After a pair of opening night rainouts the previous weekend, Danny O’Brien and his Global Warranty 7* team were looking to hit the track and continue the success of previous seasons. Clear skies, and cool evening made for some great racing at Chapman’s Can Am Motorsports Park in Lafargeville, New York, a site of many feature wins for O’Brien.
O'Brien posted some fast laps in the pre-race practice session, which had the team feeling optimistic heading into the first event of the season. With a draw at the pit gate entering the track at the start of the evening to determine heat race starting position, O’Brien drew a high number, that would place him near the back of his qualifying heat.
With just 8 laps to work some magic, O'Brien worked his way towards the front, finishing third, which would lock him into the 25 lap feature.
The third place finish from his qualifying heat race would give O'Brien the eighth place position to start the feature. The car was fast from the drop of the green flag, and O’Brien battled to third place by lap five. On lap nine, the Global Warranty Racing team developed an ignition problem and O'Brien sent the car to the infield out of the way of his fellow competitors to avoid bringing out a caution.
At the end of the race, O'Brien was scored in 26th, but everyone in attendance knew that he had a car capable of winning, with a Morrison Small Block engine, unlike most competitors racing with a Big Block.
“That’s racing,” claims O’Brien after the race. “The car was fast tonight, and we were able to get some good laps in. We will move on, and hope for some better luck next race.”
The next race Danny O’Brien and his team will be the season opener at the Brockville Ontario Speedway on May 15th, followed by the Cornwall Speedway opener the following night, which will be twin 25 lap features.
For more information on Danny O’Brien and the 7* racing team, please visit our new website, www.dannyobrien.ca
Photo: Danny O'Brien battles for position with eventual race winner Rob Bellinger at Can Am.
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