, costing him a couple spots at the end.  He crossed the finish line in seventh place.

“It wasn’t the finish we were looking for.  I was battling with the 01 and just drove it in the corner a little to hard trying to make it stick and the car pushed up the track”, says Billings.  “Its nice to get the top tens, but we really need to be better if we are going to contend for the championship over the final month of the season”.

Brockville Speedway was up next for Billings, and he was looking for a good run in front of the hometown crowd.  Just like the previous night, the preliminary qualifying was a bit of a struggle as Billing finished in fourth place.  He started the 30 lap feature from outside of the sixth row in the 12^th position and began to move forward patiently.  With 15 laps in and the race at the halfway distance, Matt was running in eighth place.  He continued to move forward until getting spun out entering turn one on lap 20.  Trying to salvage a respectable finish, Billings returned to the track before a mechanical issue sidelined him for good with five laps remaining.

On Sunday night, Billings decided to take the car to Cornwall Speedway.  The World of Outlaws Sprint Cars were making their inaugural appearance at the track, and Billings wanted to see that event, so they took the car to get a few laps in as well.  Matt rebounded to finish fourth in his heat race after getting spun out on lap five.  He started the 30 lap feature from 12^th place, and after a slow start, he came on strong in the second half of the race to finish with in sixth place.

This coming week, Billings will be back at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, Brockville Speedway on Saturday night for a double laps, double purse, double points event.  Billings hopes to return to Cornwall again this weekend for their 100 lap Canadian Nationals Series race.  Billings finished seventh in the opening round of the series back in May, and will be looking to improve on that during round two.

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.