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JOSH FOSTER WINS INAUGURAL JR MOTORSPORTS HAWKEYE DIRT TOUR
RACE May 20, 2010
By: Jeff Werderman
INDEPENDENCE, IA (May 19) - Josh Foster (Montrose, IA) was the first to put
his name into the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour history books. Foster
grabbed the win Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at the Independence (IA) Motor
Speedway. It was the HDT's inaugural event that featured a field of
fifty-nine cars.
"It feels good to win this deal; there's a lot of heavy hitters here,"
Foster said of the competition he faced. "This is about the best in Iowa
here (at tonight's race). It feels really great to win this race."
Foster started tenth for the JR Motorsports A-Main, and he was able to
survive a few early caution flags. By lap five, Foster found himself
battling Jay Noteboom (Hinton, IA) for second place. All the while, Ryan
Gustin (Marshalltown, IA) lead the way.
Foster was able to work by Noteboom a couple of laps later, and he set his
sights on Gustin. Foster quickly closed in on Gustin and waited for his
opening. By lap nine, Foster has passed Gustin for the lead.
"I think I might have been able to win, but I gave the bottom away," Gustin
said after the race. "After he went by me, I kind of lost my composure, and
I was spinning my tires halfway down the straightaway. I regained my
composure back, and I told myself to calm down and hit my marks. We were
right there. I just didn't have enough."
Gustin would come on in second. Richie Gustin (Gilman, IA) finished third
followed by Michael Long (Quincy, IL) and Nate Caruth (Ames, IA).
Up next for the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour is a race at I-35 Speedway
(Mason City, IA) on Memorial Day. More details can be found at
www.dirttour.com .
RACE RESULTS:
JR MOTORSPORTS HAWKEYE DIRT TOUR
IMCA Modifieds
Independence Motor Speedway
Independence, IA
59 Cars
JR MOTORSPORTS HAWKEYE DIRT TOUR A-MAIN: 30 Laps 1. Josh Foster, 2. Ryan
Gustin, 3. Richie Gustin, 4. Michael Long, 5. Nate Caruth, 6. Mark Shulte,
7. Mike Jergens, 8. Jay Noteboom, 9. Rich Smith, 10. Darin Duffy, 11. Jimmy
Gustin, 12. Justin O'Brien, 13. Jeff Morris, 14. Ronn Lauritzen, 15. Greg
Cox, 16. Ed Thomas, 17. Mike Albertson, 18. Toby Hartman, 19. Dennis Betzer,
20. Jason Snyder, 21. Brandon Savage, 22. Jerry Luloff, 23. Corey Dripps,
24. Jeff Feaster, 25. Troy Cordes.
HEAT RACES: Top 3 Transfer, Top 2 Redraw HEAT 1: Troy Cordes, Mark Shulte,
Dennis Betzer, Jeff Morris, Andrew Kinser, Ron Pope, Scott Straus, Brett
Ladehoff, Jamie Johnson, Kent Croskey.
HEAT 2: Josh Foster, Rich Smith, Darin Duffy, Jeff Waterman, Duane Petersen,
Adam Johnson, Mike Jergens, Jeff Connor, Jake Durbin, Cale Sponsor.
HEAT 3: Toby Hartman, Ed Thomas, Ronn Lauritzen, Tom Hanson, Corey Dripps,
Jeremy Mills, Scott Olson, Cory Bauer, Max Corporon, Richard Hinz.
HEAT 4: Michael Long, Jeff Feaster, Nate Caruth, Jimmy Gustin, Clint
Wendell, Vern Jackson, Dan Chapman, Chris Snyder, Bill Roberts, Chris
Abelson.
HEAT 5: Jay Noteboom, Greg Cox, Justin O'Brien, Brandon Savage, JJ Wise,
Rick Speck, Jason Seegmiller, Todd Conrad, Andy Krieger, Matt Stagman.
HEAT 6: Ryan Gustin, Jason Snyder, Richie Gustin, Joey Schaefer, Jerry
Luloff, Mike Albertson, Kurt Krauskopf, Patrick Flannagan, Jake Durbin.
B-MAINS: Top 2 Transfer
B1: Jeff Morris, Mike Jergens, Jeff Waterman, Adam Johnson, Kent Croskey,
Duane Petersen, Scott Straus, Andrew Kinser, Jamie Johnson, Ron Pope, Brett
Ladehoff, Jeff Connor, Jake Durbin, Cale Sponslor.
B2: Jimmy Gustin, Corey Dripps, Chris Abelson, Clint Wendell, Bill Roberts,
Dan Chapman, Chris Snyder, Corey Bauer, Tom Hanson, Richard Hinz, Jeremy
Mills, Vern Jackson, Scott Olson, Max Corporon.
B3: Mike Albertson, Brandon Savage, Andy Krieger, Joey Schaefer, JJ Wise,
Patrick Flannagan, Kurt Krauskopf, Rick Speck, Jason Seegmiller, Jerry
Luloff, Todd Conrad, Mark Elliott, Matt Stagman.
CONTINGENCY AWARDS:
Specialty Technologies: Josh Foster
Harris Clash: Richie Gustin
Aero Race Wheels: Greg Cox
Bob Harris Enterprises: Jeff Morris
Belleville Motorsports: Nate Caruth
BSB Manufacturing: Nate Caruth
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