Danny O’Brien Gets Top Five Finishes at Mohawk Raceway and Brockville Speedway; Double Points Night at the BOS This Coming Saturday Night

As the month of July comes to and end and we approach August and the final full month of the 2012 regular season, Danny O’Brien and his team are looking to improve their consistency before the bigger series races later in year. O’Brien was back at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, and Brockville Speedway on Saturday night.

At Mohawk Raceway, Danny started his qualifying heat race from fifth place, and worked his way up to third place over the ten lap preliminary event. He started the 25 lap main event from 11th place on the starting grid, and moved up through the field. With 17 laps in, and under caution, Danny was in seventh place and when the race resumed Danny would continue to move forward, finishing with a fifth place result.

Danny traveled to Brockville Speedway on Saturday night, and once again finished third in his qualifier. He started from 11th, and struggled to gain much ground early in the event, riding in eighth place at the halfway distance of the 30 lap race. Over the next few laps, Danny would maneuver his way into the top five and ended up placing fourth.

“It was a pretty good weekend for us, with a pair of top five finishes”, commented O’Brien after the race at Brockville. “We have struggled quite a bit this season, so hopefully we can continue this through the rest of the season”.

This coming weekend, Danny will be back at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night, and then back to Brockville on Saturday as Danny’s long-time sponsor BOB FM along with Coca-Cola present a triple double night. That will be double laps, double purse, and double points for all weekly divisions. On Sunday, Danny will be at Cornwall Motor Speedway for the second round of the Canadian Nationals Series, with a 100 lap event.

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.

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.

Danny O’Brien’s Brockville Speedway Frustrations Continue; Top Ten Finish at Mohawk Raceway on Friday Night

In recent years, Danny O’Brien has been a dominant force at Brockville Speedway.  He is a 10 time champion at the track, but this season, he cant seem to catch a break.  Although he has two wins at the track in 11 events this season, the rest of the races have not gone the way he has hoped.  Mohawk International Raceway has been much better this season, but O’Brien still continues to search for some consistency as we approach the final week of July and get set for the final full month of the season in August.

After a second place finish in his qualifying heat at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night, Danny was ready for the night’s 25 lap main event.  Danny started the race from ninth place, but the entire race went caution free, and as the field got spread out, he was unable to gain much ground.  Danny finished the night with a seventh place result.

After getting caught up in a lap one crash at Brockville Speedway last week, Danny was looking to rebound with a much better night this time around.  He finished third in his qualifying heat race, and started the 30 lap main event from the eighth position.  On lap seven, O’Brien’s car drifted up high over the banking in turn four bringing out the caution.  Danny restarted from the rear of the field, and ended the night was a disappointing 15^th place finish.

“We are really struggling here at Brockville this year”, says O’Brien.  “We will keep working at it, and hopefully our luck will turn around soon”.

This coming week, Danny will be back at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, and Brockville Speedway on Saturday night.

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.

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.

Danny O’Brien Returns to Brockville Speedway Victory Lane on Saturday Night; Sixth Place Finish at Mohawk Raceway

The last few weeks have been filled with bad luck for Danny O’Brien, but this was a new weekend, and with lots of hard work from Danny and the O’Brien team, they were confident that this weekend would be better.  Events at Mohawk Raceway and Brockville Speedway filled their weekend schedule.

At Mohawk Raceway, Danny struggled early in his qualifying heat race, and made some adjustments to the car before going back out for the 50 lap Frenchie’s “Chevy Runs Deep” main event.  After starting the race from 20^th place, O’Brien soon discovered the adjustments were in the right direction as he charged through the field in the opening laps, moving to 11^th in just six laps.  Danny continued to battle his way forward inside the top ten, patiently biding his time over the next few laps, running in seventh through halfway.  With 20 laps remaining, Danny cracked the top five for the first time on lap 29 and moved to has high as fourth before falling back over the final ten laps to finish with a solid sixth place result.

“The car was strong for most of the race, we were able to get up through the field pretty quickly”, says O’Brien.  “The tires started to go away in the final 10 laps, and we slid back a little, but all in all it was a good run for us”.

Brockville Speedway was up next for O’Brien and he cruised to the win in his qualifying heat race.  With the bad luck over the last few weeks, O’Brien started the 30 lap main event up front, and he dominated the race from start to finish picking up his first win at the track since opening night in May.  The win moves Danny up to seventh in points, just eight points out of the top five.

“It has been a tough year here so far with bad luck and mechanical failures, so it feels great to finally get back to victory lane”, says O’Brien.  “I really have to thank the crew for all their hard work, and our sponsors and fans for their support”.

This coming weekend, Danny will be back at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, and Brockville Speedway on Saturday looking to get back to victory lane once again.

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.

Danny O’Brien Looking to Find Opening Weekend Magic After Another Disappointing Weekend at Mohawk Raceway and Brockville Speedway

If it wasn’t for bad luck, Danny O’Brien would have no luck at all.  That cliché has been around longer then the rich history of racing in the O’Brien family, but fits the story well after bad luck continues to plague the team.  After sweeping both opening night events at Mohawk International Raceway and Brockville Speedway back in May, O’Brien has struggled to find consistency in his 2012 racing program, with bad luck being the culprit of their misfortunes.  The troubles continued this past weekend as O’Brien returned to Mohawk Raceway on Thursday night for their 358 Modified Mr. DIRTcar Series race and Brockville Speedway on Saturday for a regular night of racing.

The night started out well for O’Brien on Thursday night, winning his qualifying heat, and then drawing the pole position for the 75 lap main event.  Danny ran strong through the early stages of the race, running solidly in third at the first yellow on lap 16, patiently saving his equipment for later in the race.  Danny’s strong run at Mohawk would go bad in a hurry on a lap 47 restart.  As the green flag dropped, contact from another car got O’Brien’s 1000 Islands RV car sideways with several cars piling in.  The wreck ended O’Brien’s night.

After working hard to get the car fixed for Brockville, Danny and the team made the necessary repairs and were at the track with plenty of time to spare.  O’Brien was third fastest in opening practice, and backed that up with a strong run in his qualifying heat, taking the win convincingly.  During the final practice session before the feature, O’Brien developed a mechanical failure, and would be unable to run the feature.  He did start the race in Tabatha Murphy’s Sportsman to get some points, but would be unable to do more then just start and park.

“We can’t seem to catch a break here lately”, says O’Brien.  “I have to thank Tabatha and Ralph Murphy for letting us use their car to start the feature.  It allows us to get a few points that we may need later in the season”.

This coming week, Danny will be back at Mohawk International Raceway as they return to their regular Friday night routine, and back to Brockville Speedway on Saturday night.

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.

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.

Danny O’Brien Gets Hard Fought Top Ten at Brockville Despite No Power Steering; Rain Washes Out Friday’s Events at Mohawk Raceway

After a busy couple weeks, Danny O’Brien was back to his regular routine with events at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night and Brockville Speedway on Saturday.  While the team still prepared for both events, one eye was kept on the weather both days, as rain was forecasted for much of the weekend.

It rained through the early afternoon in Kingston on Friday, and the feeling was that there would be no racing at all, but as the afternoon went on, reports from the track were that the rain had held off, and racing was still on.  The forecast didn’t look good, and by 4:30pm track officials decided to cancel the evening’s racing program.

On Saturday night, rain was in the forecast once again but the precipitation stayed away from the track, and racing at Brockville Speedway was on as scheduled.  After taking the win at Brockville Speedway on opening night, the last couple weeks haven’t gone as planned, as he fought to a sixth place finish last week, and was unable to finish at all the week before.  After starting fifth in his qualifying heat race, Danny advanced to finish in third.  After making some minor adjustments, O’Brien was ready for the 30 lap main event.  Starting from 13^th, Danny worked his way forward, and by halfway he was in sixth place, and looking to advance inside the top five.  In the second half of the race, O’Brien had lost power steering, and was struggling to hang on, and with three laps remaining he brought out the final caution of the night with three laps to go as the car spun in turn one and two.  O’Brien would rejoin the field, and fight his way back to finish ninth.

“It was a tough night at the BOS this week”, says O’Brien after the race.  The track was really heavy because of the rain.  We were moving up ok, but we lost power steering and ended up off the track with a few laps to go”.

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 website, www.dannyobrien.ca.  The website will soon be getting a new look over the next couple weeks.  You can also follow Danny O’Brien through www.1000islandsrvmotorsports.com, a new website recently launched by longtime sponsor 1000 Islands RV.