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 15th 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 14th 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.
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