Second place finish moves Billy to second in AAPTS
 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A second place finish now has Billy Ogle Jr. sitting in 2nd place in the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series point standings.

Billy returned to Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN for race #5 in the AAPTS season. Despite only winning one career feature win ever at MRP, Billy and the Mike Kittrell Racing team was optimistic heading into the MRP event.

Billy finished second in the second Sunoco Dash to earn the 8th starting spot for the 50-lap feature.

At the wave of the green, Billy began working his way toward the front. By lap 16, Billy had worked his way to 5th place. During the last half of the race, Billy's Rocket Grand Prix came to life as he used restarts to make key passes. By race's end, Billy was running second to Dale McDowell. On the final restart, McDowell pulled away from Billy to win the race. Billy's second place finish now puts in him in 2nd place in AAPTS points, just 34 points behind leader Rick Rogers.

Billy and crew are tentatively looking at the O'Reilly Southern All-Stars race at Cleveland Speedway as the AAPTS is off this weekend.
Billy posts 5th place finish at Volunteer
 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Billy Ogle Jr. got closer to a win and gained some ground in the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series chase at Volunteer Speedway this past weekend.

Billy turned in the 5th fastest time in qualifying for the $4,000 event. He went on to finish 4th in the 6-lap Sunoco Dash and earned the 4th starting spot for the feature.

Billy spent most of the 50-lap race in and around the top 5. A fast race track proved for some competitive racing and interesting turn of events for several drivers. Billy spent a good part of the mid-section of the race battling Chad Ogle for 5th. A mistake by Chad Ogle late in the race cost him several positions and moved Billy back into the top 5. He went on to finish 5th in the race.

The 5th place finish moved Billy into a tie for second place in the AAPTS standings. He is 49 points behind new points leader Rick Rogers and is tied for 2nd with Stacy Boles.

Billy and the Mike Kittrell Racing team will next visit Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville for a $3,000 to win race.
Billy has good weekend
 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Billy Ogle Jr. was looking for some momentum heading into last weekend's SRRS race at Crossville Raceway and the AAPTS race at Wartburg Speedway. Ogle had only posted two finishes inside the top 10 all season.

Momentum did change in Friday's stop at Crossville Raceway and the Southern Regional Racing Series presented by PPM. Ogle posted the 4th fastest time out of 44 cars signed in for the $3,000 to win race.

Ogle found himself battling pole sitter Brett Wyatt for third spot in the early laps. Wyatt slid back to third after being passed by Dale McDowell and Randy Weaver. Ogle moved past Wyatt for third, but did not have anything for the front twosome. Ogle finished third, his best finish of the season driving for the Mike Kittrell race team.

"We had a good car, but I think we got beat on tires," Ogle said after the race. "The track rubbered up really bad and we run a little softer tire than we needed. It was still a good finish for us."

Saturday night saw Ogle move on to Wartburg Speedway and race #3 of the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series. Ogle struggled in qualifying, failing to make the top 12 out of 22 cars and missing both Sunoco dashes for the top 12 qualifiers.

But Ogle picked his way through traffic and salvaged an 8th place finish for the night. That finish moves Ogle into third in the AAPTS standings and is 38 points behind Stacy Boles, the new series leader.

Ogle's next race is the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series stop at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN for a $4,000 to win race.
 
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