Mohawk International Raceway was the destination on Friday night. With all the rainouts they have had this season, Friday night was only the second event of the season for the Modified Division. Danny started the night off with a win in his qualifier, blasting through the field from his sixth place starting position. In the 25 lap main event, it was a struggle early for O’Brien as he fired off the starting grid from the ninth position. He had climbed a few positions before the first caution on lap 12, but lost most of those spots over the next few laps. A lap 19 caution regrouped the field one last time with O’Brien running in eighth place, and he was able to fight his way back up to finish in fifth place.
At Brockville Speedway, Danny started his qualifier from seventh place and charged through the field once again to finish in second. In the 30 lap feature, O’Brien started from the 10th position, but an incident going into turn one on the first lap of the race collected O’Brien, and he would to the pits to the attention of the team. He returned to the track for the restart and quickly proved that the car was ok as he raced back up to sixth place when the caution was displayed once again on lap two. By halfway, the 17D was up to fourth place, and moved to third after a lap 22 restart. The final caution of the race came on lap 25, and Danny picked up one more position, crossing the finish line in second place.
“I have to thank the crew for getting me back out on the track real quick after that first lap crash”, says O’Brien. “It was a good solid finish, which could have been much worse”.
O’Brien will return to Mohawk International Raceway this coming Friday night and will carry an eight point advantage with him in the battle for the coveted championship. On Saturday night, he will be back at Brockville Speedway with a 21 point advantage in the point standings.
The new 2014 Danny O’Brien t-shirts/sweatshirts/hoodies are in as well as the 2x3 flags, and license plate designs. Be sure to stop by the Finish Line Web Design driver merchandise trailer located behind the main grandstand at Brockville Speedway each Saturday night.
Danny O’Brien would like to thank 1000 Islands RV Centre, Pat’s Auto Centre, BOB FM, Ponte Bros. Masonry, Morrison Racing Engines, Snap-On Adam Way, Bicknell Racing Products, ATC World Class Trailers and Integra Racing Shocks for their continuous support throughout the 2014 season.
For more information on Danny O’Brien and the 17D racing team, please visit our website, www.dannyobrien.ca. You can also follow Danny O’Brien through www.1000islandsrvmotorsports.com, a website launched by longtime sponsor 1000 Islands RV.
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