Friday

LAFARGEVILLE, N.Y. — Danny O’Brien collected his second Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Series race win in just three tries on Friday night at Can-Am Motorsports Park, holding back Danny Johnson and older brother Pat O’Brien before rain shortened the race from 75 to 52 laps.
The 2007 Brockville Ontario Speedway point-champion started third on the 25-car grid and watched as early leaders Frankie Caprara and Gary Tomkins traded the top spot. O’Brien swapped the point with Tomkins on three occasions before muscling underneath in turn two for the final exchange on lap 29 just as a mist of rain began to fill the air.
A final yellow flag was thrown on lap-50 for wet track conditions, and the red flag unfurled just two laps later as an unexpected downpour inundated the LaFargeville layout within minutes. The event was called official soon after, giving O’Brien his first series victory at Can-Am and eighth of his career on tour.
Fast-time trailer Johnson was forced to settle for second-place ahead of Pat O’Brien while Big-Block Modified stars Gary Tomkins and Vic Coffey, the 2007 Can Am champ, filled out the front-five. Tomkins also earned the guaranteed starting berth in the 358-Modified Championship scheduled for Oct. 6 during Super DIRT Week XXXVI in Syracuse.
The finish:
Danny O’Brien, Danny Johnson, Pat O’Brien, Gary Tomkins, Vic Coffey, Frankie Caprara, Steve Paine, Mike Adderley, Pierre Dagenaid-Gatineau, Carey Terrance, Mario Clair, Kyle Dingwall, Al Jacobs, Roger Chrysler, Bobby Herrington, Andy Lloyd, Wallace Stacey, Bill Gill, Roy Tarbell, Mark Smoke, Lance Willix II, Steve Roberts, Francisco Perera, Todd Stewart, Robbie Grant.

Saturday

BROCKVILLE, Ontario — Brockville Ontario Speedway point-champion Danny O’Brien is suddenly the man to beat in DIRTcar 358-Modified competition as the ‘Pocket Rocket’ took his third Mr. DIRTcar Series victory in eight days on Saturday night.
O’Brien led from start to finish aboard the potent No. 17D 1000 Islands RV Centre/Bicknell entry to capture the BOB FM-Jack May Pontiac 100 on his home track.
O’Brien started on the outside-pole alongside DIRTcar superstar Danny Johnson as the 30-car field took the initial green flag. O’Brien won the drag race into turn one and then survived a wacky 17 restarts, including a final one with two laps to go that sent the race into overtime.
Older brother Pat O’Brien quickly moved through the field from his 11th starting position to grab the second spot in the first half of the race but never could get close enough to track down his brother.
Pat O’Brien settled for second, while Johnson held off a charging Mark Hitchcock for third. Mario Clair was fifth.
The finish:
Danny O’Brien, Pat O’Brien, Danny Johnson, Mark Hitchcock, Mario Clair, Yan Bussiere, David Hebert, Kyle Jacobs, Bill Gill, Clement Therrien, Pete Bicknell, Carey Terrance, Sebastien Gougeon, Roy Tarbell, Pierre Degenais-Gatineau, Dany Bilodeau, Bobby Herrington, Mark Smoke, Mike Adderley, Ryan Poole, Lance Willix II, Eric Landry, Alex Boisvert, Kyle Dingwall, Chris King, Robbie Grant, Andy Lloyd, Wallace Stacey, Bill Mullin, Paul Pekkonen.