Foster Claims BCRA Midget Gold in Sierra Gold Country
 

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By Robert Haugh

After fighting off numerous surges from several contenders, “Young Lion” Nick Foster, Jr. of San Jose claimed the 20-lap Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature wheeling Jim Fowler’s Zero-Zero Motorsports’ #1 “Blue Bayoo” Windows Unlimited Beast/Esslinger to the checkered flag first at the fast, smooth and tacky 1/4-mile red clay Placerville Speedway on Saturday, April 10.

Following the 2008 BCRA Midget champion and current BCRA Midget points leader Foster to the checkers were 1999 BCRA Midget champion Matt Streeter of Lodi in his #14jr T&T Trucking-Delta Demolition Spike/Ed Pink Ford and Pleasanton’s Pete Davis aboard his #00 HotHead Engine Heaters Stealth/Esslinger.

“After getting concussions here twice [flipping hard], once on my birthday last year, I’m glad to finally get a win here at Placerville,” said a jubilant Foster following his first BCRA feature victory on Dirt. Foster scored his first BCRA Midget triumph in 2008 at Lakeport Speedway on pavement. “This is an awesome race track … we have wanted to win here, and knew that we could. It’s great to finally get the win here.”

Following the top three to the checkers were BCRA season opening race winner (Chowchilla March 28) Scott Pierovich in his #35 Good Guys Rod & Customs-Mid Coast Transportation Spike/Bob Wirth Mopar and thirteenth-starting Bill Lindsey of San Carlos in Stu Donaldson’s #8x Farajian Farms-Rite Way Wheels Stealth/Pontiac rounding out the top five.