Matt Billings Gets Top Five Finishes at Mohawk Raceway and Brockville Speedway Season Openers; Busy Victoria Day Weekend Coming Up

By Craig Revelle - Finish Line Web Design - May 15, 2012

After a couple weeks getting up to speed at Merrittville Speedway, Matt Billings was happy to return to his home tracks for their 2012 season openers this weekend.  He learned a lot at Merrittville, getting valuable experience, but nothing is better then racing closer to home.

First up was the first trip of the season to Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg, New York.  Billings finished second in his qualifying heat, and made some minor adjustments to the car to keep up with the track conditions before the 40 lap feature.  Lining up on the outside of the fourth row in 8^th, Billings was confident that he had a fast car.  He patiently bided his time in the first half of the race, saving his tires for a strong finish.  As the race approached halfway, Billings was coming on strong, now back up to seventh after falling as low as tenth early.  By lap 26 he was in the top five, and continued to be one of the fastest cars on the track as they approached lap 30.  With a caution on lap 36 and Billings now up to third, a great battle was in the works.  He had a great restart, getting past the second place car, and almost took the lead before settling into second, glued to the back bumper of the race leader.  On the final corner of the final lap, Billings was about to make a move, but the race leader suddenly lost power right in front of him, slowing him up.  Billings ended up with a fifth place finish on a night that could have been a win....[read more]  

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Matt Billings interviewed by OntarioOval.com at Merrittville Speedway