Billings Ends 2011 Season With Top Ten Finish in Mr. DIRTcar

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Billings Ends 2011 Season With Top Ten Finish in Mr. DIRTcar Series Race at Brockville Speedway

Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design

October 19, 2011



After a top ten finish in the season’s biggest race at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York last week, Billings was looking forward to getting back to his hometown track, Brockville Ontario Speedway for one last race before the checkered flag waives on the 2011 racing season.



“I am really excited about coming back here to Brockville with the DIRTcar Series. Our tour races so far haven’t been all that good this year. We have run well here at Brockville lately, winning out last race here, and have had some second place finishes”, says Billings before the race. “If we wreck it today, we have all winter to get it fixed, and that is my mentality going into today’s race”.



Brockville Speedway hosted their annual Northeast Fall Nationals this past weekend, and while rain for much of the weekend changed up the planned schedule, the final race in the 358 Modified Mr. DIRTcar Series was pushed to Sunday afternoon. The day started with time trials, and Billings posted the second fastest speed in his group, placing him second to start his eight lap preliminary heat race. Billings got around defending series champion Danny Johnson to take the win, and secure his spot in the 100 lap main event, and a redraw position for one of the top ten starting spots.



After drawing the seventh starting position for the Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified season finale, Billings lined up inside the fourth row. Through the first half of the race, Billings remained inside the top ten, but was shuffled back further on a restart when the car ahead of him didn’t get up to speed, dropping him back to 13th. In the closing laps, Billings battled his way back up to eighth place, and finished the Mr. DIRTcar Series in tenth place overall in series points.



Billings ends the 2011 season with three feature wins, with two of those coming at his home track, Brockville Ontario Speedway, and one at Chapman’s Can Am Motorsports Park. In 39 races this season, Billings also captured 20 top five finishes and 28 top tens. He finished the season third overall in track points at Brockville.



Matt Billings is a proud supporter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, taking part in a fundraiser earlier this year. He also participated in a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. For more information on the Heart and Stroke Foundation, please visit www.heartandstroke.ca or for the Alzheimer’s Society, please visit www.alzheimer.ca.



Billings Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors for their support during the 2011 season. Billings Automotive, Carquest, Stealth Racewear, Pastime Motors, Hansler Smith Limited, Enders Racing Engines, Brockville Physiotherapy, Babe Design, Finish Line Web Design, and Enders Racing are an integral part of the team’s success, and we thank you all for your support this season.



For more information on Matt Billings and the Billings Racing Team, please visit our website, www.mattbillings74.com.