Danny O’Brien Comes up Short in Quest for Fifth Consecutive Win at the BOS; Maintains Healthy Point Lead With Just Four Weeks Remaining

After a perfect month of July at Brockville Speedway, Danny O’Brien was looking for a similar start to the month of August after the BOS imposed a “Bounty” reward for anyone that could break his winning streak. Danny was also looking for a strong run at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night after struggling the past couple weeks.

Mohawk International Raceway was the first stop on the weekend schedule and O’Brien was looking to get back on track after a few disappointing results at MIR. Danny started his qualifying heat race from fifth and worked his way up to finish in second. He started the 25 lap feature from 11th on the starting grid and had moved up to sixth at one point, but the handling went away on the car late, and he faded to an eighth place finish.

“I don’t know what it is here, we just cant seem to get the car dialed in here recently”, says O’Brien. “We will keep plugging away at it, and hopefully we can get some strong finishes before the season is over”.

It was a big night at Brockville on Saturday night with the imposed “Bounty” adding to the night. A late afternoon thunderstorm was also thrown into the mix, causing havoc on the track conditions all night long. O’Brien was fast early, posting an extremely fast lap time of 14.1 seconds early in the night. Danny was up for a bonus himself if he were to start from the rear of the field, and shortly after coming on to the track to start the feature he chose to do so and started from the very end of the field. By lap nine, Danny was up to the top ten, but he was involved in an incident on the track, but was able to return to the rear of the field. O’Brien made steady progress throughout the event and managed a sixth place result.

O’Brien will have the night off at MIR on Friday night. He will return to Brockville Speedway on Saturday night for the final round of the Ogilvie’s Auto Triple Crown. O’Brien is the defending champion of the Ogilvie’s Series and is currently tied for first going into the finale. In the overall Brockville standings he is in first place with a commanding 61 point advantage with four events remaining.

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.