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.