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Dueces Wild Motorsports 2012 Season Opener

Waterford, PA …..the Deuces Wild Motorsports # 222 Clinger Built E-Mod and its driver Russ Dunn will open their 2012 season Saturday March 31st when they travel to Mercer Raceway Park to participate in the UEMS sanctioned “Chiller Thriller”. The 2012 season will be the fourth for car owner Jim Clinger and driver Russ Dunn. The duo has produced feature wins at Eriez,Tri-City Speedway and multiple wins at Raceway 7 where Dunn was the 2010 E-Mod Point Champion and the the runner up in points in 2011.

The familiar # 222 will be seen this year in an orange and white color configuration and a second # 222 dubbed the Stealth car because of it flat black color will also be in the mix.The cars will be powered by Craiger Race Engines and will ride on Afco shocks and American Racer Tires from Lias Tire. The # 222 team has plans to race weekly at Eriez and Raceway 7 and from time to time visit Sharon Speedway and selected UEMS races. In addition to this web site you can follow what is happening with the Dueces Wild Motorsports Team on face book at Clinger Built E-Mods.

Dunn-Olivieri # 47 Fast Track Late Model Year End Review

Pittsburgh, PA………The 2011 racing season for the Dunn-Olivieri Racing # 47 Fast Track Race Late Model was one filled with a little bit of promise and one that showed just how hard it is to win and score top five finishes . It was the teams plan to race the Crate Late Model a few times a month. At the end of the year the Fennelton, PA based team ran a total of 11 races (6) Sharon, (2) Eriez, (2) Raceway 7, (1) Lernerville. Driver Russ Dunn amassed five heat race wins (4) Sharon, (1) Raceway 7 and a total of (8) top ten finishes in eleven races.

The Dunn-Olivieri Racing team would like to thank their 2011 sponsors Randig Towing, PPC Lubricants, Dan Dunn Trucking, Baltimore Life Companies and Racing for Kids. The goal for for 2012 is to take the top ten finishes and make them a more consistent top five finishes .

#47 Crate Late Model Debuts

Hammett, Pa …..June 12th would become the season debut for the #47 Crate Late Model and Eriez Speedway would see the Dunn-Olivieri entry get its first laps of the year. Starting 5th in the first of three heat 8 lap heat races, Dunn would come home with a 5th place finish in the heat.Stating 12th in the 20 lap feature Dunn was able to work his way into the top ten after several early cautions. Getting more familiar with the car Dunn was now into the top five at lap fifteen. Dunn was able to make one more pass over the next five laps to finish 4th in his 2011 Fast Track Debut.

Hartford, OH……June 18th would be the teams first visit to Sharon Speedway for weekly Fast Track Racing. Starting on the outside pole for heat race one, Dunn would rocket into the lead at the drop of the green leading all 8 laps in route to his first Fast track Heat race win of the year. The redraw would have Dunn starting 12th, Russ was slowly making forward progress and was up to fifth on lap 11. The next caution was one Russ did want to see as on lap 15 another cat made contact with Russ and sent the # 47 for a spin dropping him back to 17th. Luck would be on his side a a huge wreck took out the front runners and over the remaining four laps he was able to come home with a 8th place finish.

Hartford, OH June 25th once again would visit Sharon Speedway, however this time it was a FASTRAK Regional Show. Starting third in his heat race Dunn took the from the start and picked up his second heat race win of the year. The redraw had Dunn starting 9th in the 25lap feature and had Dunn battling just outside the top 5 for most of the race. With a slick track and little side bit the # 47 came home a respectable 6th in its first regional race.

Conneaut, OH….July1 had the team traveling to Raceway 7 for another regional show and made for a busy night for Dunn. Starting last in in the fourth heat race, Dunn had moved in to fourth and a transfer spot with 3 lap left , but a right rear flat sent him to the pits now having to run a B-Main to make the show. The B-Main was only taking the top 2 cars to the feature, Dunn would move to second by lap 5 and hold the spot to transfer into the feature . Starting 24th in the feature.Dunn worked his way around the slower cars and brought the car home with a some what satisfying 10th place finish.

Hartford, OH. July 9th it was a Saturday visit to Sharon Speedway and as in the two previous visits Dunn won his 8 lap heat race , giving him three heat race wins in row.
The pill redraw had Dunn starting 6th, but a slick track and a tight race car would handcuff Dunn all night seeing Russ go backward for the first time all year and at the end of 20 laps Russ would finish 9th .