Billy
Drake Finishes 2nd in Kentucky, Heading to Diamond Nationals
at Lucas Oil Speedway in Missouri
BLOOMINGTON,
IL (May 7, 2008) - Billy Drake Racing traveled
to Kentucky Lake Speedway in Calvert City, KY over the weekend
and competed in a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned
event the "Kentucky 99". The 50-lap feature event
paid $9,999 to the winner and valuable points towards the
series national point's standings. Billy would finish 7th
in his heat race after his engine began to falter in the last
laps of the heat race. Billy would park the primary car with a
hurt motor and unloaded a new Mastersbilt chassis for the
B-main. Billy would shake down the new car and eventually
pulled in to make some minor chassis adjustments before the
feature. Billy would make the 24 car field by virtue of a
series provisional starting position based on the current
series national point's standings.
Drake
would start 24th in the field for the 50-lap
feature event that was full of great racing action and
multiple passing on the racy track. Billy would immediately
move forward in the feature event and cracked into the top 10
by the halfway point of the race. Billy would then charge into
the top 5 by lap 33 and new he had a great car that was
driving exceptional on this given night. Billy would move into
the top three over the final laps and eventually moved into
second place behind eventual winner Brady Smith. Billy would
stay within striking distance of the leader Smith but was only
able to finish a strong and impressive run towards the front
from 24th with a solid 2nd place finish
in the feature.
"Our
car was really good on long green flag laps. We just needed a
long green flag run at the end of the race and we might have
won the darn thing. Were happy with a second place finish
after the night we started with. We hurt a motor in the other
car in the heat race so we had to go to a back up car that
turned out to handle and drive better. We were fortunate to
finish 2nd with the level of competition that was
here. Were going to take the same car to Wheatland this
weekend for the "Diamond Nationals" that we ran 2nd
in to Brady Smith at Kentucky Lake", stated Billy Drake.
With
his second place finish this past weekend Drake is now in 8th
place in the series national point's standings. Billy Drake
Racing will travel this weekend to Wheatland, MO and compete
at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks the Lucas Oil Speedway. Billy
will compete in the huge mega -event the "Super Clean
Diamond Nationals on Friday and Saturday May 9-10th
with the winner of the 100-lap feature event taking home
$40,000 dollars.
Billy
Drake Racing would like to thank all his sponsors and his
whole team for their support in 2008. Billy Drake's sponsors
include: Creative Kitchens & Baths, Executive Homes,
Steidinger Construction, Afco Racing Products, Custom Racing
Engines, K&N Filters, Mullvain Motorsports, Q Racing Oils,
Hoosier Tire, Out-Pace Racing Products, Real Racing Wheels,
Simpson Performance Products, Sweet Manufacturing, Wiles
Racing Driveshafts, Wilwood, Rick Schwallie Photograhy and WD
Enterprises.
To learn more about the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit www.lucasdirt.com. For more
information about Billy Drake Racing and to sign up for the
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onto www.Billydrake.net
To
learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit
www.lucasdirt.com. For more information about Billy Drake
Racing and to sign up for the free newsletters and official
Billy Drake press releases log onto www.Billydrake.net
Billy Drake Racing
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