Foster Sets Second Spot At Shasta Raceway
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Jul 31, 2008
The 16 year old from Anderson, Ca. was on a rail last night as he dominated the night of Legend action. Foster set second fast time of the night qualifying in just behind Micah Parmer. Foster made the circuit of the Shasta oval in 17.989 seconds. This put him starting second row inside for the Trophy Dash Race. This placed him just behind hard charger Frankie Marks and next to buddy Parmer. After just a couple of laps it was clear who had the advantage in this dash and Chad finished just ahead of Parmer, then Buddy Cox and Marks.
Heat Race time and Chad dashed off the start and within one lap was leading the race. He once again held off Micah Parmer, Frankie Marks and Buddy Cox.
But it was the Main Event that sealed the deal on a great night of racing and the best finish for the #12 team. The hardest battle on the field was Foster’s bid to pass race leader Marks. Lap after lap of patient smooth driving would eventually pay off. Marks and Foster are both smooth drivers and pick a line and hold it for everything its worth. And perseverance paid off for Foster when he was finally able to cleanly by Marks. Now, he had to fend off his long time racing buddy Micah Parmer. Both cars are nearly equal, the advantages for either comes in setup, track conditions and the driver’s hunger to win. Parmer fought hard - inside, outside, trying to get the advantage over the Monster Energy car of Foster. But to no avail, Chad kept his cool, ran his line and the car and tires held out long enough for the 16 year old to take the checkered in the most exciting race of his career.
“The car was great! I have been learning so much. We finally got the car to loosen up a bit, just enough for this week I guess. “Said Foster after the race. “The competition was great out there. We had a lot of cars and I knew I would have to get to the front fast. The car was great on long runs but towards the end during the restarts I was pushing a little more than I wanted. But the last run was enough to bring it home.”
