Greg Belyea Grabs Second Place Finish in Go Nuclear Race One at Mohawk Raceway on Saturday; Gets Ninth Place Finish in Race Two

After a disappointing result in the Great Crate Race at Brighton Speedway last week, Greg Belyea was looking to get back on track with the Go Nuclear Late Model Series as they returned to Mohawk International Raceway for a full weekend of racing.  Belyea finished second on his last appearance at the track back in July, and was hoping to better that position this weekend.  Friday night’s program ended up getting postponed to Saturday, setting up a long day with two full programs crammed into one day at the track.

In the opening heat race at Mohawk on Saturday afternoon, Belyea started from the rear of the field in eighth place.  It didn’t take long once the race started before he started making his way to the front, and finished in second place, making the redraw for a top nine starting spot in the 30 lap Go Nuclear Series feature.  Belyea started the race from seventh place, and was in third as they hit lap 10.  Over the next few laps, he climbed to second, but was unable to chase down the leader. 

“It was a good run for us, but just didn’t have enough time to get to the leader”, says Belyea.  “We have a good car, so we will tweak it a little and try and get just a little bit better for the next round”.

Saturday night’s program started just after 8pm, and Belyea started his qualifier from fifth place, and he battled his way to the front of the pack picking up the win.  In the feature, he was trying to make up some ground and looked to the outside lane and just couldn’t find any grip, losing a lot of track position in the process.  He finished the second feature in ninth place.

This coming weekend, Belyea will return to Brighton Speedway for the final time in 2012 for their final points night.  Belyea will enter the Applefest Weekend event in third place in points, and will be looking to finish out the season with a victory.

Following Brighton’s season finale this weekend, Belyea will close out the 2012 season at Brockville Speedway on Friday, October 12^th for the Go Nuclear Late Model Series championship event as part of the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals Weekend.

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