Pair of top 5 finishes highlight weekend

Knoxville, TN - The Ray Cook promoted Southern Nationals series made their annual visit to East Tennessee with the final two stops at Volunteer Speedway and Tazewell Speedway.

Friday night at Volunteer saw 34 cars vying for 24 starting spot. Billy turned in the third quickest time to secure a spot in the feature. Billy spent most of the race in third position. A charge by Chris Madden dropped Billy back a spot to fourth late in the race. Billy went on to finish 4th behind Jonathan Davenport, Madden, and Vic Hill.

Billy turned in the second fastest time during qualifying at Tazewell Speedway. He started on the front row alongside Chris Madden. Madden got the jump on the start and Billy found himself battling Jonathan Davenport for second. Davenport took the spot and Billy settled into third. That is where Billy finish the race, in third position.

Third place finish at Wartburg

Knoxville, TN - The World of Outlaws paid a visit to Tennessee making stops at Wartburg Speedway and Tazewell Speedway.

Billy posted a WoO career-high third place finish at Wartburg. Billy stayed right with the leaders, Tim McCreadie and Shane Clanton, in the closing laps on the slick track. Passing became difficult in the end and Billy held his own to take the third place finish.

With 27 cars registered at Tazewell, hopes were high of another good finish. But as Billy rolled onto the track for his qualifying laps, the rear end broke and send fluid onto the track. Billy was done for the night.

After replacing the rear end, it was on the Green Valley Speedway for the next race with the Volunteer Racing Series. Billy posted a 7th place finish to climb back to third in the series' standings.

 

Mechanical woes rob good finish

Knoxville, TN - The annual Scorcher race at Volunteer Speedway has seen its share of format changes and sanction changes. This year's event showcased two separate $10,000 to win races on Friday and Saturday night.

On Friday night, Billy started out strong by winning his heat and earned the 4th starting position for the 50-lap race. From the beginning, Billy started out strong and looked to be a contender for the win. Billy and Jonathan Davenport spent most of the opening laps battling for the second spot. The two traded the position back-and-forth. Then on lap 26, Billy developed a mechanical problem in the engine compartment and parked his #201 GRT for the night. The problem prevented the team from racing on Saturday night.

Up next for Billy and the Mike Kittrell Motorsports team is a pair of Volunteer Racing Series races in Kentucky. The series visits Ponderosa Speedway on Friday night and Lake Cumberland Speedway on Saturday night.