Danny O’Brien Battles to a Second Place Finish at Brockville Speedway; Mohawk Raceway Rained Out Again

Like most weekends this season, Danny O’Brien had his regular schedule of events planned, consisting of Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg, New York on Friday night, and Brockville Speedway on Saturday evening.

After getting rained out at Mohawk Raceway the previous week, O’Brien had hoped that the forecasted rain would hold off this week.  It stayed dry throughout the day, and Danny and his 1000 Islands RV Motorsports team made their way to the track.  As they got close to the Speedway, dark clouds began to surround the track, and heavy rain began to fall, which soon turned into a large hailstorm that lasted 15 minutes.  Once the storm was over, the skies became much brighter, and track officials decided they were going to take the time to get the racing surface back into racing shape, and a couple hours later, the track was really close to being race-ready when another rain show hit the track, and ended the night at Mohawk Raceway.

There were still some lingering showers in the area on Saturday, but racing at Brockville Ontario Speedway continued as scheduled.  O’Brien began the night with a win in his qualifying heat race.  After making some minor adjustments to keep up with the changing track conditions, Danny would start the 30 lap main event from inside row three in the fifth starting spot.  By lap seven he was up to second, and with several restarts throughout the remaining laps, O’Brien was able to challenge for the lead early, but unable to complete the pass.  His second place finish puts him back into the BOS Five Star program, in third place in track points.

“It was a much better run this week, but we still have some work to do”, admits O’Brien after the race.  “We will continue to work hard, and hopefully get back to victory lane soon.  “I really want to thank my crew, our sponsors and all the fans for supporting us this season, and we will be back next week looking to finish one spot higher”.

This coming weekend, Danny will be back in action at Mohawk International Raceway, as they will be looking to get their season back on track after two consecutive rainouts.  On Saturday night, it will be back to the BOS as Brockville Speedway hosts another regular weekly racing program.

Danny O’Brien would like to thank 1000 Islands RV Centre, Pat’s Rad, BOB FM, Ponte Bros. Masonry, Morrison Racing Engines, Snap-On Adam Way, Wurth, Bicknell Racing Products, and Integra Racing Shocks for their support going into the 2012 season.

For more information on Danny O’Brien and the 17D racing team, please visit our brand new website, www.dannyobrien.ca.  The website just received a new look this week.  You can also follow Danny O’Brien through www.1000islandsrvmotorsports.com, a new website recently launched by longtime sponsor 1000 Islands RV.