Third place finish at North Georgia

Knoxville, TN - (April 4, 2010) After a disappointing showing at Boyds Speedway several weeks ago, it was regrouping time for Billy Ogle Jr. and the Mike Kittrell Motorsports team. The team headed to North Georgia Speedway and the Southern Regional Racing Series.

Thirty-five entries were on hand at the 1/3-mile clay oval. Randy Weaver set fast time for the event. Ray Cook won the feature with Weaver finishing second and Billy finishing in third.

Up next for the team is the Charles Trammell Memorial NASRA race at Tazewell Speedway on April 10.

Third place finish at VRS opener

Knoxville, TN (April 29, 2010) - The first race for the new Volunteer Racing Series took place at Boyd's Speedway on Friday night. Car owner Mike Kittrell is one of the series' owners and has played an important part in maintaining super late model racing in the area. So the whole team was looking forward to the first race.

The night started off great for Billy and team as he was awarded fast time out of 26 cars with a lap of 14.492 seconds. Mike Weeks posted a faster time, but was not allowed to keep his time as we qualified out of turn.

Billy went on to win his heat race and drew a "3" to start the 40-lap race from the 3rd spot. Billy maintained third place for the first half of the race. As race leader Ronnie Johnson and second place Randy Weaver closed in on slower traffic. On lap 26, Billy passed Weaver for second. Weaver reclaimed the position a few laps later. Johnson and Weavee finished 1-2 with Billy coming in at third.

Plans for this coming weekend are currently undecided.

One win and one 3rd place finish

Knoxville, TN (June 1, 2010) - Racing resumed in the Volunteer Racing Series with a pair of races at Boyd's Speedway and North Georgia Speedway.

Thirty cars entered the Boyd's race on Friday night. Billy won heat race #2 to earn the outside, front row starting spot alongside Randy Weaver.

The start of the 4-lap race saw Billy quickly take the lead over Weaver. Ronnie Johnson settled into third. Weaver slowly reeled in Billy and took the lead away on lap 18. Billy stayed close behind and held off Johnson for second. Weaver held the lead until lap 29 when he slowed on the track for a mechanical issue. That handed the lead back to Billy where he held off Johnson to win the race. It was later revealed the rear end from Billy's #201 broke as Billy came out of turn 4 to take the checkers.

At North Georgia, Billy finished second in heat race #2 to start the race in 5th. Billy worked his way past Mike Weeks and Tony Knowles to finish 3rd. Billy now sets second in VRS points just 8 points behind Ronnie Johnson.

Billy and crew now set their sites on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race at Tazewell Speedway on June 4th.

Fourth place at Tazewell

Knoxville, TN (June 5, 2010) - One of the most anticipated races of the year for Billy is the annual Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit to Tazewell Speedway. Being on a hot streak, Billy and crew were definitely looking forward to this year's edition.

Billy won his heat race and started the 75-lap race from the 4th starting spot.

Racing, early on, in the main event was furious. Billy was running third early in the race, but a restart following a caution shuffled the field. Billy quickly got shuffled back to 5th place on a restart and fought back to take 4th. Before the halfway mark of the race, the track locked down and very little passing took place. Brad Neat held off Steve Casebolt for the win with Scott Bloomquist finishing third and Billy finishing close behind in 4th.

Rough night at The Mountain

Knoxville, TN (June 15, 2010) - With no other events in the area, Billy and crew made a rare appearance with the Southern All-Stars series at Mountain Raceway in Maryville, Tennessee.

Billy qualified third out of 22 cars to lock himself into the 50-lap main event. But the theme of the night was rough track conditions.

Track officials tried their best to provide a fast track on a hot night in East Tennessee. But the track continued to come apart throughout the entire night. With 22 cars on the track, the surface ripped apart and made finishing a challenge.

Billy made an early pit stop and picked up the field at the tail. Progress through the field could not be made because of the conditions. Smoke began to come from under Billy's GRT and eventually parked the car. A pinched line from the shocks caused the smoke.

Billy will be at the three Lucas Oil races this weekend and Cleveland Speedway and the two races at Volunteer Speedway.

Mechanical woes rob good finish

Knoxville, TN (June 21, 2010) - 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.

Third place finish at Wartburg

Knoxville, TN (July 6, 2010) - 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.

Pair of top 5 finishes highlight weekend

Knoxville, TN (July 27, 2010) - 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.