Danny O’Brien Gets Third Place Finish at Mohawk Raceway; Lap One Crash Takes Him Out of the Race at Brockville Speedway

Although 2012 has not been the kind of year that Danny O’Brien has come to expect, the team continues to work hard, hoping the misfortunes that they have gone through would soon change.  O’Brien has run well many nights, but the bad luck has taken him out of contention on several nights, especially at Brockville Speedway, a track that O’Brien has dominated at through his career.

On Friday night, Danny traveled to Mohawk International Raceway, and began the night with a fourth place finish in his qualifying heat race after starting eighth.  After making some adjustments to the car, Danny lined up for the 25 lap main event in ninth place on the inside of row five.  A multi car wreck occurred on lap five, and when they went back to green, O’Brien would restart from fourth place.  He quickly jumped to second, and then took the lead on lap 11.  Danny held the lead through lap 15, before dropping to third in the closing laps.

“It was better then what we have been running, but need to be a little better yet”, says O’Brien after the race.  “We will keep working away at it, and hopefully we can get a win here again soon”.

At Brockville, O’Brien can’t seem to catch a break.  The bad luck continued this week after a hard crash on lap one of the 30 lap main event.  The damage sidelined O’Brien for the night.  Before his win at the BOS the previous week, O’Brien had more then his share of issues over the course of the season.  This week’s lap one crash has put Danny in 10^th in track points after ten weeks.

This coming weekend, Danny will be back on Mohawk Raceway on Friday night, looking to improve on last weeks third place finish.  Danny is currently fourth in points at Mohawk Raceway, only one point out of second place, and 15 back of the point leader in the battle for the Mohawk Raceway championship.  On Saturday night, he will be back at Brockville Speedway looking to return to victory lane.

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.