After getting back to
victory lane last week at Brockville Speedway, Danny O’Brien returned this week
with a busy weekend schedule with races at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night,
Brockville Speedway on Saturday night and a 100 lap Canadian Nationals Series
race at Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday.
In addition, Danny also took part in 1000 Islands RV Customer
Appreciation Day Sales on Saturday afternoon in Gananoque.
At Mohawk Raceway on Friday
night, Danny finished his qualifying heat race from third place. In the 25 lap main event, he lined up on the
outside of row four in eighth place.
The first caution on the night came on lap eight, and Danny had already
climbed to fourth place and would soon find third place before the race
approached halfway. With one lap
remaining, the caution was out again, setting up a final lap dash to the finish. Danny was still in third place, and used the
high side of the track to try and make a pass for second, but the lack of grip
caused him to fall back to fourth at the checkered flag.
“The car was pretty
good. I tried to get around the 151 car
for second on the last restart, and the car just wouldn’t stick at the top”,
says O’Brien. “It wasn’t a bad night
though, and we will move on to Brockville and Cornwall the rest of the
weekend”.
After spending early
Saturday afternoon at 1000 Islands RV for their Customer Appreciation Day
event, Danny and his team hit the road to Brockville Speedway looking to repeat
their win from last weekend. He started
the night with a win in his qualifying heat race, and started the 30 lap main
event from 11th place. The
entire distance went caution free, and Danny was able to move through the field
quickly, reaching the top five by halfway.
Over the final 15 laps, O’Brien climbed to second place.
“It was a great run for us
again this week”, says O’Brien after the race.
“A caution with a few laps to go would have been nice, but it didn’t
happen. It has been a good weekend so
far, and hopefully we can keep it going”.
The final stop on the
weekend was at Cornwall Motor Speedway for round two of the Canadian Nationals
Series that had been postponed from August 5th. Danny qualified for the 100th lap
main event by finishing fourth in his qualifier, but just missed out on a
redraw spot for a top 12 starting position.
He would roll off the starting grid from the outside of row seven in 14th. Danny patiently move through the field
throughout the race, and when the caution came out on lap 95 he was in sixth
place. On the restart, Danny was able
to move into the top five and finished with his third consecutive top five
finish of the weekend with a fifth place finish.
This coming weekend, Danny
will be back at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night, and Brockville Speedway on
Saturday.
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 during the 2012 season.
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