Danny O’Brien Finishes Second in Brockville Season Finale

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Danny O’Brien Finishes Second in Brockville Season Finale; Valiant Effort Comes up Short in Chase for 2011 Mr. DIRTcar Championship
Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design
October 17, 2011



For the second year in a row, Danny O’Brien entered the Northeast Fall Nationals with a shot at the elusive Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified championship. This year was a little different though, as O’Brien entered the race second in the chase, 30 points behind the leader, and no matter where he placed, he still had to finish several spots in front of the points leader to make up the deficit.



There is not a driver in the field that has had the success of O’Brien at the Brockville Speedway, coming off his tenth career championship at Brockville this season. O’Brien set the tone early as he set fast time in qualifying out of the 40 cars registered for the season finale. Setting fast time put O’Brien in the front row in his qualifying heat race, and would go on to finish second, placing him into the redraw for a top ten starting spot in the 100 lap main event. O’Brien drew the fifth position, and lined up on the inside of row three to start the race. O’Brien stayed in the top five throughout the race, and at one time, when the point leader had an issue on the track, O’Brien was in a position to take over the points lead. As the race progressed though, O’Brien was able to work his way to second place, and shaved 20 points of his deficit, but came up 10 points short of capturing his first ever 358 Modified Mr. DIRTcar Series championship.



“The afternoon tracks kind of throw us a little curve ball as we wonder if the track will take rubber or not take rubber, and it didn’t today”, recalls O’Brien. “We were too tight right from the start and I really had my hands full and we were lucky to get second.



“Considering we missed Syracuse, we will take this and move on”, says O’Brien describing his one lap effort at the New York State Fairgrounds last week. “I really have to thank all of our sponsors and crew for their help throughout the year”.



This will end the season for O’Brien and his team, and after taking some time off, the will regroup and begin to prepare for the 2012 racing season. He ended the year with 10 feature wins, at four different race tracks, and posted 25 top five finishes, 32 top ten finishes in 36 races this season.



“It has been a great year for us this year, and we will work hard over the off-season on our program to get event stronger going into 2012”.



O’Brien is currently seeking additional sponsorship for 2012, so if you are looking to be part of a success race team, contact Danny O’Brien at [email protected].



Danny O’Brien and Kendrick Racing would like to thank 1000 Islands RV Centre, Pat’s Rad, Stover Bus Lines, BOB FM, Ponte Bros. Masonry, Morrison Racing Engines, Bicknell Racing Products, and Integra Racing Shocks for their support during the 2011 racing season.



For more information on Danny O’Brien and the 17D racing team, please visit our website, www.dannyobrien.ca